The Worst Call Ever!

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In any sport, whenever an official takes the field, court, ice, ring, or pitch, they do so with a bright red bull's-eye on their backs. For even with their great accuracy and passion for the game, they do make errorsoccasionally, great big fat onesthat change the tide of sports history.

In The Worst Call Ever, keepers of truth and enlightenment, sportswriters Kyle Garlett and Patrick O'Neal, expose the most injurious mistakes and desecrations, document their lasting damagewhich to some wronged parties has evolved into a condition akin to post-traumatic stress disorderand hopefully become the soothing balm of reconciliation.

Each piece details the play in question and examines the players and stakes involved, the scope of the injustice, and the path of change that was often its result. Garlett and O'Neal cover mishaps in all sports, from the four Major Leagues to golf and auto racing to even curling, in this fascinating look at the worst calls in sports history.

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''We've all made bad decisions in games. . . . I hope their next book isn't focused on coaches!'' -- Wayne Gretzky

Author Bio

Kyle Garlett has been a sportswriter since his days as a journalism student at the University of Missouri in the early 1990s. He has also written for two of the biggest names in sports, FoxSports.com and ESPN The Magazine. Before beginning his life as a freelancer in November of 2004, Kyle was the Senior Writer at Fox Sports Net, and wrote for the award-winning Best Damn Sports Show, Period and The Ultimate Fantasy Football Show, featuring 2006 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Warren Moon. Kyle has also taken turns as a sports producer at KCOP-TV (UPN) and KCBS-TV in Los Angeles, and was once the television play-by-play voice for Azusa Pacific University and Long Beach City College -- calling broadcasts of football, basketball, and volleyball.