false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172552467m/190566.jpg 190566 3 ESPN, the network that revolutionized the way we watch sports, has long been associated with terrific sports reporting. And no hour on ESPN is more popular than <I>SportsCenter</I>, a.k.a. "The Big Show." With their typical wise-guy flair, the celebrated tandem of cohosts, Keith Olbermann and Dan Patrick, offer a comedic, behind-the-scenes look at what makes <I>SportsCenter</I> tick. Chapters titled "Bill Buckner--What Happened?," "How to Be a Sportscaster When You Grow Up," and "Put Your Baseball Cards in Your Bicycle Spokes, Now!" are widely regarded as the three most compelling and astutely researched chapters in the sportswriting canon. Learn the true origins of the expressions "en fuego," "Niedermeyer: Dead!," and "Detlef Schrempf!" in the glossary of terms, find out who makes their "Twenty-One Top Ten Athletes" list, and discover the <I>real</I> reason why Patrick held Bill Murray's hand at the ESPYs.--<i>D.G. McDonald</i> 184239 1 6 1997 The Big Show: Inside ESPN's Sportscenter total:78|5:9|4:35|3:25|2:7|1:2| 78 276 103 12 3 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 1997 Sun Dec 14 08:46:12 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 14 08:52:02 -0800 2008 SportsCenter when I could actually watch the entire hour of sports highlights and enjoy them! There is no one in sports programming who is as good, clever, funny, and on point as Patrick and Olbermann. Thank goodness NBC picked them up.

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