Bash Brothers : A Legacy Subpoenaed

by Tafoya, Dale

• ISBN13: 9781597971782
• ISBN10: 1597971782
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781612343839
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-06-15
• Publisher: Potomac Books Inc
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Summary

Mark McGwire and Jose Canseco'”the Bash Brothers'”ushered in a new era of muscle-bound power hitters in baseball in the late 1980s. Suddenly balls were flying out of the parks like never before, and the rest of baseball stood up, took notice, and followed suit. Baseball's bodybuilding revolution, with its resultant steroid infestation, was here to stay, and many experts today point to these two players as a large reason why. Author Dale Tafoya has interviewed more than 150 teammates, coaches, scouts, and friends who knew McGwire and Canseco during that era, including former A's general manager Sandy Alderson, former team president Roy Eisenhardt, former commissioner Fay Vincent, Hall-of-Fame closer Dennis Eckersley, and 2004 Ford C. Frick award-winning legendary broadcaster Lon Simmons. They provide first-person commentary on what living and playing with the larger-than-life duo was like, and relate the shock and awe that followed both players and the team as well. Tafoya also investigates the players' pre-Oakland careers, how they exploded upon reaching the majors with the A's, and what happened when the two moved on. While Canseco has admitted his steroid use, McGwire ducked the question when Congress asked about his use by saying, 'œI am not here to discuss the past.' Tafoya investigates the claims of each. The Bash Brothers revolutionized baseball; Tafoya discusses whether it was for better or for worse and paints a colorful portrait of the duo's rise to popularity and their ensuing exposure and shame. Bash Brothers: A Legacy Subpoenaedis the first book to fully investigate how these two players helped shape baseball for years to come.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. vii
Introduction	p. ix
Baby Basher	p. 1
"Do It For The Money!"	p. 14
He Did It His Way	p. 24
Big Check	p. 37
A Juicy Promise	p. 51
Meet Roy Hobbs	p. 61
Getting Stronger	p. 75
Muscle Ball	p. 91
Brash Brother	p. 101
Marco-Solo	p. 112
Passing the Mantle	p. 123
The Bash Brothers	p. 130
Distant Brothers	p. 149
A Fading Star	p. 153
Back For the Future	p. 170
End of an Era	p. 183
Small Market, Big Muscles	p. 192
Decade of Late Bloomers	p. 205
Exposed	p. 222
A Legacy Subpoenaed	p. 238
Bibliography	p. 249
Index	p. 255
About the Author	p. 259
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