Playing through the pain : Ken Caminiti and the steroids confession that changed baseball forever / Dan Good.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Good, Dan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Caminiti, Ken, 1963-2004.

Caminiti, Ken.

Baseball players--United States--Biography.

Baseball players.

Baseball players--Drug use--United States.

Doping in sports--United States.

Doping in sports.

Baseball--Corrupt practices--United States.

Baseball.

Baseball--United States--History.

Anabolic steroids.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (290 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Abrams Press, 2022.

Summary:

"The powerful story of Ken Caminiti, who changed baseball forever as the first player to confess to having used performance-enhancing steroids In Playing Through the Pain: Ken Caminiti and the Steroids Confession That Changed Baseball Forever, writer Dan Good seeks to make sense of MLB MVP Ken Caminiti's fascinating, troubled life. Good began researching Caminiti in 2012 and conducted his first interviews for his biography in 2013. Since then he's interviewed nearly 400 people, providing him with an exclusive and exhaustive view into Caminiti's addictions, use of steroids, baseball successes, and inner turmoil. Decades later, the full truth about Major League Baseball's steroids era remains elusive, and the story of Caminiti, the player who opened the lid on performance-enhancing drugs in baseball has never been properly told. A gritty third baseman known for his diving stops, cannon arm, and switch-hit power, Caminiti voluntarily admitted in a 2002 Sports Illustrated cover story th at he used steroids during his career, including his 1996 MVP season, and guessed that half of the players were using performance-enhancing drugs. "I've made a ton of mistakes," he said. "I don't think using steroids is one of them." Good's on-the-record sources include Caminiti's steroids supplier, who has never come forward, discussing in detail his efforts to set up drug programs for Caminiti and dozens of other MLB players during the late 1990s; people who attended rehab with Caminiti and revealed the secret inner trauma that fueled his addictions; hundreds of Caminiti's baseball teammates and coaches, from Little League to the major leagues, who adored and respected him while struggling to understand how to help him amid a culture that cultivated substance abuse; childhood friends who were drawn to his daring personality, warmth, and athleticism; and the teenager at the center of Caminiti's October 2004 trip to New York City during which he overdosed and dieder story th Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1: Batman

Chapter 2: The Valley of Heart's Delight

Chapter 3: (Not So) Big Man on Campus

Chapter 4: College Try

Chapter 5: Red, White, and Blue

Chapter 6: Bus Rides and Empty Ballparks

Chapter 7: Houston, We Have Liftoff

Chapter 8: Down

Chapter 9: Winter Ball

Chapter 10: Job Security

Chapter 11: Feel the Heat

Chapter 12: Fresh Faces

Chapter 13: Long Road

Chapter 14: Earthquake

Chapter 15: Strike, You're Out

Chapter 16: New Beginnings

Chapter 17: Getting a Boost

Chapter 18: Legend

Chapter 19: Planes, Sprains, and Automobiles

Chapter 20: TG

Chapter 21: Capture the Flag

Chapter 22: Falling Down

Chapter 23: Moving On

Chapter 24: Warning Signs

Chapter 25: Old Dog

Chapter 26: Lost and Found

Chapter 27: The Truth Will Set You Free

Chapter 28: Relapse

Chapter 29: Greatest Day

Chapter 30: The End

Epilogue

Acknowledgments

Note on Sources

Index of Searchable Terms.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Good, Dan Playing Through the Pain

ISBN:

9781647002565

OCLC:

1321802627