Crazyball: Sports Scandals, Superstitions, and Sick Plays

by Barry Wilner, Ken Rappoport

Overview

Crazyball is a look at the wild, unusual, unimaginable, funny, and downright strange occurrences in sports. Barry Wilner and Ken Rappoport take us from the worst teams in history to sports’ craziest superstitions, wackiest pranks, and ultimate blown calls. This book is filled with moments that will make you laugh, shake your head in wonderment, lose your breath, or simply ask: “Really?!”

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781589799127
Publisher:	Taylor Trade Publishing
Publication date:	08/08/2014
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Barry Wilner has been a sportswriter for the Associated Press since 1975. He has covered virtually every major sporting event, including 13 Olympics, 9 World Cups, 30 Super Bowls, the World Series, and the Stanley Cup finals, and has written 51 books. He is also an adjunct professor at Manhattanville College. He lives in Garnerville, New York.

Ken Rappoport is the author of 68 sports books for adults and young readers. While working for the Associated Press in New York for 30 years, he has written about every major sport. His assignments have included the World Series, the NBA Finals, and, as the AP’s national hockey writer, the Stanley Cup Finals and the Olympics. He lives in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey.

Table of Contents

Prologue vii

1 Sports' Worst Teams 1

2 Botchball 15

3 Sports' Greatest Scandals 41

4 Crazy Pranks, Silly Stunts 65

5 Sick Plays: Really, REALLY Awesome Moments 77

6 Chuckle-ball 97

7 What Were They Thinking? 127

8 Sports as Theater 141

9 Crazy Superstitions, Crazy Fans, and Other Locker Room Tales 153

10 Can You Believe It? 167

11 Mascots 195

12 Say What? 211

Editorial Reviews

As Yogi Berra famously said, 'It ain’t over ʼtil it’s over.' Crazyball is so entertaining and chock full of sports history, you’ll never want it to be over. From the Snake Canyon adventures of Evel Knievel to the wrenchingly funny movie Dodgeball, to George Brett’s rage in the 'Pine Tar Incident,' it’ll be tough calling timeout once you begin your journey through the good, bad, ugly—and hilarious—times in sports written by two of the best journalists I know.

Richard Rosenblatt

Everyone knows that crazy things can happen in sports, but this new book by Associated Press writers Wilner and Rappoport has managed to bring together as many wacky stories as possible. From little know teams like the All American Red Heads to big names like Evel Knievel, covering every sport you can imagine, this collection is great for any sports fan who is looking for a great laugh.

The Lima News