Juiced wild times, rampant 'roids, smash hits, and how baseball got big

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, m...

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Main Author: Canseco, Jose, 1964-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Regan Books, c2005.
Edition:1st ed.
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