A Much Delayed Review of God Save the Fan

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A Much Delayed Review of God Save the Fan
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog found this 2/11/2008 on shysterball.blogspot.com [flag]
Back on January 17th, I received an email from the opinion editor of the New York Post , asking me if I'd review Will Leitch's new book, God Save the Fan . Sure! I'd never written anything for, you know, money before, and I've certainly never been published in a newspaper. Why not? The editor overnighted me a copy of the book and asked for 500 words by the 24th. The review would either run ... [link]

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ShysterBall: Calcaterra: A Much Delayed Review of God Save the Fan
Published 2/11/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
ShysterBall: Calcaterra: A Much Delayed Review of God Save the Fan THE BOOK REVIEW THAT THE N.Y. POST WAS AFRAID TO RUN! (RR) Leitch’s criticism of the players and owners is relatively mild, however, compared to the ire he reserves for the sports media. Most pointedly, ESPN, which he equates with “the Imperial Forces from the Star Wars movies; controlling everything with a dark hand . . .” It does so, Leitch argues, by buying the silence of sports reporters who, in exchange for healthy paychecks, have lined up for the opportunity to reduce themselves to the lowest common ...

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Published 2/13/2008 by Vegas Watch at Vegas Watch
... 35 saves Joe Sheehan: Under, and I'll take out a loan to make that bet. erbacaine (Milwaukee): rickie weeks over/under 30 Homeruns Joe Sheehan: Under, parlayed with Gagne's saves. If you want to read 4800 words on the 2008 Kansas City Royals' lineup, Posnanski's got you covered. Early 2008 projected standings. How are the Indians +220 to win the Central at VIP? That is nonsense. Shyster reviews Leitch's God Save the Fan. Good book, I recommend it. ...