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" The great book of Seattle sports lists / "
by Mike Gastineau, Steve Rudman, and Art Thiel.
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BL
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952816
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b707186
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Gastineau, Mike.
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The great book of Seattle sports lists /\ by Mike Gastineau, Steve Rudman, and Art Thiel.
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Philadelphia, PA :: Running Press,, ©2009.
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1 online resource (300 pages)
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0786746610
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: 0786748885
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: 1282461869
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: 9780786746613
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: 9780786748884
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: 9781282461864
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9780762435227
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Includes index.
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Cover -- Contents -- 10 Acknowledgements -- 11 Introduction -- 13 Stories that Shaped Seattle Sports -- 20 Landmark Sports Days -- 22 Best and Worst Sports Years -- 25 Teams that Sealed the Deal -- 27 Best Sports Party Days : -- 29 Parades We Could Have Had -- 31 Eight Things that Made the 1979 Sonics World Champions : -- 33 What Made the 2001 Mariners So Good : -- 34 What Made the 2005 Seahawks So Good : -- 35 The Dirtiest Dozen: Seattle8217;s Worst Teams -- 38 Stupendous Seasons by State Athletes -- 42 Worst Season-Long Swoons -- 44 Top Seasons by Rookies -- 46 Best Multi-Sport Athletes -- 48 Events that Brought Seattle Some Big Time -- 51 To-Do List : -- 53 Northwest Spotlight Moments -- 56 What I Love about Soccer : -- 57 State8217;s Sporting Icons -- 60 Movers and Shakers -- 63 8220;To Coug It8221;8212;The Wazzu Zen : -- 65 Better Mousetraps and the Brains Behind Them -- 67 The Toughest Coaches I Faced : -- 69 Top Seattle Coaches -- 71 Top State Coaches -- 73 The Toughest Coaches I Faced : -- 74 Best High School Coaches : -- 76 Headless Coaches -- 78 Instant Classics -- 81 Horrible Gags, Chokes and Crashes -- 84 Biggest Upset Winners -- 87 Reasons Miami Would Have Beaten UW in 1991 : -- 88 Reasons UW Would Have Beaten Miami in 1991 : -- 90 White Knucklers: The Most Fantastic Finishes -- 92 Great Bullpen Entrances : -- 93 Record Routs -- 95 Miserable Postseason Meltdowns -- 98 When I Wanted to Throw a Red Flag : -- 100 Greatest One-Night (and Day) Stands -- 102 Flop Sweat: Notable Chokes -- 104 Most Impressive Record Breakers -- 106 Observations on American Baseball Oddness : -- 107 Memorable Streaks8212;Good And Bad -- 110 Amazing and Remarkable Plays -- 114 Things that Caused Me to Say, 8220;My Oh My!8221; : -- 116 Miserable Misplays -- 118 Most Amazing Warped 8220;Records8221; -- 121 Cool Things that Happen When You8217;re a Guitar Hero : -- 122 My Favorite Guitarists : -- 123 Top Free Agent Signings -- 125 Most Galling Free Agent Busts -- 127 Biggest Jilt Jobs -- 130 Enough Sports Jokes to Make a Living : -- 132 Deals that Dropped Jaws -- 135 Trades that Worked -- 138 Things I Have to Have at Training Camp : -- 140 Trades that Were Blunders -- 143 Dreadful Draft-Day Debacles -- 144 NFL Receivers Who Won8217;t Shut Up : -- 146 Top Prize Fights -- 148 Best Longacres Miles -- 150 Great Names for Race Horses : -- 152 Things to Avoid at the Hydro Races : -- 154 Kings of the Left Turn: State8217;s Best Drivers -- 156 Favorite NASCAR Tracks : -- 157 Premier Olympians -- 160 Premier Adventurers -- 162 They Replaced Legends -- 164 Worst Pick-Up Lines I Ever Heard : -- 165 Most Memorable Things Said -- 168 Early Superstars -- 170 Most Intriguing Defunct Teams -- 173 Surprises from the Pages of Ball Four -- 175 Once-Prominent Sports Playpens -- 178 Best Sports Arenas for Rock Shows : -- 179 Things that No Longer Are -- 181 Nobody Do the To-Do Like Lou Do -- 183 Uniquely Lou Moments : -- 184 Five Barrys, Three Coaches, One Great Party : -- 186 Rancorous Disputes, Feuds and Fights -- 189 Nifty Nicknames -- 191 Better Known for Another Gig -- 193 8220;Most8221; Moments from Schrempf Celebrity Golf : -- 195 Shameless Cheats and Liars -- 197 Guys Who Were Going Good, Then Went Elsewhere.
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With loyal fans supporting their major sports teams in the Seahawks (NFL), Mariners (MLB)--plus a rabid fan base for University of Washington jocks--Seattle is a great place for a sports debate. Local sports-radio talker Mike Gastineau teams up with longtim.
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Sports-- Washington (State)-- Seattle-- History.
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Sports-- Washington (State)-- Seattle.
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SPORTS RECREATION-- History.
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Sports.
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Washington (State), Seattle.
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796.09797/772
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GV584.5.S4G38 2009eb
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Rudman, Steve.
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Thiel, Art.
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