
Those Guys Have All the Fun
Inside the World of ESPN
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Narrated by:
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James Andrew Miller
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Matt McCarthy
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Joan Baker
ESPN began as an outrageous gamble with a lineup that included Australian Rules Football, rodeo, and a rinky-dinky clip show called Sports Center. Today the empire stretches far beyond television into radio, magazines, mobile phones, restaurants, video games, and more, while ESPN's personalities have become global superstars to rival the sports icons they cover.
Chris Berman, Robin Roberts, Keith Olbermann, Hannah Storm, Bill Simmons, Tony Kornheiser, Stuart Scott, Erin Andrews, Mike Ditka, Bob Knight, and scores of others speak openly about the games, shows, scandals, gambling addictions, bitter rivalries, and sudden suspensions that make up the network's soaring and stormy history. The result is a wild, smart, effervescent story of triumph, genius, ego, and the rise of an empire unlike any television had ever seen.
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Unfortunately, the writers were lazy by just citing interview after interview. The content was solid, and the access they received was unprecedented. But there was no insight, perspective, nor conclusions on the events that occurred over the 30 years. Plus, some quotes and conversations appeared to come out of nowhere and provided little overall insight.
The two male actors performed fine. However, the female voice was WAY over the top. I cannot imagine Michelle Tafoya, Erin Andrews, Linda Cohn, or Robin Roberts acting SO over-dramatically when giving their perspectives. In fact, this is the first time that I think the performance of audio book could actual change what a person was trying to say. My guess is the actor reading the female parts probably over emphasized words in sentences that could change what the person was trying to say.
If you can put these distractions aside, and are a big fan of ESPN, this is still worth the buy . The insight into the growth of a sports empire, and the insight into corporate boardroom, is worth the investment.
Strong story hindered by structure & performance
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ESPN has always had conrltroversy
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Enjoyed Parts 1 & 2, 3&4 written by ESPN
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An insider's view into my favorite network
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The remainder of the book is a set of hit & miss stories that I wish had been edited down to just the hits.
Overall, if you are an American sports fan of the last 40 years, you will no doubt enjoy the book. There will just be moments you enjoys less than others.
Many great stories - possibly too many
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What made the experience of listening to Those Guys Have All the Fun the most enjoyable?
I liked getting the inside scoop on all of the prominent ESPN personalities from behind the scenes. You get to see the human and flawed side of these people that put on the polished act in front of the screen.What other book might you compare Those Guys Have All the Fun to and why?
I have not read many books related to sports, so I don't have a good comparison. Most of the text consisted of first person quoted accounts as opposed to a third person narrative. Felt more like an in depth conversation at cocktail party.Have you listened to any of the narrators’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
I have not listed to these narrators before. I liked the fact that they had a man and a woman to do the voices depending on who was being quoted in the book.Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
The book did not have a crescendo that moved me in particular. I am a big ESPN fan and sports fan in general, so I was interested in the historical evolution of the station that paralleled the evolution of sports in general.Any additional comments?
If you are a sports fan, you will love this book. It brought back many sports memories through the eyes of ESPN.There was a lot of name dropping of ESPN behind the scenes executives. It was a little hard to keep up with all of them and what their role was in the organization.
The fact that the sports backdrop was always woven into the anecdotes helped to keep the book entertaining.
Like Hanging Out At A Cocktail Party
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Interesting
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Story is ok; performance not very good
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Comprehensive (almost painfully so)
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