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Prima Official Game Guide (Prima Official Game Guide S.): Barry Bonds, BALCO, and the Steroids Scandal that Rocked Professional Sports:
For years, in the shadowy reaches of the world of sport, there were rumors that some of our nation's greatest athletes were using steroids, human growth hormone, and other drugs to run faster, jump higher, and hit harder. But as track stars like Marion Jones blazed their way to Olympic medals and sluggers such as Mark [McGwire]Create? brought fans back to baseball with stratospheric home runs, sports officials, the media, and fans looked past the rumors and cheered on the stars to ever-higher levels of performance. Then, in December 2004, after more than fifteen months of relentless reporting, San Francisco Chronicle reporters Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams broke the story of the Bay Area Lab Co-operative, a tiny nutritional supplement company that according to sworn testimony was supplying elite athletes, including baseball MVP Jason Giambi, with banned drugs. The stories, exposing rampant cheating at the highest levels of athletics, shocked the nation as sports heroes were brought low and their records were tainted. The exposes led to Congressional hearings on baseball's drug problems, and a revived effort to purge the U.S. Olympic movement of drug cheats. Now, in Game of Shadows, Fainaru-Wada and Williams tell the complete story of BALCO and the investigation that has shaken the foundations of the sporting world. They reveal how an obscure, self-proclaimed nutritionist, Victor Conte, became a steroid svengali to multi-millionaire athletes desperate for a competitive edge, and how he created superstars with his potent cocktails of miracle drugs. They expose the international web of coaches and trainers who funneled athletes to BALCO, and how the drug cheats stayed a step ahead of the testing agencies and the law. They detail how an aggressive IRS investigator doggedly gathered evidence until Conte and his co-conspirators were brought to justice. And at the center of the story is the biggest star of them all, Barry Bonds, the muscle-bound MVP outfielder of the San Francisco Giants whose suspicious late-career renaissance has him threatening Hank Aaron's all-time home run record. Shocking, revelatory, and page-turning, Game of Shadows casts light into the shadows of American sport to reveal the dark truths at the heart of the game today.
- Review:: 'Fantastic, but what is the bigger story? The drug industry continues to develop anti-Alzheimer's drugs and other drugs to strengthen cognitive functioning. I'm hoping that I can use these things recreationally the same way some people use steroids. With an IQ of 220, and increased creative/scientific output, I plan to win about 5 Nobel Prizes. I will claim that I'm a natural genius and that I did not use mental-performance-enhancing drugs while coming up with my creamy-clear scientific theories. Moreover, I will win multiple Pulitzer prizes for my Amazon reviews. Until then, book reviews like the one that follows will have to suffice. Add me to the list of people who enjoyed "Game of Shadows" and found this to be a spectacular piece of investigative journalism. If you like investigative journalism that is reminiscent of Watergate era quality, then you've come to the right place. Even so, I believe that "Game of Shadows" leaves a fair number of loose ends, and doesn't explain how and why designer drugs permeate professional sports. So here are a few observations and spectulative comments. Sure, this is a sensational story, and it reeks of truth. But BALCO was just a "Little League" operation. The journalists allude to this at times, but never make this point explicitly. If you wanted to build a world class doping operation, you wouldn't waste time with an unpredictable and narcissistic loudmouth like Victor Conte. You wouldn't invest time or money or trade secrets in someone who was incapable of good science, incapable of maintaining confidentiality, incapable of professionalism; incapable of maintaining good relations with colleagues; and incapable of running a successful business. And you wouldn't have obvious juicers like Greg Anderson distributing the stuff. And without a doubt, you wouldn't want your precious illegal chemicals in the hands of difficult, unpredictable, uncontrollable nuts like Barry Bonds or Bill Romanowski, no matter how special their athletic talents. Most of the characters in this story would be unwelcome in a powerful, widespread and self-protective drug-doping syndicate. So what do the "Big League" operations look like? The answer to this question is beyond the scope of the book, unfortunately. But think about this for a moment. It is possible to answer this question even if the facts are not provided by "Game of Shadows." Just do a functional assessment of the antecedents, behaviors and consequences described by the authors, and the hidden will become obvious. First off, the big league operation targets a wealthy and reliable clientele. (I was amazed at how little "Game of Shadows" athletes paid for their drugs; Bonds was portrayed as cheap and unreliable). The business will find athletes, coaches and organizations who are willing to pay large sums of money for quality products. That's not difficult because there's no shortage of individuals who will subscribe to the "cheat or lose" strategy. Moreover, the clientele will need to follow instructions and keep secrets. They will need to keep evidence hidden from competitors, the media, and law enforcement personnel. If caught, they wouldn't dare drag others down with them. One remarkable aspect of "Game of Shadows" is how easily things unraveled; how easy it was to get the characters in the saga to turn on each other. In a more solid operation, run by organized crime, the consequences of snitching outweigh any benefits of telling the truth. Second, the "big league" chemical products need to change and improve frequently, to maximize chances of winning, and to minimize chances of getting caught. They would be upgraded and changed at least as frequently as Mac OS10. Your rogue chemists must develop designer drugs that are highly sophisticated, remaining anonymous. "Game of Shadows" provided a glimpse of this chemical engineering, though chemist Patrick Arnold was far too visible to be a sensible designer-drug chemist. The chemists who work for organized crime syndicates remain hidden, and do not seek "guru" status. The serious guys aren't out there bragging, especially online, leaving a paper trail. Third, if your big-time organized illegal business is making huge amounts of money, you'll be able to influence athletic governing boards, sports teams, the media and even government. If an athlete gets caught, it isn't a huge problem. If a small-time punk competitor like Conte gets busted, well hallelujah. But if a doping scandal becomes too big, you'll be able to use your power and influence to minimize its impact. That seems to be what happened with BALCO. For instance, the big fish found ways to squelch the legal momentum of this story, using Kevin Ryan and others. Government hearings took place, and a few stars were sacrificed on the congressional altar... and now it is back to business as usual. Fans continue to flock to professional sports like sheep. If you, the reader, look a little further under the rock you'll find that organized crime permeates professional sports. One author who suggests a strong link between organized crime and professional sports is the crime writer Dan Moldea. I don't know if I accept all of what Moldea says, but it makes sense to me that the mob would LOVE to design and sell performance-altering drugs. The mob loves money and they have few scruples about how they get it. They design, produce and distribute illicit drugs. They strive to influence government and policy. No doubt, they'd love to see the little guys (Conte/BALCO) go away. They'd love it if the sports commissioners kept drug issues and testing completely private. They'd love it if the doping stories didn't upset the cart too much. So my take is that there is a a huge untold story behind Game of Shadows: Small independent outfits like BALCO have gotten plenty of attention because of their ineptitude and the fact that they've sold products to some famous athletes. But the "gold standard" performance enhancing drugs are designed and distributed competently and quietly by organized crime. For the most part, they do this under the radar of the law, media and fans, leading to huge profits. This BALCO story is indeed reminiscent of events during the Watergate era. Thirty years ago, during the Watergate scandal, Americans came to terms with reports put forth by Woodward and Bernstein, and other journalists. They learned, en masse, of the initial criminal events (in this case, a break-in); of a massive cover-up involving famous people and key government officials; of a widespread problem that was not going away. Some people denied the facts or tried to find fault with the journalists. Fanatics spun the events based on their extreme viewpoints. Many sheep err I mean people were simply too stupid or apathetic to understand much, or to understand the importance of the story. Some people followed the story but viewed it as an isolated event. And a few tried to understand the implications at a deeper level. I hope that as you read Game of Shadows, you find this deeper level.
- Review:: 'does this surprise anyone? a well researched book that shines a big spotlight on the elephant that's been in the room for a while now. the only thing i'd fault is that it jumps back and forth between bonds and the track & field athletes too many times.
- Review:: 'A cheater exposed If you are still blindly defending Barry Bonds at this point, you really should have your head examined, or at least your G.E.D. rescinded. "Barry Bonds never failed a drug test" might be the most idiotic phrase uttered since "walk-off home run" (or maybe "Free O.J."). It's time to pull your heads out of you-know-where, people. The guy put on 30 pounds of muscle during one off-season. You don't do this with a Soloflex and flaxseed oil. Think these "trainers" don't know their way around a urine test? Pull the other one. When news of the imminent publication of this book was revealed, Bonds and his lawyers didn't waste any time trying to suppress its' release. Hey Barry, if you're clean, then what's the problem? If this book is fabrication, then stick it out. Eventually, the truth will be revealed. And therein lies the problem for Mr. Bonds. Because it already has. If you still have any doubts about this book, let me dispel them. Read it. It's thoroughly researched, well written, and most of all, IMPORTANT. It had to be written, because this situation had to be exposed. I must say that I was stunned, but very pleased, that there were actually two men in San Francisco with the guts to investigate Bonds, let alone put their findings in print. This took great courage, because I wouldn't be surprised if these guys received death threats from knuckle-dragging fans. I wish I could shake their hands and thank them personally for their efforts. To put it bluntly, Barry Bonds is a cheater, a disgrace to the legacy of the great men who have played Major League Baseball, and a miserable human being for good measure. He should receive nothing less than a lifetime ban from baseball, and all of his post-1999 numbers should be expunged from the books or, at the very least, printed in a bright red with this disclaimer--"*These statistics were achieved during what is known as the `steroid era' in MLB, and are not legitimate. Mr. Bonds has received a lifetime suspension." The same treatment should be extended to [McGwire]Create?, Sosa, Giambi, Palmiero, etc. (If you want to throw the likes of Gaylord Perry and Mike Scott in there, be my guest, although to me, Vaseline and sharpened belt-buckles don't rise to the level of potent chemical enhancements). Anyone who reads this book with even the most elemental reading comprehension will come to the same conclusion. Or perhaps Bonds's "shrinking" numbers this year will be enough to convince you.
- Review:: 'just some things to keep in mind 1/Bonds is surrounded by a bunch of cowards who will say and do anything to get themselves out of this mess. Some do best by defending Barry ,some by attacking him; it's a wash, their testimony means nothing. 2/Barry denies knowingly taking the steroids, and no concrete evidence has disproved this claim. 3/When natural athletes who haven't yet done serious weight training,(as many older baseball players are), finally -do- train, their predominance of fast-twitch muscle produces amazing mass gains in a very short time. 4/Skills are actually -hindered- by sudden increases in raw strength, until the athlete, through months of practice, has recalibrated his skills with the new muscle. Even then the new strength has surprisingly little to do with complex skills such as home run hitting.5/Under the incredible scrutiny that he is now, Bonds has maintained his size.
- Review:: 'Bonds' epitaph I love Victor Conte. You know, the way you love the bad guy in a great movie? You don't actually love him, but you love the character, the kind of "best actor nominee" thing. Two San Francisco Chronicle reporters lay out their case against Conte and his Giant client, Barry Bonds, as Bonds passes Babe Ruth and eyes Hank Aaron for the all-time home run record (Josh Gibson and Sadaharu Oh?). Conte himself is alleged to be the source for much of the material. The investigations continue: in spring 2006, Bonds' ex-girlfriend, Kim Bell, was allegedly asked by the FBI not to cooperate with the investigation Major League Baseball is doing; Greg Anderson, Bonds' trainer, was jailed in July 2006 for refusing to testify to the grand jury. The authors present extensive evidence about the use of steroids in track and field, provided to Olympic athletes by Conte under the cover of his nutritional supplements company, and the increasingly sophisticated efforts to mask such use. But it is the Barry Bonds allegations (along with the accompanying details on other Major Leaguers, and efforts to explain Mark [McGwire]Create?'s glory as Bonds' motivation) that sell the book. This book makes Bonds look much worse than I thought it would, and I was no fan already. The reader learns, for example, about his being a "control freak" with his teammates, women, staff and "friends." My own judgment is that the authors easily surpass "preponderance of the evidence" and probably "beyond a reasonable doubt", even if they don't have video of Bonds with a syringe labeled "The Clear." On the other hand, there is no video, and no (public) record of Bonds ever failing a steroids test. The authors try to explain why. In appendices, the authors detail the Bonds' remarkable statistical achievements from age 35 to 39, alongside those of other greats who by that age are in decline. They got Al Capone on tax fraud, Alger Hiss on perjury, Martha Stewart on obstruction of justice and O.J. in civil court. They may never get Bonds on steroids, but whether or not he breaks Aaron's record, these authors have written Bonds' epitaph.
A History of America's Favorite Game (Modern Library Chronicles):
–Lee Eisenberg, author of The Number
In Baseball, one of the great bards of America’s Grand Old Game gives a rousing account of the sport, from its pre-Republic roots to the present day. George Vecsey casts a fresh eye on the game, illuminates its foibles and triumphs, and performs a marvelous feat: making a classic story seem refreshingly new.
Baseball is a narrative of America’s can-do spirit, in which stalwart immigrants such as Henry Chadwick could transplant cricket and rounders into the fertile American culture and in which die-hard unionist baseballers such as Charles Comiskey and Connie Mack could eventually become the tightfisted avatars of the game’s big-money establishment. It’s a celebration of such underdogs as a rag-armed catcher turned owner named Branch Rickey and a sure-handed fielder named Curt
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