Mike Pesca (Livres)

Mike Pesca Livres

Mike Pesca a consacré dix ans à la couverture sportive pour National Public Radio, perfectionnant une perspective pointue sur les récits athlétiques. Ses contributions perspicaces ont figuré dans des publications telles que le Washington Post et Baseball Prospectus. Actuellement, Pesca anime The Gist, le podcast quotidien d'actualités et d'opinions de Slate, où il aborde des sujets d'actualité dans son style distinctif. Son travail offre constamment une lentille unique à travers laquelle observer le sport et les conversations culturelles plus larges.

Upon Further Review

320pages
12 heures de lecture

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No announcer ever proclaimed: "Up rises Frazier!" "Havlicek commits the foul, trying to steal the ball!" or "The Giants lose the pennant, the Giants lose the pennant!" Such moments are indelibly etched upon the mind of every sports fan. Or rather, they would be, had they happened. Sports are notoriously games of inches, and when we conjure the thought of certain athletes--like Bill Buckner or Scott Norwood--we can't help but apply a mental tape measure to the highlight reels of our minds. Players, coaches, and of course fans, obsess over the play when they ask, "What if?" UPON FURTHER REVIEW is the first book to answer that question--back cover