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Bash Brothers

Bash Brothers

Author: Dale Tafoya

Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.

ISBN: 9781597971782

Category: Sports & Recreation

Page: 259

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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, “I 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 Subpoenaed is the first book to fully investigate how these two players helped shape baseball for years to come.
Bash Brothers
Language: en
Pages: 259

Bash Brothers

Authors: Dale Tafoya
Categories: Sports & Recreation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008 - Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.

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
The Story of the Oakland Athletics
Language: en
Pages: 48

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Authors: Gordon Pueschner
Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-07 - Publisher: The Creative Company

Presents a history of the Oakland Athletics baseball team, which began its major league existence in Philadelphia, that also includes detailed information and statistics on one all-time great player from each position.
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Language: en
Pages: 262

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Categories: Sports & Recreation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-10-03 - Publisher: McFarland

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Language: en
Pages: 114

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Authors: Greg Roensch
Categories: Sports & Recreation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-01-01 - Publisher: Infobase Publishing

In a Major League Baseball career spanning 25 years and nine clubs, Rickey Henderson became baseball's greatest base-stealer, and, arguably, the game's greatest lead-off hitter. Though controversial at times, Henderson was first and foremost a run-producing entertainer who led his teams to victory in many different ways. Known for his
Mark McGwire
Language: en
Pages: 240

Mark McGwire

Authors: Rob Rains
Categories: Sports & Recreation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-04-01 - Publisher: St. Martin's Press

The powerhouse player who's revolutionizing the game... In 1998, Mark McGwire made baseball history by breaking the legendary 61-home-run record set by Roger Maris in 1961. Not only did the outstanding Cardinals player break Maris' mark, he surpassed it by hitting 70 in one season! Find out all the facts

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