Posts tagged with Spike Vrusho

If you truly love your father, then Mr. Skin has the perfect Father's Day gift for the old man, Benchclearing: Baseball's Greatest Fights and Riots (The Lyons Press). Written by Spike Vrusho, a long-time contributor to the New York Press and editor of the sadly shuttered New York Sports Express, this is a chillingly hilarious look at the boys of summer.Even if your father doesn't like sports he'll love Benchclearing, the equivalent of the best kick-ass action movie only with no heroes and everyone's in pinstripes and cleats. Vrusho not only writes with the skill and precision of an expert craftsman, he knows his subject passionately and that enthusiasm is contagious