The Caddie Was A Reindeer (2004) The Pint Man (2010) The 34-Ton Bat (2013) Steve Rushin (born September 22, 1966) is an American journalist, sportswriter and novelist.

Steve's older brother, Jim, was a forward on the Providence hockey team that reached the Frozen Four in 1983.

[4] In Bloomington, Rushin watched baseball and football games at Metropolitan Stadium, where he sold hot dogs and soda to Twins and Vikings fans.

[citation needed] In 1991, he was shuffled back to the Twin Cities to cover hometown reaction to the North Stars' first appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals in 10 years.

[7] One section was a lament for recently razed Metropolitan Stadium whose site became the Mall of America and housed more than 800 stores, making it the largest shopping center in the United States.

[18][19][20][21] Rushin is the author of the billiards guide Pool Cool (1990),[22] the travelogue Road Swing: One Fan's Journey Into the Soul of America's Sports (1998),[23] the collection The Caddie Was a Reindeer (2004),[24] the novel The Pint Man (2010).

[26] Rushin has written numerous essays for The New York Times with memoirist and former Sports Illustrated colleague Franz Lidz.