MIKE Surprising Sports Favorites: Sports Comic Books (Favorites Series Book 9)

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Volume 9 of the MIKE Sports Comic Book Series focuses on my all-time Surprising Sports Favorites. And, they should surprise you, too!

My diverse choices are called surprising because they’re not all the typically expected picks for a sports fan’s favorites list.

Some aren’t real athletes and others aren’t athletes at all.

Remember, these are my picks.

My selections may not all be Hall of Fame players; however, they all earned a spot in this book for their positive impact on a sport or their lasting legacy with sports fans.

Ironically, even though not all are athletes - at least real athletes - for that matter, sports fans can immediately identify them.

For example, a famous marathoners’ hill easily makes the list and as does the holiest, most intimidating place in golf.

One of my choices is a conniver who doesn’t hustle on a playing field, but in a pool hall, instead. However, ESPN considers this chubby guy’s “non-sport” a real sport.

Another is a pleasantly plump opera singer whose name is known by no one, yet her presence is absolutely required for a long game to end.

My list also includes a once embarrassingly bad football team that eventually turned its ineptitude into a Super Bowl title.

I share about an unusual 1906 World Series winner even if though they couldn’t hit worth a lick – during the regular season, that is.

And, for chocoholics out there, I chronicle a ridiculously athletic basketball player who surprised everyone with his off-court entertainment ability and not his expected on-court basketball skill.

Other picks include an athlete of movie picture fame and a celebrity both inside and outside the wrestling ring.

Topping my list is an urban legend and perhaps the greatest high flyer never to have played in the NBA.

In this book, each of my selections includes a special sports comic which captures the nickname of the player, team or location of my Surprising Sports Favorite.

In addition to the comics, I include a little sports history in each chapter abo

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About the book's narrator: MIKE - aka Mike Raffone:

MIKE is destined to become the first ever animated brand in sports to be seen on television, the web and on Jumbotrons in stadiums and arenas.

MIKE's books are entertaining and always easy to read.

Plus, the unique sports comics that accompany each chapter cleverly capture the essence of the featured player, team, coach, play, sports expression, or in this case, spiritual sports favorite.

Readers normally collect multiple sports comic books because they enjoy MIKE's inventive take on the sports, teams and athletes they love.

About MIKE's Creator & the book's Author - Jim Sweeney:

Born and raised in Trenton, New Jersey, Jim grew up with a passion for sports and fun.

Sweeney played baseball, basketball and soccer as a kid and then wound up starting on the Boston College Eagles basketball team. He captained the Eagles from 1977 – 1980 and received the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award as the nation’s top NCAA basketball player under six feet tall. He was seen in the 2014 ESPN 30 for 30 documentary Playing For the Mob.

After a 20-year-career in sales, Jim closed the computer agency he founded to pursue a lifestyle career in sports entertainment.