"Steroids are ruining the game of baseball. It has faced no more
serious threat since gamblers gained control of the World Series in
1919." Or are we overreacting? The problem of steroids,
recreational drugs, and other performance enhancers is one of the
fundamental issues facing not only baseball but all of sports and
society. With pundits pointing fingers and former players naming
names, a drug-induced McCarthyism is tarring some of the greatest
players ever to take the field. In The Juice, Will Carroll, an
acknowledged authority on baseball conditioning and injuries, calls
for a scientific, reasoned approach to the steroids problem. He
first explains the science of steroids and other drugs, describes
how athletes are tested, considers the scientific evidence of
effects and side effects, and, most important, analyzes whether and
how these drugs impact the game. He explores the grey area of legal
supplements, covers the BALCO story, and speculates on the next
generation of performance enhancers. And he profiles the
motivations and experiences of professional players, student
athletes, and baseball trainers. Carroll has interviewed hundreds
of players, executives, owners, and experts. His information from
players who have used steroids will surprise everyone with the
reasons why players cheat. His exclusive conversation with the
creator of some of baseball's most abused substances will make The
Juice the season's most widely discussed baseball book. For readers
who want to understand why baseball has a drug problem, how the
drugs work, and how they have affected the game, Carroll provides
the answers. They are surprising-and should lead to new and better
questions.
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