The life and trials of Roger Clemens : baseball's rocket man and the questionable case against him / Hansen Alexander.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alexander, Hansen, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Clemens, Roger.

Pitchers (Baseball)--United States--Biography.

Pitchers (Baseball).

Steroid abuse.

Athletes--Drug use.

United States.

Baseball players--United States--Biography.

Baseball players.

Athletes--Drug use--United States.

Athletes.

Steroid abuse--United States.

Doping in sports.

Governmental investigations--United States.

Governmental investigations.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

x, 258 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]

Summary:

"Roger Clemens (1962- ) was a major figure in baseball for nearly a quarter century and the best pitcher of his generation. He retired in 2007 amid allegations of performance-enhancing drug use. Questioned by a Congressional committee about his alleged use of steroids, Clemens was accused of perjury but later acquitted. This book covers his life and career"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 The Self Invention of Roger Clemens 11

2 The Consistency of Roger Clemens 20

3 The Passive Injector 41

4 Keeping up Appearances with George Mitchell 52

5 Evidence? What Evidence? 66

6 Roger Clemens' Last Brawl with the Baseball Writers 77

7 An Investigation of the Investigation 98

8 Clemens Gets Clobbered in Congress 104

9 The Desperados 116

10 The Mysterious Mister McNamee 126

11 Squeezing McNamee 140

12 The Trial That Wasn't 148

13 A Prosecutor's Dream Jury 158

14 Rusty Hardin's Comfort Zone 176

15 The Government's Double-Edged Swords 186

16 When the Evidence Told Roger Clemens' Side of the Story 195

17 A Theory of the Case 207

18 At Home in Houston 223

19 Roger Clemens, Family Man 227.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781476665764

1476665761

OCLC:

965922005