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I discovered Dave Zirin on the www.'s"Edge of Sports, and I am always looking for his next timely article. I know this about Dave... he writes from his heart, and touches "all" the bases. His words are like clutch hits, and he tells it like it is! I grew up on great Chicago sportswriters( Arch Ward, Jimmy Enright, John Carmichael, and Warren Brown) in the 1940's but compared to Dave, he could of taught them more than a few things. I learned a long time ago, that the truth only hurts those who's solutions to problems are name calling and innuendoes. Dave is a gift to the everyday sports fan, whether on the radio, the web or through his latest book.
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Jerry Pritikin, May 23, 2007
I discovered Dave Zirin on the www.'s"Edge of Sports, and I am always looking for his next timely article. I know this about Dave... he writes from his heart, and touches "all" the bases. His words are like clutch hits, and he tells it like it is! I grew up on great Chicago sportswriters( Arch Ward, Jimmy Enright, John Carmichael, and Warren Brown) in the 1940's but compared to Dave, he could of taught them more than a few things. I learned a long time ago, that the truth only hurts those who's solutions to problems are name calling and innuendoes. Dave is a gift to the everyday sports fan, whether on the radio, the web or through his latest book.(12 of 20 readers found this comment helpful)