Presents a biography of the power hitter for the San Francisco Giants who in 2001 broke Mark McGwire's single-season home run record and earned his fourth Most Valuable Player award.
These biographies of today's most famous athletes tell of the athletes' triumphs on the field, but also of their most difficult challenges and their often humble beginnings.
In the division play era, his Giants lost the NL Championship Series to Pittsburgh in 1971. In his final appearance in the postseason, his Mets in 1973 reached the World Series but lost in seven games to Oakland.
He holds the record for most home runs in a season and is baseball's only four-time MVP. This book explores Bonds' early influences, his struggle to get along with teammates, and the impact he has had on the game.
The book traces the career of Victor Conte, founder of the BALCO laboratory, an egomaniacal former rock musician and self-proclaimed nutritionist, who set out to corrupt sports by providing athletes with “designer” steroids that would ...
ABOUT THE BOOK Barry Bonds: the mere mention of his name evokes passionate memories for sports fans across the world.
Astros reliever Wilfredo Rodriguez hung a slider that Barry pounded more than 450 feet into the upper deck at Houston's Enron Field. He'd done it. He'd tied McGwire's record! The Houston crowd gave him a long standing ovation, ...
Presents a biography of the power hitter for the San Francisco Giants who broke Mark McGwire's single-season home run record in 2001.
In Love Me, Hate Me, author Jeff Pearlman offers a searing and insightful look into one of the most divisive athletes of our time.
National League star Grover Cleveland Alexander got there with a pitch that took considerably longer to reach the plate ; but when it did arrive , the pitch was exactly where Alexander wanted it to beand the last place the batter ...
A biography of baseball superstar Barry Bonds.