Bump & Run

So I finished this wonderful book, Bump & Run by Mike Lupica.  Holy crap what a great book!  It's (generally) about a Vegas casino host who inherits half of an NFL team when his father passes away.  But it's so much more.

It starts with you meeting the "Jammer," a casino host who can get you a girl for the weekend, but make it look like you spent the whole time either at the buffet, on the golf course, or relaxing at the spa.  By the way, he can also make your life a living hell, if you cross him.  Fast forward to the Jammer getting the news, via casino gym TV, that Big Tim Molloy has suddenly died.  The Jammer hops a flight to NY to play nice with all of the fellow Molloy's he'd left behind him years ago.

It isn't until big Tim's will is being read by family lawyers, that the Jammer, Jack Molloy, has inherited half of his dad's team, the New York Hawks.  The other half went to the "evil twins,"  Jack's step sister and brother from Big Tim's second marriage.  From here follows the ups and downs of Jack and his newfound profession:  owner of an NFL team.  

With the story comes allegations of gambling, betting, cheating (on sports and on women), inside jobs, and internal family affairs of all sorts.  Not to mention the various introductions to Billy, the Vinny's, Johnny, Mo Jiggy, and Donyell.  These, uhh, upstanding gentleman do anything they can to make sure that Jack is not voted out of the league in his first year.  

Overall, I enjoyed every single page of this book.  I even sometimes neglected my job just to finish a chapter (yes, the bell would ring and instead of dismissing the students or walking them to the door, I'd just wave them out, sometimes not even doing that).  Anyways, I'm off to pick up the sequel, Redzone, tomorrow from Tom.  I should finish that one by the end of the month.  I be back then to let you all know how it went.