| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
290 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Summary |
When Jose Canseco burst into the Major Leagues in the 1980s, he changed the sport--in more ways than one. No player before him possessed his mixture of speed and power. He shattered the mold of the out-of-shape baseball player and ushered in a new era of superathletes who looked like bodybuilders, made outrageous salaries, and enjoyed rock-star lifestyles. And the ticket for this ride? Steroids. Canseco cultivated a secret just about everyone in major league baseball knew about, one that would alter the game and the way we view our heroes forever. |
| Contents |
Prologue: The first time hurts the most -- "You'll never add up to anything" -- A J.V. player at Coral Park High -- A vow to my dying mother -- "The Natural" -- Rookie of the Year -- The Bash Brothers -- My first lamborghini -- Imports, road beef, and extra cell phones -- Madonna's "Bat Boy" -- Thank you, Tom Boswell -- Texas-sized sluggers -- Fatherhood changes everything -- The strike -- The men in black -- Giambi, the most obvious juicer in the game -- Baseball economics 101 -- The night my daughter saved my life -- Steroid summer, the McGwire-Sosa show, and the fake controversy over Andro? -- The godfather of steroids -- Clean living -- "Not really here to play" -- Nice guys finish last -- An education money can't buy -- Did he or didn't he? -- The future of the game -- Epilogue: Forever young. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR UG 6.6 11.0 86825. |
| Subject |
Canseco, Jose, 1964-
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Baseball players -- United States -- Biography.
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Doping in sports.
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Baseball players -- Salaries, etc. -- United States.
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Canseco, Jose, 1964- (OCoLC)fst00244284
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Baseball players. (OCoLC)fst00828007
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Baseball players -- Salaries, etc.
(OCoLC)fst00828022
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Doping in sports. (OCoLC)fst00896938
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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| ISBN |
0060746408 (alk. paper) |
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9780060746407 (alk. paper) |
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0060746416 |
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9780060746414 |
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