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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1998 edition!!! Book has light shelving wear to the edges and corners, along with light rubbing to the covers. Aside from the items listed this is a very good copy that remains well-bound with bright pages that are crisp and unmarked.

Condition: As New. Unread copy in mint condition.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Fine unread condition black boards, black spine, and silver spine lettering contained in a fine condition non price-clipped color photographic dust jacket. Includes Authors' Dedications; Prologue; Epilogue; Appendix One: Bonds and Steroids; Appendix Two: Bonds's Numbers; Source Notes; Acknowledgments; About the Authors and Index. Illustrated with a section of black-and-white photographic plates. "Barry Bonds showed up a day late at the Giants' spring training camp in Scottsdale in 1999, angry with the club for refusing to renegotiate his contract. The change in his physique was startling. His weight had increased from 210 pounds to perhaps 225, and almost all of the gain was rock-hard muscle. When he was with the Pirates, Bonds's body had been lithe and wiry, a muscular version of a marathon runner's build. Now he had the physique of an NFL linebacker, with broad shoulders, a wide chest and huge biceps. Among the Giants, players began referring to Bonds as "The Incredible Hulk," joking about the "gamma radiation" that had transformed him into a muscle-bound superhero. When Bonds took batting practice, he was driving the ball farther than he ever had in his life. To teammates, writers, and fans in Scottsdale that spring, and especially to Giants management, Bonds's appearance and performance raised a fundamental question" What in he had he been doing in the off-season?" - from the rear outer jacket. Tringali, Rob (front jacket photo); Sakuma, Paul (back jacket photo); Mangin, Brad (author photo); Lundgren, Ray (jacket design) (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 368 pages. 8.25x5.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.