| The Best Pittsburgh Sports Arguments: The 100 Most Controversial, Debatable Questions for Die-Hard Fans Contributor(s): Mehno, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 1402209673 ISBN-13: 9781402209673 Publisher: Sourcebooks OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2007 Annotation: Who's the best? Every Pittsburgh fan knows that the only thing better than watching sports is arguing about them-picking the best, the worst and who will come out on top. And no city tears its sports teams apart like we do in the Steel City. Veteran Pittsburgh sportswriter John Mehno takes you inside the 100 best debates in Pittsburgh sports. Covering the Steelers, Pirates, Penguins and beyond, every question you want to debate is here-as well as a few surprises. Who's better? Franco Harris or Jerome Bettis? Was Three Rivers Stadium really that bad? What were the best Pittsburgh teams that didn?t win championships? Who really saved hockey in Pittsburgh? Who's better? Roberto Clemente or Barry Bonds? Why doesn?t Pittsburgh have an NBA team? |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | History - Sports & Recreation | Essays |
| Dewey: 796.097 |
| LCCN: 2007028606 |
| Series: Best Sports Arguments |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 5.54" W x 8.42" (0.96 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Geographic Orientation - Pennsylvania - Locality - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 100 great sports debates for each city--from who was the best coach to what was the best play of all time. The perfect gift for sports fans--the series that's sweeping the nation, and is already a hit in Boston, Chicago and New York. The best debates for rabid fans The Best Sports Arguments gives each city or region all the best arguments of their hometown teams, with expert answers from top sports media figures. In fact, the Best Sports Arguments series is the #1 sports debates series on the market! Why? --Each book features 100 debates, the most of any series! --Each city's book is written by authors well-known in the region, leading to fan recognition and media interest. --They make perfect gifts for sports fans of any age. --And the debates go on! |
Contributor Bio(s): Mehno, John: - John Mehno writes for the Beaver County/Allegheny Times, the Altoona Mirror, and the Uniontown Herald-Standard, covering the Steelers, Pirates and Penguins. He has written for the AP and UPI, in addition to contributing to Pittsburgh area sports talk radio. He hasn't missed a home Pirates game since 1976. Mehno lives in western Pennsylvania. |