Tuesday Morning Quarterback: Haiku and Other Whimsical Observations to Help You Understand the Modern Game

About this book

Based on the increasingly popular weekly football commentary on the e-zine Slate Tuesday Morning Quarterback showcases the esoteric humor that has made Gregg Easterbrooks column a hit with sports fans on the Internet. By using Zen poetry Newtonian physics historical allusions and other conceits Easterbrook creates a fresh ironic commentary to the philosophy of the game. Including mostly original material as well as a handful of classic TMQ commentary from his column this book in the wry humorous tradition of Golf in the Kingdom The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook and O Holy Cow! The Selected Verse of Phil Rizzuto is an intriguingly oddball yet right-on-the-money examination of football and its culture.