ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I would like to acknowledge:

Amy Mirer Tuchman, my love, my soul mate, and my rock of support.

Mia Tuchman, my baby girl forever. Daddy loves you more than you will ever know.

My parents, Esther Tuchman and Kenneth Tuchman. Thank you for all the love and support you have given me throughout my life.

Mark, Julie, Julia, Adam, Paula, Steve, Mitch, Michelle, Anna, Sam, and Arlene, thank you for all your love.

Brett Sklar. Thank you for being my business partner and my friend, and for really making this book possible with all your hard work and dedication over the years.

My research team Vanessa Vera, Emily Clare Fenn, Kimberly Nathan, Jonathan Jacobs, and Allie Gropp, and all the others who assisted with this book.

My agent and friend, Frank Weimann, who really made this happen.

Carl Koerner and Ivan Kronenfeld, who believed in me and who set the wheels in motion for this book.

Andy Robb and Jennifer Amini, without whom there would be no TSE Sports & Entertainment.

Scott Jernigan and Brian Wilder. Sorry I couldn’t get any NC State stuff on the list but your support has always been appreciated.

Michael Kahan, for that computer you gave me and Sklar ten years ago. No computer = no company = no book.

Glenn, Jeff, Leah, Yara, and the team at BenBella Books.

The old time TSE Sports & Entertainment crew: Adam Rauch, Willie Steinberg, Chris Shammas, Jay Palmer, Brendan McCallion, Sal Parikh, Hope Newman, Dave Sowers, Bob Masura, Nick Roos, Freddie Etsiakoh, Jayne Wise, Lauren Levy, Keith Creegan, and the Webs.

All the current PCE, Dodd’s, GO, and PST employees.

The Pfingsten Partners team.

Joel Solomon, thanks for the checklist idea.

The Little Reds.

To my close friends whom I have gone to so many games with, thanks for all the great times and the special memories: JH, BZ, AR, GS, CS, BA, JK, SG, PE, and MK.

Thanks to several longtime clients who always had faith in me to deliver: BJ Zellers (Edy’s Grand Ice Cream), Maryann Matteo (Eastman Kodak), Ernie De La Torre (Eastman Kodak), Art Niosi (Ocean Spray), Tom Joyce (Hershey’s), Nicole Moran (CapitalOne), Dan Martinez (ESPN), Janet Abbazia (Turner), and Pam Griggs (AT&T).

I would also like to acknowledge those who helped me with insight about specific events:

 

Jonathan Scher and the Krautdogs
Greg Marius (Rucker Park)
Chuck Mycoff (Chicago Cubs)
The Cincy crew: Jeff Weber, Nick Roos, Jerry Weber, and Cadi Schultz (Reds
Opening Day)
Amy Prunty (Backyard Brawl)
Fred Schoch and Ben Hamilton (Head of the Charles)
Laurence Goldstein (Montreal Canadiens vs. Toronto Maple Leafs)
Stacy Grill (Montreal Canadiens vs. Toronto Maple Leafs and Harvard vs. Yale)
Richard Shea (Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest)
David Brewer (Rickwood baseball)
Kathryn Chapoton and Stefanie Gorder (Iditarod)
Krystal Bradnock (All Blacks Rugby)
Ethan Madson (Tour de France and Ironman)
Marie Johnson (Alabama vs. Auburn)
Michael Dittelman (Harlem Globetrotters)
Robin Jerstad and Andrea Davis (Indy 500 and Indiana High School Basketball)
Valarie Sakonoi (Ironman)
Chiara Trivella and Enza Valiante (Running of the Bulls)
Jimmy Delaney (Lady Vols)
Freddie Etsiakoh and Kevin Gray (Manchester United/Liverpool)
Tom Jordan (Prefontaine)
Daniel Holzhauer (Green Bay Packers game at Lambeau)
Cory Schouten (Little 500 and Indiana Hoops)
B Wilder and the Jern (NC/Duke)