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Book SynopsisPoetry about sports -- a unique concept that will appeal to adults and children Littlefield has been an NPR sports commentator since 1984 Littlefield hosts "Only a Game," a radio show carried by numerous public radio stations around the country Whimsical illustrations by Stephen Coren Blurbs from former Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky, and several sports figures (Frank De Ford, possibly Billie Jean King)
Table of ContentsPUBLISHER’S COIN TOSS I GAME DAY PLANE VIEW THE VOCABULARY OF SPORTS IMAGINING A GAME THEY MIGHT NOT BE GIANTS "BEST OF” SHOW ON APPRECIATION ON BEING A FAN THE NATURAL TO BE A BALL FAIR PLAY AN OWNER OWNS II ZIPPY CHIPPY: A HORSE COMPLETE RACING DAYS SWIMMING SWIMMING . . . SORT OF RHYMING GOLF GOLF HERO LIL CROQUET MADNESS A TIME TO RUN WHAT RACERS DO LACROSSE ROLLER DERBY DERBY ROLLING WHACK IT POLO NO POLE VAULTING FOR ME BOWLING RISKY GAMES CHESS IN THE KITCHEN III FOOTBALL FOR EVERYONE? THE THANKSGIVING DAY GAME SUPER BOWL I DO NOT LOVE THEE IV WILLIE MAYS A SHORT POEM DEDICATED TO THE CELEBRATION OF AN AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING DURING WHICH THE MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM REPRESENTING THE CITIES OF ST. PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS MANAGED TO SECURE TWO VICTORIES OUT AT THE BALL GAME THE DISAPPEARING FAN ANIMAL PLAYERS BASEBALL CARDS V MOM, I'M GOING TO BE A STAR SEVEN-YEAR OLD SOCCER PLAYER KICKING A ROCK A SHORT REFUTATION OF THE ANCIENT WISDOM THAT PARENTS HAVE PASSED ALONG TO THOSE OF THEIR CHILDREN WHOM THEY CAUGHT PLAYING A GAME THAT REQUIRED COMPETITORS TO USE VARIOUS PARTS OF THEIR BODIES TO CAUSE A JACKKNIFE TO STICK INTO THE GROUND MARBLES AND BARBELLS POGO STICKING VI ALL STARS WHY IT’S EASIER TO BE A SPORTSWRITER THAN AN ATHLETE INDEX
