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Overview

Using Roger Clemens’s startling fall from grace—accusations of steroid use, investigation by the Justice Department, disclosure of sexual infidelities, and the possible charges of perjury and maybe even prison time to come—as a starting point, this is the definitive book on corruption and the steroids era in Major League Baseball. While Clemens is the central figure, the book examines the rise of illegal drugs in America’s favorite sport, the gym/steroid culture in Texas, the story of Andy Pettitte and his father’s involvement with HGH, the legal maneuverings in the Clemens/Brian McNamee case, and the culture of sexual infidelity and drug use in professional ball, and provides an inside look at the way Congress has dealt with the entire issue. Jose Canseco, Alex Rodriguez, and Chuck Knoblauch are some of the baseball players who have substantial roles in this book. The writers take us outside the white lines and inside the dealings of sports executives, trainers, Congressmen, lawyers, a country western singer, a porn star, drug dealers, even a murderer—all of whom have ties to the extraordinary Clemens saga.

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Bio of Michael O'Keeffe

Michael O'Keeffe is an award-winning journalist who is a member of the New York Daily News sports investigation team. He has been a reporter and editor for more than twenty years. A graduate of the University of Colorado, he lives in Brooklyn with his wife and son.

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Additional Info

Imprint

Knopf

Filesize

1.92 MB

Number of Pages

464

eBook ISBN

9780307273437