The Mad Dog 100: The Greatest Sports Arguments of All Time - Hardcover

Russo, Chris; St. John, Allen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0385508980 ISBN 13: 9780385508988

Publisher: Doubleday, 2003

Synopsis

THE ESSENTIAL BOOK FOR ANY SPORTS FAN, FROM ONE OF THE REIGNING KINGS OF SPORTS TALK RADIO, CHRISTOPHER “MAD DOG” RUSSO

Which was the greater achievement, Ted Williams’s .406 season or Joe DiMaggio’s 56-game hitting streak?

Who’d be left standing in a battle between Joe Louis and Mohammed Ali?

Which NBA team was the greatest of all time—the ’66–’67 Celtics? The ’71–’72 Lakers? What about the ’95–’96 Bulls?

Who would dominate the ultimate Pebble Beach showdown—Ben Hogan or Tiger Woods?

Who was the most important athlete of the twentieth century?

You’re a sports fan. You love a good argument and you’ll defend your position as fervently as Michael Jordan at crunch time. You’ll analyze games and terrible calls, throw out stats to prove a point, and heatedly debate whether a player is an overachiever—or merely overpaid.
Now, in his long-awaited and completely original book, Christopher “Mad Dog” Russo sets up and breaks down the one hundred greatest sports arguments of all time. In classic Mad Dog style, each chapter tackles a classic sports debate and takes sides with the clear, step-by-step opinions that have made Russo one of the top radio personalities in the country. The Mad Dog 100 covers it all: from baseball (Who really should go to Cooperstown?), to basketball (Chamberlain, Russell, or Shaq: who’s the NBA’s most dominant center ever?), to football (Who is the greatest NFL quarterback ever?), to hockey (What are the greatest hockey dynasties of all time?)—and is a catch-all of other crucial modern-day sports questions like: Is instant replay really worth it? What’s the true role of performance-enhancing drugs? Are salary caps really necessary?
Whether you’re reading The Mad Dog 100 or debating these sports arguments with friends, this is the definitive companion for any self-respecting sports fan.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

“[The Mad Dog 100 will keep] our next bar outing from degenerating into another shrieking slap fight.”—Maxim

“Good fun. Russo pulls no punches in discussing the sports heroes from today and yesterday. Feel free to argue with him.”—Orlando Sentinel

“Thoughtful analysis and inspired opinion that makes a lot of sense. Start reading this aloud, and you’re bound to start 100 arguments with yourself.”—Daily News (Los Angeles)

About the Author:

CHRISTOPHER “MAD DOG” RUSSO is cohost of the top-rated sports radio talk show, “Mike and the Mad Dog” on WFAN in New York City. He also hosts a show on the new YES television network and has won radio's most prestigious honor, the Marconi Award as Major Market Personality of the Year. ALLEN ST. JOHN is a contributing writer at The Village Voice and his recent work has been honored by Best American Sports Writing 2002. He has written for the New York Times Magazine and Book Review, the Washington Post Book World, Maxim, Salon, National Geographic Adventure, and U.S. News and World Report.

About this edition

• Publisher: Doubleday
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0385508980
• ISBN 13: 9780385508988
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304