Baseball's Steroid Era

Purchase Juicing The Game

Juicing the Game is about vastly more than just steroids. It is a pervasive critique of how the sport has changed over the past decade. After baseball was derailed by a bitter strike in 1994, team owners searched for ways to bring fans back into the stadiums. The incredible increase in home runs over the next few seasons offered such a motivation, and Bryant accuses managers and owners of actively ignoring the open secret of steroid use to keep sluggers like McGwire and Canseco in action. Bud Selig, who had the "moral authority" to invoke a stiffer steroids policy waited until he was forced into action by the US government. Bryant also considers how the rules were applied differently to favor hitters over pitchers, and details the intense battle between umpires and league administrators over attempts to reform the shrinking strike zone.

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Reviews

"If ever there was a 'must-read' sports book of its time, this is it. Because of the undeniable truths it tells, Bryant's book is essential reading."
--Larry Moffi, The Washington Post Book World

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