The Great Book of Detroit Sports Lists

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Running Press, Dec 16, 2008 - Sports & Recreation - 336 pages
Sports talk in America has evolved from small-time barroom banter into a major media smorgasbord that runs 24/7 on TV and radio. With hundreds of billions of dollars generated annually by pro and college teams in major markets nationwide, sports fans across the country are more dedicated than ever to their teams. And when it comes to sports talk -- especially all-sports radio -- it's all about entertainment, information, prognostication, analysis, rankings, and endless discussion. Prominent sports-media figures in each of the three target cities -- Cleveland, Detroit, and Washington, D.C. -- engage in this phenomenon with a compilation of sports lists sure to delight as well as stir up debate within these already-buzzing sports communities.

List topics include:

What were the most lopsided trades in local sports history?
Who were the most overrated athletes to play in our town?
What local athlete had the best appearance in TV or film?
What was the most heartbreaking loss in local sports history?
What was the greatest single play in local sports history?
Who are our team's most hated rivals?

Plus dozens of "guest" lists contributed by famous local sports and entertainment celebrities.
Not only does Detroit host major pro sports teams -- the Lions (NFL), the Red Wings (NHL), the Tigers (MLB), and the Pistons (NBA) -- the area also includes prominent college sports programs such as the University of Michigan. Detroit's fans are some of the most educated and fanatical in the country, thanks to the work of long-time commentators Mike Stone and Art Regner.
 

Contents

Drew Sharp
149
Art
151
Stoney
153
Larry Lage
155
Michael Rosenberg
157
Art
159
Tom Anastos
161
Chris Osgood
163

Stoney
28
Ernie Harwell
29
Ernie Harwell
31
Art
32
Pat The Book Caputo
34
Jack Ebling
36
Stoney
38
Ten Most Memorable Commercials with Detroit Athletes over the Last 25 Years
41
Joe Dumars
44
Top 22 OldSchool Lions Names and Nicknames
46
Art
47
Mark Champion
49
Stoney
50
Art
52
Arts Seven Worst Uniforms in Michigan Sports History
53
Top Ten Babes Bagged by Local Sports Guys
54
Top 25 Tigers Names and Nicknames
57
AllTime Detroit Tigers Lineup
59
Countdown
61
Top Ten Local Sports Outbursts
63
JoAnn Barnas
66
Stoney
68
Rob Otto
69
Matt Shepard
71
Art
73
Don Shane
75
Mike Valenti
77
Gregg Henson
79
Turk Regan
81
Art
83
Stoney
85
Stoney
88
Stoney
90
Matt Millen
92
Royal Names
94
Jimmy Devellano
95
Steve Yzerman
97
Top 12 Area Sports Characters
98
A Twelve Pack of Party Names
101
Top Ten Classic Piston Names
102
Chris McCosky
103
Kirk Gibson
107
Todd Jones Chauncey Billups Richard Hamilton Rasheed Wallace Isiah Thomas Lou Whitaker and Kirk Gibson
109
Vartan Kupelian
110
Aaron Krickstein
112
Jeff Moss
115
Arts Top Ten Food Products Made or Started in Detroit Art
118
Art
119
Steve Schrader
121
Mitch Albom
124
John Salley
126
A HalfDozen Unlikely Sports Duos
127
Greg Kelser
129
Tim McCormick
130
George The Animal Steele
132
Animal Kingdom Names
134
Nine Embarrassing Misdemeanors by Local Athletes
135
The Felons and Killers
137
Rob Parker
140
Jennifer Hammond
141
Bob Wojnowski
142
Mort Meisner
145
Rob Pascoe
147
Todd Jones
165
Stoney
166
Ernie Harwell
168
Jamie Samuelsen
169
Stoney
171
Stoney
172
Art
173
Flip Saunders
176
Matt Dery
177
Top Ten NonDetroit Sports Moments That Took Place in the Detroit Area
179
Stoney
182
Art
185
Tom Kowalski
187
Stoney
189
Dean Howe
190
Greg Johnson
192
Terry Foster
193
Bernie Smilovitz
195
Larry Murphy
196
Stoney
197
Tom McKay
200
Top 15 Names That Require Spell Checking
202
Ten Best AllTime Athletes from Washtenaw County
203
Bob Duff
205
Stoney
207
Stoney
211
Not a Typo
215
Names Not Their Games
217
Ten Guys Who Never Should Have Left
219
Perry Watson
221
Tom Markowski
223
Keith Langlois
225
Ten Best and Worst Local Sports Hairstyles
228
Mike OHara
230
A Dozen Amazing Things about Joe Louis
233
Players
235
A NotSoSweet 16 Reasons Why Michael Jordan Hates Detroit
237
NonPlayers
239
Teams
241
Arts Top Five Detroit vs Colorado Games
242
Sonny Eliot
244
Dave Bergman
247
Top 13 Teams in Michigan in the Last 50 Years
249
Art and Stoney
253
The 13 Worst Sports Movies of All Time Michael Regan
255
Jeff Daniels
257
A Lucky Seven of Regular Guys Who Enjoyed an Unlikely Moment in the Spotlight
259
Six People Not on Other Lists
261
Stewart Francke
262
Jeff Moss
265
Stoney
268
Ernie Harwell
271
Stoney
272
We Got Screwed The Top Ten Worst Calls in Michigan Sports History
274
The 11 Worst Trades in Detroit Sports History
280
The 15 Best Trades in Detroit Sports History
285
Mikes and Michaels
292
Top 10 Reasons the Lions Are Cursed
294
The Top 13 Michigan Team Championships in the Last 50 Years
297
Top Ten Most Painful Losses in Michigan History
302
Art and Stoney
307
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About the author (2008)

Mike Stone and Art Regner both joined Detroit's #1 sports-radio station WDFN-1130 in 1994 and have become the leading Detroit sports-media figures since that time. Mike Stone has co-hosted the popular Stoney and Wojo Show, and has been a regular contributor on the WXYZ-TV Sunday Sports Update since 1997. Art Regner hosts various shows weekly, and also appears regularly on Comcast SportsNet TV. They both live in the Detroit Area.

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