Why My Wife Thinks I'm an Idiot

The Life and Times of a Sportscaster Dad

Mike Greenberg

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English

Villard
15 July 2007

Humour

Meet Mike Greenberg, the popular host of ESPN Radio's Mike and Mike in the Morning, the highest-rated drive-time sports talk show on the dial. To his three-million-plus listeners, Greeny is the guy who's equally as comfortable dissecting zone defenses as he is discussing cashmere sweaters. He's been to Super Bowls and World Series, All-Star Games and Final Fours. He's interviewed Michael Jordan, Joe Montana, and Wayne Gretzky. He gets paid to enthuse about sports, which means he's the envy of most men in America.

This is the hilarious, sometimes touching, and endlessly entertaining debut of one of America's fastest-rising sportscasters, a wry and revealing look at one man's good-hearted but mistake-prone attempt to grow up before his children do. Marriage, fatherhood, manhood, fame, athletes, crazed aunts with gambling problems, the true significance of sports, the worst possible thing to say in a room full of pregnant women-no topic is beyond his reach. But don't take our word on it, read what Greeny has to say about- . Dating- ""People who reminisce fondly about dating are blocking out all the disasters and focusing only on the few great nights. If that is all you choose to remember, fine. But be aware that no experience is without good moments. I'm sure during the sacking of Rome there were a few decent nights; maybe they put on a play.""

. Life on the road-

""Wife + television = no sleep."" ""No wife + no television = no sleep."" ""Wife + no television = sleep."" ""No wife + television = porn."" . Keeping things in perspective- ""Never assume you know more than the guy in the camouflage tux."" . And, of course, marriage- ""All of us are married to women who think we're idiots."" Whether he's talking trash on the radio or talking dirty diapers over a fancy dinner, Greeny's determined to reconcile two halves of a whole. So if your enthusiasm has ever been curbed, or you're feeling remote without the remote, or you're just wondering what exactly goes on in a guy's brain, Why My Wife Thinks I'm an Idiot will be a source of comfort and unadulterated laughter.

By: Mike Greenberg
Imprint: Villard
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 132mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 227g
ISBN: 9780812974805
ISBN 10: 0812974808
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 15 July 2007
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Mike Greenberg is co-host of Mike and Mike in the Morning on ESPN Radio and an anchor on ESPN's SportsCenter. He is a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. Greenberg lives outside New York City with his wife and two children. This is his first book.

Reviews for Why My Wife Thinks I'm an Idiot: The Life and Times of a Sportscaster Dad

Advance praise for Why My Wife Thinks I'm an Idiot -Anyone in sports knows that Mike Greenberg is a talented sportscaster. Now many fans will see the many sides of Greeny. His humor and winning personality are apparent on every page of Why My Wife Thinks I'm an Idiot. To me, he is always awesome, baby, with a capital A!--Dick Vitale -Not only did I laugh until I cried on several occasions, I wish this book could be given to all new wives on their wedding nights-it should be required reading for anyone married to a man who'd rather watch the game on a Saturday than accompany us to Bloomingdales.--Jane Green, author of The Other Woman -Mike Greenberg is one of the smartest and funniest voices in sports. Sadly, this matters little to Mrs. Greenberg, or to his children. As this hilarious book proves, Greenberg knows fatherhood and sports and humor, not necessarily in that order.--Jeremy Schaap, ESPN anchor and author of Cinderella Man From the Hardcover edition.