Game of ShadowsBarry Bonds, BALCO, and the Steroids Scandal that Rocked Professional Sports
- Narrated by
Arnie Mazer
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- Abridged (Random House Audio)
- Length:
- 6 hours, 7 minutes
- File Size:
- 168 MB (88 files)
- Published:
- March 2006
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Review by Tobias Carroll, eMusic
The scandal that rocked America's national pastime.
The BALCO scandal, in which a Bay Area company was found to be providing performance-enhancing drugs to dozens of professional athletes, brought national attention to the role of steroid use in sports. As baseball entered an era of power hitters who broke longstanding records, the scandal raised the question of whether these achievements were legitimate. Fainaru-Wada and Williams meticulously explore the scandal's roots in the life of BALCO founder Victor Conte, the factors leading many athletes to seek out his help and the federal investigation that ensued. By the end, with highly-paid athletes sitting before a grand jury, the effect is not unlike a detective story having reached its conclusion, with a brutal sting yet to come. Arnie Mazer's animated delivery suits both the journalistic tone of the book and the accompanying sense of outrage.
The BALCO scandal, in which a Bay Area company was found to be providing performance-enhancing drugs to dozens of professional athletes, brought national attention to the role of steroid use in sports. As baseball entered an era of power hitters who broke longstanding records, the scandal raised the question of whether these achievements were legitimate. Fainaru-Wada and Williams meticulously explore the scandal's roots in the life of BALCO founder Victor Conte, the factors leading many athletes to seek out his help and the federal investigation that ensued. By the end, with highly-paid athletes sitting before a grand jury, the effect is not unlike a detective story having reached its conclusion, with a brutal sting yet to come. Arnie Mazer's animated delivery suits both the journalistic tone of the book and the accompanying sense of outrage.
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