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A great perspective on a ego driven person. - [11 May 2009]
An easy read with an attempt to show Roger's goodside(what little he had)along with his egotistical personality which ultimately destroyed him. Finally an over due apolgy to Dan Duquette who rightfully got rid of an over the hill pitcher.
personality which ultimately destroyed him. Finally an over due apolgy to Dan Duquette...
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A wonderful book by one of the country's best sportswriters - [20 Apr 2009]
This book reads "like butter", as they say. I read it in two sittings and was sad to see it end. As Jemele Hill notes on the back cover advance praise, "The Rocket..." is FAIR. Describing Clemens life from childhood to the most recent developments, author...
end. As Jemele Hill notes on the back cover advance praise, "The Rocket..." is FAIR. Describing...
www.amazon.com/review/R178NWJLNVDLH...
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Jeff Pearlman Delivers - [18 Apr 2009]
In "A Rocket That Fell To Earth", Jeff Pearlman has firmly established himself as his generation's Pat Jordan. Like many, I was first exposed to Jeff Pearlman through his scathing assessment of John Rocker in a Sports Illustrated article published after...
s Pat Jordan. Like many, I was first exposed to Jeff Pearlman through his scathing assessment...
www.amazon.com/review/R1G337YRB...
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Was this written by a high school student? - [16 Apr 2009]
I'm very surprised to get such a badly written story from Jeff Pearlman. Maybe he should stick to short articles in Sports Illustrated... It doesn't matter what your opinions are on Roger Clemens or the state of MLB, this book was badly written, extremely...
to short articles in Sports Illustrated... It doesn't matter what your opinions are on...
www.amazon.com/review/RY5G8DP4YV...
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Almost made me feel sympathetic for Roger. Almost. - [12 Apr 2009]
I'm a Mets fan. I have no great love for Roger Clemens. Naturally I eagerly awaited this book, and bought it on day one. I had fond memories from Jeff Pearlman's expose about the '86 Mets ( Bad Guys Won , and his tell-all about Barry Bonds ( Love Me, ...
and bought it on day one. I had fond memories from Jeff Pearlman's expose about the '8...
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A Disgraceful Character Assasination - [11 Apr 2009]
This is easily one of the most disgraceful 'biographies' in sports book history. In fact, it really can be best described not as a biography but as character assasination. Jeff Pearlman is a good writer (and I have favorably reviewed some of his other...
it really can be best described not as a biography but as character assasination. Jeff Pearlman...
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RICK "SHAQ" GOLDSTEIN SAYS: "THIS ROCKET USED ILLEGAL FUEL!" - [29 Mar 2009]
This is the life story of Roger Clemens who among other things is an all-time great baseball player... a cheater... an abuser of illegal drugs... a Father... a husband... an adulterer... a perjurer... a liar... and not real smart. In fact... if Charles...
player... a cheater... an abuser of illegal drugs... a Father... a husband... an adulterer...
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Solid expose of one of America's biggest phonies. - [28 Mar 2009]
A fairly thorough account that exposes Clemens as the phony he is. The inclusion of humanizing elements (Clemens' grief over the death of his sister-in-law, generosity toward sick children, etc.) lends depth and balance to the story, but on the whole,...
elements (Clemens' grief over the death of his sister-in-law, generosity toward sick children...
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A Fallen Hero Consumed by an Inner Rage That Can't be Quenched - [28 Mar 2009]
Jeff Pearlman is expert at delving into the inner recesses of Roger Clemens to paint the picture of a man who, growing up in a working class Ohio neighborhood and losing two fathers, seizes on his baseball ambition as his ticket out. Fueling his intense...
of a man who, growing up in a working class Ohio neighborhood and losing two fathers...
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Read it over the last two days--loved it - [25 Mar 2009]
This is one of the most engrossing sports books I've read in a long time. I like Pearlman as a writer, in that he takes unique angles and seems to see athletes in very humanistic lights. He refuses to needlessly praise or slam, and rarely resorts to the...
as a writer, in that he takes unique angles and seems to see athletes in very humanistic lights...
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