ESPN Guide to Psychotic Fan Behavior

by Amir Blumenfeld, Spencer Hall, Ethan Trex

Ever wonder how to brainwash your infant so he doesn't grow up to root, root, root for a rival team? How to goad a basketball player into missing a crucial free throw? How to tear down a goalpost? Do you know the ABCs of body paint? If not, fear Warren St. John has recruited an all-star team of fanatics to help you help your team.

Guaranteed to raise your performance to a truly insane level,  ESPN Guide to Psycho Fan Behavior  is packed with professional tips, informative illustrations, and real-life "fanecdotes." Learn how to kidnap a mascot, the best way to swipe a home-run ball from a bleacher bum, and how to keep running after getting Tasered. With sideline reporting and expert analysis from CollegeHumor.com writers Amir Blumenfeld and Ethan Trex, and from Spencer Hall -- who writes the blog  Every Day Should Be Saturday  under the name Orson Swindle -- this one-of-a-kind survival manual is the surest way to guarantee that you excel in every game home or away, rain or shine, front row or nosebleed seats.

Genres: Sports, Humor

176 pages, Paperback

First published October 23, 2007

Reviews

[Andrew · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is pretty much exactly what you would expect: crude humor, sarcasm, and obscure sports references. For the sports fan that has a sense of humor it is a light, fun read. It features instructions on "How to Fight a Mascot", "Streaking Etiquette", plus helpful tips for avoiding the spouse when you want to watch the game and the proper way to burn a couch (every WVU fan's favorite). This book is a definite weekend afternoon (during the offseason of course) or perfect to keep by the toilet.

[Laurah · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is insubstantial. Everything you imagine would be in this type of book is included, and that's it. The only exception being the true story of a judge who opened a court proceding by having everyoone in the courtroom scream "Go Seahawks!" and then making them repeat it with more feeling. I like that story. The rest of the book is "meah".

[Joel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mildly amusing with a few moments of true hilariousness. It was good for a quick, light, "don't have to think" kind of read. I read about half of it while sitting in an airport and it helped pass the time well.

[Chris · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as good as I was hoping.

[Christian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very funny - heavy on the sarcasm. The stories about the top 10 psycho fans were disturbing and will make excellent content for a class some time.