Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big

Juiced

Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big

2005 • 306 pages

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When José 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, made outrageous salaries, and enjoyed rock-star lifestyles. And the ticket for this ride? Steroids. Canseco cultivated a secret just about everyone in major league baseball knew about, one that would alter the game and the way we view our heroes forever.