Playing Through the Pain: Ken Caminiti and the Steroids Confession That Changed Baseball Forever (inbunden)
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Inbunden (Hardback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
336
Utgivningsdatum
2022-06-23
Förlag
Abrams Press
Dimensioner
231 x 157 x 33 mm
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622 g
Antal komponenter
1
ISBN
9781419753633

Playing Through the Pain: Ken Caminiti and the Steroids Confession That Changed Baseball Forever

av Dan Good
Inbunden,  Engelska, 2022-06-23
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The powerful story of Ken Caminiti, who changed baseball forever as the first player to confess to having used performance-enhancing steroidsIn Playing Through the Pain: The Life of Ken Caminiti and the Steroids Confession That Changed Baseball Forever, writer Dan Good seeks to make sense of MLB MVP Ken Caminitis fascinating, troubled life. Good began researching Caminiti in 2012 and conducted his first interviews for his biography in 2013. Since then hes interviewed nearly 400 people, providing him with an exclusive and exhaustive view into Caminitis addictions, use of steroids, baseball successes, and inner turmoil. Decades later, the full truth about Major League Baseballs steroids era remains elusive, and the story of Caminiti, the player who opened the lid on performance-enhancing drugs in baseball has never been properly told. A gritty third baseman known for his diving stops, cannon arm, and switch-hit power, Caminiti voluntarily admitted in a 2002 Sports Illustrated cover story that he used steroids during his career, including his 1996 MVP season, and guessed that half of the players were using performance-enhancing drugs. Ive made a ton of mistakes, he said. I dont think using steroids is one of them. Goods on-the-record sources include Caminitis steroids supplier, who has never come forward, discussing in detail his efforts to set up drug programs for Caminiti and dozens of other MLB players during the late 1990s; people who attended rehab with Caminiti and revealed the secret inner trauma that fueled his addictions; hundreds of Caminitis baseball teammates and coaches, from Little League to the major leagues, who adored and respected him while struggling to understand how to help him amid a culture that cultivated substance abuse; childhood friends who were drawn to his daring personality, warmth, and athleticism; and the teenager at the center of Caminitis October 2004 trip to New York City during which he overdosed and died.
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Drawing from almost a decade of interviews with Caminitis teammates and coaches, Goods narrative is decidedly unsparing, but it offers crucial context to the steroids era This is a must-read for baseball fans. * Publishers Weekly, starred review * This is an incredibly interesting book about a flawed star and his impact on the game. I couldnt put it down. * Peter Golenbock, author of The Bronx Zoo, Bums, Wrigleyville, and Valentines Way * Like Ken Caminiti so many times with the San Diego Padres, Dan Good has gone deep with this exhaustive biography of the 1990s slugger. Playing Through the Pain builds anticipation well in detailing Caminitis rise and tragic fall, threading in four hundred interviews with everyone from childhood friends to steroid dealers. Caminitis story is one of the secretschildhood sexual abuse, drug abusethat undid a generous spirit and preternaturally talented ballplayer. Good ends up with an effective portrayal of a man whose courageous willingness to blow the whistle on steroids helped clean up the game. * Brad Balukjian, author of The Wax Pack * As compelling as it is heartbreaking, Dan Goods Playing Through the Pain provides an in-depth look into Ken Caminitis life, both on and off the field. As his teammate during his 1996 MVP season, I witnessed Cammys toughness and talent firsthand. It wasnt until I read this book that I really got to know Ken and his battles. * Bob Tewksbury, All-Star pitcher, mental skills coach, and author of Ninety Percent Mental *

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Dan Good became a book writer and ghostwriter after spending more than a decade as a journalist, most recently running the national breaking news desk for the New York Daily News. A Pennsylvania native, Good fell in love with baseball as a child during the 1990s after his father introduced him to baseball cards and a simulation table game called APBA (pronounced APP-Bah) in which each roll of the dice matched a players predicted outcome on the field. He lives in New York.

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