Stugotz's Personal Record Book The Real Winners and Losers in Sports

by Weiner, Jon Stugotz; Stanczyk, Dan; Le Batard, Dan

• ISBN13: 9780593734087
• ISBN10: 0593734084
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2024-11-26
• Publisher: Random House

Summary

Sports radio legend Stugotz rewrites the record books, taking rings away from undeserving champions and giving them to the rightful winners.
 
“I’ve been accused of rooting against every team in America, but I am rooting FOR Stugotz’s Personal Record Book.”—Joe Buck

Without Tom Brady, Bill Belichick is a worse head coach than Herm Edwards. Kevin Durant has no rings. Rafael Nadal is not on the Mount Rushmore of men’s tennis.

For years, popular sports radio personality Stugotz has been telling fans that he keeps a “personal record book,” a kind of alternate sports universe in which Babe Ruth is not a great Yankee, Sean McVay has no rings, and Joe Namath is not in the Hall of Fame, to name just a few of his sacred proclamations.

As Stugotz hilariously renders his controversial judgments with the steely conviction of a psychopath, what might seem like broadsides meant to rattle the cages of avid sports fans are transformed into shockingly wise, well-considered arguments that, taken together, form a radical revision of sports history. Prepare to be wildly entertained as he shows where flash and hype have replaced integrity and sportsmanship. He takes rings away and gives new ones out, reframes some of history’s most iconic games, and declares entire sports dead (sorry, horse racing). He even invites some of the biggest names in sports media, such as Scott Van Pelt and Mina Kimes, to offer their rebuttals. By taking on the legends of basketball, baseball, hockey, soccer, and tennis, Stugotz leaves no stone unturned—and no sport unscathed.

Author Biography

Jon “Stugotz” Weiner is a sports talk host who has developed an army of supporters by embodying the voice of the fan. Stugotz started 790 The Ticket (WAXY) in South Florida and has served as the co-host of The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz for twenty years (syndicated nationally on ESPN Radio from ’14-’21). He also hosts the popular podcasts STUpodity and God Bless Football. He lives in Parkland, Florida, with his wife Abby and their twin daughters.

Dan Stanczyk is a sports talk radio turned podcast producer who has worked with current and former athletes, reporters, and analysts to craft compelling arguments across multiple platforms. Stanczyk has spearheaded the content creation for The Herd with Colin Cowherd, Mike & Mike, Golic and Wingo, STUpodity, The Lowe Post, The Woj Pod, Cinephile with Adnan Virk, The Mina Kimes Show featuring Lenny, That’s What She Said with Sarah Spain, The Right Time with Bomani Jones, and many others. He lives in Stratford, Connecticut, with his wife, Jenna, and their two children.