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YES, IT'S HOT IN HERE: ADVENTURES IN THE WEIRD, WOOLLY By A J Mass - Hardcover
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- ISBN-10
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- Book Title
- Yes, It's Hot in Here: Adventures in the Weird, Woolly World of
- ISBN
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale
ISBN-10
162336003X
ISBN-13
9781623360030
eBay Product ID (ePID)
23038475891
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Publication Name
Yes, It's Hot in Here : Adventures in the Weird, Woolly World of Sports Mascots
Language
English
Publication Year
2014
Subject
History
Type
Not Available
Subject Area
Sports & Recreation
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
20 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6.2 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN
2013-046663
Reviews
As a professional fantasy sports analyst, I usually overlook the impact mascots can have on a player's performance. But after learning that AJ Mass, a former Mr. Met, once inspired Bret Saberhagen to pitch a five-hit shutout and that his performance once distracted Braves slugger Fred McGriff to the point he was nearly decapitated during infield practice, perhaps I shouldn't. Yes, It's Hot in Here is a fascinating and fun look at a part of the sports world that everyone is aware of but few people really know., "A witty and wild ride narrated by a sharp writer with a big heart and beautiful soul."-David Ritz, bestselling author of The Man Who Brought The Dodgers Back to Brooklyn "As a professional fantasy sports analyst, I usually overlook the impact mascots can have on a player's performance. But after learning that AJ Mass, a former Mr. Met, once inspired Bret Saberhagen to pitch a five-hit shutout and that his performance once distracted Braves slugger Fred McGriff to the point he was nearly decapitated during infield practice, perhaps I shouldn't. Yes, It's Hot in Here is a fascinating and fun look at a part of the sports world that everyone is aware of but few people really know."-Matthew Berry, New York Times bestselling author of Fantasy Life, Mass, a nice Queens boy and current writer for ESPN.com, lifts the proverbial and physical mask to explore what he calls the "certain weirdness" of being a major league mascot. The result is a memoir-cum-Mr. Met-genealogy which traces the roots of the character and the intersection of his own turn in the role through a taxonomy of mascotdom, from the royal courts of Renaissance Europe to keg-saturated college campuses. It is studded with profiles of mascots Mass has known and those he has searched out, the quiet practitioners of the art of mugging for a crowd in an anthropomorphized animal suit., "A witty and wild ride narrated by a sharp writer with a big heart and beautiful soul."-David Ritz, bestselling author of The Man Who Brought The Dodgers Back to Brooklyn "As a professional fantasy sports analyst, I usually overlook the impact mascots can have on a player's performance. But after learning that AJ Mass, a former Mr. Met, once inspired Bret Saberhagen to pitch a five-hit shutout and that his performance once distracted Braves slugger Fred McGriff to the point he was nearly decapitated during infield practice, perhaps I shouldn't. " Yes, It's Hot in Here is a fascinating and fun look at a part of the sports world that everyone is aware of but few people really know."-Matthew Berry, New York Times bestselling author of Fantasy Life "Mass, a nice Queens boy and current writer for ESPN.com, lifts the proverbial and physical mask to explore what he calls the "certain weirdness" of being a major league mascot. The result is a memoir-cum-Mr. Met-genealogy which traces the roots of the character and the intersection of his own turn in the role through a taxonomy of mascotdom, from the royal courts of Renaissance Europe to keg-saturated college campuses. It is studded with profiles of mascots Mass has known and those he has searched out, the quiet practitioners of the art of mugging for a crowd in an anthropomorphized animal suit."- Gelf Magazine, "A witty and wild ride narrated by a sharp writer with a big heart and beautiful soul."-David Ritz, bestselling author of The Man Who Brought The Dodgers Back to Brooklyn "As a professional fantasy sports analyst, I usually overlook the impact mascots can have on a player's performance. But after learning that AJ Mass, a former Mr. Met, once inspired Bret Saberhagen to pitch a five-hit shutout and that his performance once distracted Braves slugger Fred McGriff to the point he was nearly decapitated during infield practice, perhaps I shouldn't. Yes, It's Hot in Here is a fascinating and fun look at a part of the sports world that everyone is aware of but few people really know."-Matthew Berry, New York Times bestselling author of Fantasy Life "Mass, a nice Queens boy and current writer for ESPN.com, lifts the proverbial and physical mask to explore what he calls the "certain weirdness" of being a major league mascot. The result is a memoir-cum-Mr. Met-genealogy which traces the roots of the character and the intersection of his own turn in the role through a taxonomy of mascotdom, from the royal courts of Renaissance Europe to keg-saturated college campuses. It is studded with profiles of mascots Mass has known and those he has searched out, the quiet practitioners of the art of mugging for a crowd in an anthropomorphized animal suit."- Gelf Magazine, "A witty and wild ride narrated by a sharp writer with a big heart and beautiful soul." -- David Ritz, bestselling author of The Man Who Brought The Dodgers Back to Brooklyn "As a professional fantasy sports analyst, I usually overlook the impact mascots can have on a player's performance. But after learning that AJ Mass, a former Mr. Met, once inspired Bret Saberhagen to pitch a five-hit shutout and that his performance once distracted Braves slugger Fred McGriff to the point he was nearly decapitated during infield practice, perhaps I shouldn't. Yes, It's Hot in Here is a fascinating and fun look at a part of the sports world that everyone is aware of but few people really know." -- Matthew Berry, New York Times bestselling author of Fantasy Life "Mass, a nice Queens boy and current writer for ESPN.com, lifts the proverbial and physical mask to explore what he calls the "certain weirdness" of being a major league mascot. The result is a memoir-cum-Mr. Met-genealogy which traces the roots of the character and the intersection of his own turn in the role through a taxonomy of mascotdom, from the royal courts of Renaissance Europe to keg-saturated college campuses. It is studded with profiles of mascots Mass has known and those he has searched out, the quiet practitioners of the art of mugging for a crowd in an anthropomorphized animal suit." -- Gelf Magazine, "A witty and wild ride narrated by a sharp writer with a big heart and beautiful soul." - David Ritz, bestselling author of The Man Who Brought The Dodgers Back to Brooklyn
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
306.4/83
Intended Audience
Trade
Synopsis
Yes, It's Hot in Here explores the entertaining history of the mascot from its jester roots in Renaissance society to the slapstick pantomime of the Clown Prince of Baseball, Max Patkin, all the way up to the mascots of the slam-dunk, rock-and-roll, Jumbotron culture of today. Along the way, author AJ Mass of ESPN.com (a former Mr. Met himself) talks to the pioneers among modern-day mascots like Dave Raymond (Phillie Phanatic), Dan Meers (K. C. Wolf), and Glenn Street (Harvey the Hound) and finds out what it is about being a mascot that simply won't leave the performer. Mass examines what motivates high school and college students to compete for the chance to wear a sweaty animal suit and possibly face the ridicule of their peers in the process, as well as women who have proudly served as mascots for teams in both the pro and amateur ranks. In the book's final chapter, Mass climbs inside a mascot costume one more time to describe what it feels like and, perhaps, rediscover a bit of magic.
LC Classification Number
GV714.5.M37 2014
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