Game of Shadows: Barry Bonds, BALCO, and the Steroids Scandal that Rocked Professional Sports
This is the complete inside story of the BALCO steroids scandal from the award-winning reporters who broke the news nationally. In the summer of 1998, as baseball was still struggling to regain popularity lost during the contentious 1994 players' strike that caused the World Series to be canceled, a race to break the home-run record transfixed the nation. Over the next three seasons, baseball players across the country hit home runs at unprecedented rates. Although sportswriters pointed to suspicions of “juiced” baseballs and small parks being responsible, there were whispers that illegal performance-enhancing drugs were being used. But home runs were big business, and baseball carried on with a weak performance-drug testing regime.
In December of 2004, after more than a year of investigation, San Francisco Chronicle reporters Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams broke the story that in a federal investigation of a nutritional supplement company called BALCO, Barry Bonds and fellow slugger Jason Giambi had admitted to taking steroids. Immediately the issue of steroids in baseball became front-page news. In Game of Shadows, Fainaru-Wada and Williams expose the secrets of BALCO, illuminating how professional athletes risked their health for a competitive edge.
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| From: Amazon Posted: Apr 10, 2007 Type: User Review |
An Eye-Opener
Have all your questions about baseball's steroids scandal answered in this well-researched book. Bonds fans may never look at him the same way again.
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| From: Amazon Posted: Feb 08, 2007 Type: User Review |
Interesting read
This book is definitely an intersting read for anyone who is a fan of baseball and/or interested in finding out details about the steroid scandals. The book is well written, and very believable. I read it straight through, and got a lot more...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Jan 05, 2007 Type: User Review |
I still love Barry!
Barry Bonds is still a great guy and so many ball players did steriods so big deal!!!!
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| From: Amazon Posted: Nov 30, 2006 Type: User Review |
Barry sucks
BARRY BONDS SUCKS
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| From: Amazon Posted: Nov 17, 2006 Type: User Review |
Researched Very Well
The authors researched their topic very well and are to be admired for their effort to break the scandal. It is an outrage that they are facing prison while Mr. Bonds collects millions of dollars.
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