Monday, April 5, 2010

Steroids in Baseball Books

A-Rod: The Many Lives of Alex Rodriguez - By Selena Roberts This book is about rumoured to be on the verge of a personal and professional collapse so profound it would rate as one of the most dramatic falls in major league history.
American Icon: The Fall of Roger Clemens - By Thompson, O'Keeffe, Vinton & RedThis book is about accusations that Clemens relied on steroids and human growth hormone provided and administered by his former trainer
The Rocket That Fell To Earth - By Jeff PearlmanThis book is about Roger Clemens use of steroids and human growth hormones, Clemens has spent years trying to hide his darkest secret-a family tragedy involving drugs and, ultimately, death.
Game of Shadows - By Lance Williams and Mark Fainaru-WadaThis book outlining the entire BALCO scandal.
Juicing The Game - By Howard BryantJuicing the Game is about vastly more than just steroids. It is a pervasive critique of how the sport has changed over the past decade. After baseball was derailed by a bitter strike in 1994, team owners searched for ways to bring fans back into the stadiums. The incredible increase in home runs over the next few seasons offered such a motivation, and Bryant accuses managers and owners of actively ignoring the open secret of steroid use to keep sluggers like McGwire and Canseco in action.
Juiced - By Jose CansecoKen Caminiti had already admitted his steroid use to Sports Illustrated, but it was Canseco's book that opened the flood gates. Canseco claimed to have educated and personally injected many players including Rafael Palmeiro, Juan Gonzalez, Ivan Rodriguez and Mark McGwire.
The Juice - By Will CarrollIn The Juice, Will Carroll, an acknowledged authority on baseball's medical problems, calls for a scientific, reasoned approach to the steroid problem. Shunning emotional judgements, he offers a wide-ranging investigation of the drugs, the athletes who use them, the scientific effects and side effects, the testing procedures, and whether drugs have had an impact on the game.
Love Me, Hate Me: Barry Bonds and the Making of an Antihero - By Jeff PearlmanIn Love Me, Hate Me, journalist Jeff Pearlman offers a searing and insightful look into one of the most divisive athletes of our time. Drawing on extensive interviews with Bonds himself, members of his family, former and current managers, teammates, opponents, trainers, outspoken critics, and unapologetic supporters alike,
The Cheater's Guide to Baseball - By Greg ZumstegThe Cheater's Guide to Baseball will show you how cheating is really done.
Vindicated - By Jose CansecoIn 2005, Jose Canseco blew the lid off Major League Baseball's steroid scandal -- and no one believed him. His New York Times bestselling memoir Juiced met a firestorm of criticism and outrage from the media, coaches, clubs, and players, many of whom Canseco had personally introduced to steroids -- with a needle in the ass. Baseball's former golden boy, Rookie of the Year, onetime Most Valuable Player, and owner of two World Series rings was called a liar.
Steroid Nation - By Shaun AssaelWhen science lets us fulfill our greatest desires, where do we stop? Should Barry Bonds's startling achievements be listed in the record book with an asterisk because he has been accused of using steroids? Did performance-enhancing drugs play a role in Lance Armstrong's seven Tour de France victories? And what does Arnold Schwarzenegger's continued success say about the appeal of his steroid-fueled bodybuilding persona?
Bash Brothers: A Legacy Subpoenaed - By Dale TafoyaMark McGwire and Jose Canseco--the Bash Brothers--ushered in a new era of muscle-bound power hitters in baseball in the late 1980s. Suddenly balls were flying out of the parks like never before, and the rest of baseball stood up, took notice, and followed suit. Baseball's bodybuilding revolution, with its resultant steroid infestation, was here to stay, and many experts today point to these two players as a large reason why
Bases Loaded - By Kirk Radomski with David FisherOn a quiet street on Long Island early on a December morning in 2005, more than fifty federal agents stood outside a lovely new home waiting for the front door to be opened. When it did, there stood the central figure in one of the biggest scandals in sports history: Kirk Radomski. Radomski was a regular New York kid who, from the age of fifteen had the amazing fortune of working in the Mets clubhouse. The focus of his job was to give the players whatever they wanted or needed.

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