A copy of "American Icon: The Fall of Roger Clemens and the Rise of Steroids in America's Pastime" arrived yesterday, and I'll be digging into it this weekend. Full disclosure: Two of my best friends in the business, Teri Thompson and Mike O'Keeffe, wrote the thing, along with Christian Red and Nate Vinton, and, if I ever write a book, I'd expect a plug from them. (I doubt I'd get one. That's just how they are.)
But this plug isn't just personal. The book, excerpted in SI and in the Daily News, has the added advantage of being the real deal, promising the most thorough look at all things Clemens, from his juicing to his womanizing to his less-than-credible testimony before Congress. From the beginning of the Clemens saga, Teri and her investigative team killed on this story, week after week, for the better part of two years. They're still killing it.
Personally, I'm interested in the reporting on Brian McNamee, a man I've never met but whom I feel like I know.
