What Detroit sports fan wouldn"t love a bar battle in book form? A tray of fiery wings, a frosty brew, and a stubborn friend have always been the appropriate recipe for an impassioned discourse on the pertinent questions that have furrowed eyebrows and itched nerves locally. Would the Bad Boys have beaten the ego-less 2004 championship Pistons? Despite his social imperfections, shouldn"t Ty Cobb be the face of the Tigers" century-long history more so than Al Kaline? Who was the best number-twenty to ever play for the Lions? Yeah, yeah, Barry Sanders was a great runner, but did you ever see Lem Barney take over a game in different ways? Could Bo Schembechler have similar success in today´s college football environment? Who is the bigger bust of second overall draft selections - the Pistons" Darko Milicic or the Lions" Charles Rogers? Larry Brown or Chuck Daly? Mr. Hockey or The Captain? Why must there be a choice between the two? There is obviously no middle ground when it comes to Detroit sports and those who loyally throw their hearts into the various teams" ebbs and flows. It is no surprise that The Sporting News ranked Detroit as the third greatest sports city in the United States in the summer of 2005 - right behind Boston and Philadelphia. Devotion morphs into opinion, often crossing the border into belligerence. That"s what makes Detroit sports so engaging. Itss also why Detroit Free Press columnist Drew Sharp and Detroit News feature writer and morning radio talk-show host Terry Foster take on the top Detroit sports debates of all time in this unique book. Sharp and Foster have lived their entire lives in the Detroit area. Both are award-winning journalists with a combined 46 years of Detroit newspaper, radio, and television experience. Both covered the Pistons" beat for their respective newspapers during the team"s first two NBA championship seasons in 1989 and 1990. In Great Detroit Sports Debates they deliver a richly detailed exposition of the mindset of a fan base that lives vicariously through the exploits of their beloved players and teams. Sharp and Foster are the two most authoritative journalistic voices on the linkage between Detroit sports past and present. They know it because they"ve lived it.