Mark and Me: Mark McGwire and the Truth Behind Baseball's Worst-kept Secret

In Mark and Me, Jay McGwire provides an inside look at his reclusive older brother, baseball slugger Mark McGwire, and their All-American, sports-loving family, and also offers a detailed entry into the world of steroids. Jay dispels Jose Canseco s steroid tales about Mark, in the process setting the record straight and offering a detailed account of what really happened to Mark how he got started on steroids, what he used, and the dramatic effect that steroids had on his body and on baseball history.For years, baseball fans have wondered what fueled the man who broke Roger Maris single-season home run mark, the most hallowed record in sports. Jay knows the truth about Mark and tells all. A series of coincidences in the brothers lives transpired to make them collaborators in creating the ultimate home run-hitting machine.Jay also reveals the missing piece to baseball s steroids puzzle but this is more than just a steroid expose. While Jay s revelation will make headlines the world over and forever change the way baseball and its fans view Mark s accomplishments, Mark and Me will offer insight into Mark McGwire the person, not the superstar slugger fans have come to know. Mark s partying, his temper, and his strained familial relationships are all brought to light in this fascinating family tale.And, of course, there is redemption. Mark hasn t admitted his steroid use, but Jay is determined to set the record straight. After hitting rock bottom having suffered a severe depression due to steroid use Jay found redemption through his Christian faith and can no longer lie to people who ask him about his older brother. As a personal trainer and the owner of his own gym, Jay now teaches young athletes about the perils of steroid use-and shows them how they can excel naturally, through hard work, good nutrition, and healthy, legal supplements.Mark and Me is a much-needed addition to the steroid expose genre, but it is also a fascinating cautionary and redemptive tale that will not only set the record straight on one of baseball s greatest sluggers, but it will also inspire others to compete on the level and without the use of performance-enhancing drugs.