Title
Only a Game - Paperback
by Bill Littlefield (Author)
It's only a game, Bill Littlefield's National Public Radio program tells us, trying to keep sports in perspective. And for all the deadly serious perspectives of sports commentators and fans, Littlefield's is perhaps the most realistic. It is certainly the most entertaining. Sometimes funny, sometimes poignant, Littlefield's take on the games people play is as refreshing as it is enlightening. From baseball Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett's untimely death, to pickup soccer games among misfit high-schoolers, to the most obscure nicknames and unusual mascots in college sports, the book collects memorable commentaries from Littlefield's popular NPR sports show as well as never-before-published essays. No matter the topic, Littlefield illuminates the dark corners and unlikely angles of sports with wry good humor and a lightly worn expertise that lets nothing pass.
Author Biography
Bill Littlefield is the former host of the syndicated National Public Radio sports show Only a Game from 1993 to 2018. For thirty-eight years he taught in the Department of English at Curry College in Milton, Massachusetts, where he also served as writer-in-residence. Littlefield is the author or editor of several books, including The Top of His Game: The Best Sportswriting of W.C. Heinz, Take Me Out, and Baseball Days and Champions: Stories of Ten Remarkable Athletes.
by Bill Littlefield (Author)
It's only a game, Bill Littlefield's National Public Radio program tells us, trying to keep sports in perspective. And for all the deadly serious perspectives of sports commentators and fans, Littlefield's is perhaps the most realistic. It is certainly the most entertaining. Sometimes funny, sometimes poignant, Littlefield's take on the games people play is as refreshing as it is enlightening. From baseball Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett's untimely death, to pickup soccer games among misfit high-schoolers, to the most obscure nicknames and unusual mascots in college sports, the book collects memorable commentaries from Littlefield's popular NPR sports show as well as never-before-published essays. No matter the topic, Littlefield illuminates the dark corners and unlikely angles of sports with wry good humor and a lightly worn expertise that lets nothing pass.
Author Biography
Bill Littlefield is the former host of the syndicated National Public Radio sports show Only a Game from 1993 to 2018. For thirty-eight years he taught in the Department of English at Curry College in Milton, Massachusetts, where he also served as writer-in-residence. Littlefield is the author or editor of several books, including The Top of His Game: The Best Sportswriting of W.C. Heinz, Take Me Out, and Baseball Days and Champions: Stories of Ten Remarkable Athletes.
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