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From the coauthors of 2023’s Got Your Number—in which it was determined once and for all which sports legends owned the numbers 1-100 in sports—comes a follow-up title with even more nerve. More teeth. More gravitas.
This fall, ESPN’s Mike “Greeny” Greenberg and Paul “Hembo” Hembekides tap into all of the best debates from every corner of the sports world and will present the definitive new book “GOT YOUR ANSWERS: The 100 Greatest Sports Arguments—Settled” (Hyperion Avenue, September 24, 2024). With a nod to the greatest sportscaster of all-time—Howard Cosell—GOT YOUR ANSWERS is the book Cosell could have written. Passionate. Opinionated. Decisive. Accurate.
Dropping facts and opinions with speed and audacity—some that will make your jaw drop—Greeny and Hembo dive into the greatest arguments in every arena… What are the top 10 dynasties in major sports history? What are the top 10 most coveted trophies in sports? What are the top 7 Game 7 performances? What are the top 10 auto racing families? Who are the top 10 undrafted NFL players in the common draft era? Who are the top ten players in the history of the Negro Leagues? … and they stir up the debates by unequivocally ending them.
The top five college football rivalries? Answered. Best pitch in baseball history? Ryan’s fastball? Koufax’s curve? Niekro’s knuckleball? Rivera’s cutter? Child’s play. Mike Tyson’s rank in the top 10 heavyweight boxers of all time? The answer is crazy, but indisputable. Who are the top 10 enforcers in NHL history? The top 10 lopsided trades? The top 10 iconic calls in sports broadcasting history? Every darn topic of debate in sports. Covered. And then settled.
Where Got Your Number was mostly a celebration of sports history and giving legends their due recognition, GOT YOUR ANSWERS is all about the debates that keep us coming back for more. Wrigley or Fenway? Federer vs. Nadal or Evert vs. Navratilova? Or maybe even Nadal vs. Djokovic? But what ties these books together—and what Greeny and Hembo are really the proudest of—is that even the most knowledgeable and passionate sports fan will learn a lot by reading them.
Especially if they’re wrong.
GOT YOUR ANSWERS also answers questions like:
* Peyton and Eli? Venus and Serena? The Kelce brothers? Who tops the top 10 athlete siblings?
* Who have the top ten biggest slap shots in NHL history? Brett Hull? Bobby Hull?
* Best signature moves in basketball history? AI’s crossover? Kareem’s skyhook? Gervin’s finger roll? McHale at the post? * Is there any baseball swing prettier than Ken Griffey Jr.’s? * 1997? 1986? 2019? What is the most memorable modern moment at The Masters? * Can anyone top George Steinbrenner on the list of influential team owners?
* Wooden? Auriemma? Coach K? Pat Summit? Who is at the top of the top 10 most legendary Division One college basketball coaches? * Who’s more legendary: The Rock or Hulk Hogan?
* Where do Gretzky, LeBron, Tiger and Serena rank on the list of top 10 sports prodigies?
* Murderers’ Row? The Steel Curtain? The Big Red Machine? What are the top 20 team nicknames in sports history?
GOT YOUR ANSWERS takes the debates from all corners of the sporting pantheon and provides controversial takes that will be debated endlessly, albeit fruitlessly. And each chapter grants readers a peek inside Greeny and Hembo’s inner-most thoughts—along with some to-notch sports trivia questions from Hembo—while giving the coauthors the opportunity to elaborate on the lives and careers of “listed” luminaries like Billie Jean King, Josh Gibson, Muhammad Ali, Joe Namath, Jackie Robinson, Sandy Koufax, Wilt Chamberlain, Mario Andretti, Bo Jackson and “Shoeless Joe” Jackson. The book is a labor of love, but there is only one concern: That once readers finish the book there will be nothing left to argue about in sports. Ever again.
About the Authors
Mike Greenberg is currently the host of “Get Up” (ESPN), “NBA Countdown” (ABC and ESPN), “#Greeny” (ESPN Radio), And “Bettor Days” (ESPN+). He previously co-hosted the “Mike and Mike” show with Mike Golic, for which the duo has been inducted into the national radio Hall of Fame and the National Association of broadcasters Hall of Fame
Paul Hembekides is a Content Producer for ESPN’s “Get Up” and he partners with Mike Greenberg on ESPN Radio’s #Greeny. He has become best known for his daily trivia question, which earned him the nickname “Sneaky Hembo.” Paul began his career on “Mike and Mike” and is recognized as one of the premier researchers in the industry. He contributes weekly to the Baseball Tonight Podcast and is regularly featured on ESPN.com. A graduate of Cedarville University (B.A.) and La Salle University (M.A.), Paul and his wife Elizabeth reside in New Jersey with their two daughters.
About the Book
Title: GOT YOUR ANSWERS: The 100 Greatest Sports Arguments—Settled Author: Mike Greenberg with Paul “Hembo” Hembekides
Publisher: Hyperion Avenue
Release Date: September 24, 2024
Details: Hardcover / 240 pages / $14.99
ISBN: 978-1368108584
— Joe Boesch