{"product_id":"upon-further-review-the-greatest-what-ifs-in-sports-history-paperback","title":"Upon Further Review: The Greatest What-Ifs in Sports History - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMike Pesca\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller, now in paperback! \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Intriguing...thought provoking...delightful.\" \u003cem\u003e--The Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eFrom Mike Pesca, host of the popular \u003cem\u003eSlate\u003c\/em\u003e podcast \u003cem\u003eThe Gist\u003c\/em\u003e, comes the greatest sports minds imagining how the world would change if a play, trade, injury, or referee's call had just gone the other way.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e No announcer ever proclaimed: \"Up Rises Frazier!\" \"Havlicek commits the foul, trying to steal the ball!\" or \"The Giants Lose the Pennant, The Giants Lose The Pennant!\" Such moments are indelibly etched upon the mind of every sports fan. Or rather, they would be, had they happened. Sports are notoriously games of inches, and when we conjure the thought of certain athletes - like Bill Buckner or Scott Norwood - we can't help but apply a mental tape measure to the highlight reels of our minds. Players, coaches, and of course fans, obsess on the play when they ask, \"What if?\" \u003cem\u003eUpon Further Review\u003c\/em\u003e is the first book to answer that question.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eUpon Further Review \u003c\/em\u003eis a book of counterfactual sporting scenarios. In its pages the reader will find expertly reported histories, where one small event is flipped on its head, and the resulting ripples are carefully documented, the likes of...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat if the U.S. Boycotted Hitler's Olympics?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat if Bobby Riggs beat Billie Jean King?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat if Bucky Dent popped out at the foot of the Green Monster?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat if Drew Bledsoe never got hurt?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUpon Further Review\u003c\/em\u003e takes classic arguments conducted over pints in a pub and places them in the hands of dozens of writers, athletes, and historians. From turning points that every sports fan rues or celebrates, to the forgotten would-be inflection points that defined sports, \u003cem\u003eUpon Further Review\u003c\/em\u003e answers age old questions, and settles the score, even if the score bounced off the crossbar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMike Pesca\u003c\/b\u003e is the host of the daily podcast \u003ci\u003eThe Gist\u003c\/i\u003e. For ten years he was a reporter for \u003ci\u003eNPR\u003c\/i\u003e, where he primarily covered sports. He has covered Super Bowls, Final Fours, the World Series, the NBA Finals, the Olympics, the World Cup, the World Series of Poker, and the Westminster Dog Show. In addition to hosting the \u003ci\u003eNPR News\u003ci\u003e quiz \u003ci\u003eWait, Wait, Don't Tell Me\u003c\/i\u003e, his work has been featured on \u003ci\u003eThis American Life, Radiolab, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eInside the NFL\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as in \u003ci\u003eBaseball Prospectus\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBasketball Prospectus\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe is the winner of two Edward R. Murrow awards, one for his coverage of high school football, another for his analysis of the monetary value of Crackerjacks being mentioned in the lyrics to \"Take Me Out to the Ball Game.\" He was a two-time winner of the Emory University Intramural Softball Official of the Year.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 26, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upon Further Review: The Greatest What-Ifs in Sports History\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 18\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52767304483123,"sku":"9781455540372","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Y3FpZkFIOE43OW9sSWM0OXE4MnUxZz09.webp?v=1764670638","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/upon-further-review-the-greatest-what-ifs-in-sports-history-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}