| The Best Houston Sports Arguments: The 100 Most Controversial, Debatable Questions for Die-Hard Fans Contributor(s): Ortiz, Jose (Author) |
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ISBN: 1402210892 ISBN-13: 9781402210891 Publisher: Sourcebooks OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2007 Annotation: Who's the best? Who's the worst? Every Houston 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 Lone Star State. Veteran sportswriter and Houston Chronicle baseball writer Jose de Jesus Ortiz takes you inside the 100 best debates in Houston sports. Covering the Astros, Texans, Rockets and beyond, every question you want to debate is here-as well as a few surprises. Is Houston a football town or a baseball town? Was Roger Clemens a savior or a traitor? Did the Texans fail David Carr or did Carr fail the Texans? What happened to Brad Lidge? Can Yao be as great as Hakeem? Are the 1982??83 University of Houston Cougars the greatest team to never win a title? |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | History - Sports & Recreation | Essays |
| Dewey: 796.097 |
| LCCN: 2007031725 |
| Series: Best Sports Arguments |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 5.76" W x 8.56" (0.83 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - South - Cultural Region - Mid-South - Geographic Orientation - Texas - Locality - Houston, Texas |
| 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! |