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Jeff Pearlman - The Rocket That Fell to Earth: Roger Clemens and the Rage for Baseball Immortality

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The national sports media has had a much easier time pounding on Roger Clemens than opposing hitters ever did while he was on the pitcher's mound. The barrage continues with this tell-all from Jeff Pearlman, who has previously provided blow-by-snorted-blow accounts of the notorious antics of the 1986 New York Mets and the 1990s-era Dallas Cowboys. Pearlman details Clemens's nearly anonymous upbringing in Ohio, his remarkable rise to baseball stardom (seven Cy Young Awards, 354 wins, 4,672 strikeouts), and his astonishing fall from grace amid rampant accusations of steroid use and promiscuity, including a reputed affair with a 15-year-old girl.
 

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Date of Review:  May 22, 2009
The Bottom Line: It took Clemens several starts before he won game number 300. It took me several days to write review number 300.
Review: Well, it certainly didn't take Jeff Pearlman very long to get to the newest face of baseball shame. Roger Clemens has officially replaced Barry Bonds atop the BALCO pole as the shamed face of America's pastime. The revelation that Clemens turned out...
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Authors Jeff Pearlman
Nonfiction Category Biography & Autobiography • Sports & Recreation
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  Nowlin, Bill, Boston Globe: "Pearlman's book develops a stark, unsparing picture of Clemens's life that surpasses anything that's come before....This is one comprehensive book, and those most familiar with the many controversies and accomplishments of Clemens's career...will find new and illuminating material."

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Publisher: Harpercollins (April 01, 2009)
Measurements: 9.5"(h) x 6.25"(w) x 1.25"(d), 1.2 lbs.
ISBN: 9780061724756
 

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