Mike and Mike's Rules for Sports and Life - Hardcover

Mike Greenberg; Mike Golic

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0345516222 ISBN 13: 9780345516220

Publisher: ESPN, 2010

Synopsis

Every morning more than three million listeners tune in to Mike and Mike in the Morning on ESPN Radio—mostly to hear the Mikes’ (Golic and Greenberg) riotous back-and-forth on everything from why baseball managers should dress like real people to how to lose a fight with the wife with dignity. In Mike and Mike’s Rules for Sports and Life, the beloved mic jockeys put their unique stamp on, well, the rules for sports and life. In years on the road, in the studio, and at home, Greeny and Golic have learned that it’s all about the big stuff: separating order from chaos, ensuring our survival as a species, and keeping peace. For instance:
 
· The Fourth of July should be eliminated and replaced with an Independence Day that falls on the first Thursday of the month, creating a four-day weekend like Thanksgiving, which, by the way, could do without the Detroit Lions.
· “The Human Element” in sports officiating and weather forecasting sucks.
· The top pick in the NBA draft lottery should go to the team that came closest to making the playoffs—not to the team that rips off fans by mailing it in after the All-Star break. 
· When someone says, “I’m being completely honest,” they might as well be claiming that they go to Hooters just for the wings.
· Kids do not get to eat french fries for breakfast. Ever. And who cares what the kids at the next table are ordering.
· No more designated hitter!
 
If you’re one of Golic and Greeny’s legions of followers, you probably can’t get enough of this sort of provocative, hilarious, and occasionally obsessive stuff. And if you’re one of those fans who live by the rule “There oughta be a rule,” then Mike and Mike’s Rules for Sports and Life is the book for you.

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About the Author

Mike Greenberg is the New York Times bestselling author of Why My Wife Thinks I’m an Idiot and was host of the ABC TV game show Duel. He lives outside New York City with his wife and two children.
 
Mike Golic is a graduate of Notre Dame and a nine-year NFL veteran, having played defensive tackle for the Houston Oilers, Philadelphia Eagles, and Miami Dolphins. He is married with three children.
 
Did we mention they host Mike and Mike in the Morning on ESPN Radio?

From AudioFile

ESPN commentators and all-around goofballs Mike Golic and Mike Greenberg offer their colorful take on just about everything sports related. Never afraid to voice their opinions, the guys present some compelling arguments relating to topics ranging from the rules of the NBA's top-draft pick to dietary restrictions for children while dining at Hooters. Overall, the Mikes are professional broadcasters and act accordingly-their radio-friendly voices are finely tuned to present a pitch-perfect narration. Their commentary provides a few chuckles and some interesting ideas about changes taking place in today's sports. The only downfall is that in this format, which does not include their inspired banter, the duo loses some of the on-air chemistry that makes their radio program so popular. L.B. © AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: ESPN
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0345516222
• ISBN 13: 9780345516220
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256