Game of Life (column), 243
Gant, Ron, 154
Garden Grove High School, 17–18, 21–23, 28
Garner, Phil, 63–64
Gaston, Cito, 159
Gedman, Rich, 71, 76, 77
Gehrig, Lou, 203
German shepherd, 173–74
Giamatti, A. Bartlett, 117
Gibbons, John “Gibby,” 37–38
Gibson, Kirk, 87
Glavine, Tom, 153
Goldberg, Bernard, 241–42
Goldman, Ron, 183
Golf, 115, 192–93
Gonzalez, Luis, 108
Gooden, Dwight “Doc,” 39–40
1986 season, 53–54, 55
NLCS, 59–60, 63
World Series, 68, 70
1988 NLCS, 86, 87, 88–89
Goodwill ambassador tour, 167–74
Grand theft auto charge, 284, 287, 288–92
Green Acres (TV show), 35
Greene, Tommy, 150, 159–60
Greenwell, Mike, 71
Gretzky, Janet, 264
Gretzky, Wayne, 251, 263–64
Gretzky estate, 263–69, 271
Greyhound, 6–7, 10, 11, 307–8
Grisham, John, 296, 315–21
Gulfstream jet, 219–22
Guzman, Juan, 157, 158, 161
Hackman, Gene, 49
Hallinan, Kevin, 106–7, 117–18
Hancock, John Lee, 9–10
Hatcher, Billy, 64
Heep, Danny, 61
Henderson, Dave, 68, 72, 76, 77
Henderson, Rickey, 1993 World Series, 157–58, 160, 162–63
Hentgen, Pat, 157, 159
Hernandez, Keith, 66
1986 season, 53–54, 57
NLCS, 60, 64–65
World Series, 66, 71, 72, 76, 77
Hershiser, Orel, 88–89
Hines, Ben, 32
Hitchcock, Alfred, 150
HIV, 141–42
Hockey, 13–14
Hollins, Dave “Head”
1993 season, 151–52, 155
on-base percentage, 151–52
World Series, 158, 159, 162
baseball strike of 1994, 198
Home-Free Systems, 287, 288–91
Home runs, and steroid use, 106, 108, 110
Hoosiers (movie), 49
Hornsby, Rogers, 111
Houdini, Harry, 150
House Committee on Government Reform, 109
Housing crisis, 267–68
Houston Astros, 1986 NLCS. See National League Championship Series (1986)
Houston Oilers, 59
Howe, Gordie, 13–14
Hunting, 81–83
Hurst, Bruce, 1986 World Series, 67–68, 70, 75, 76–77
Huxley, Aldous, 200
Incaviglia, Pete “Inky,” 151, 152, 162
Injuries, 120
In Plain English (Kraemer), 271
Israel, 210–14
Israeli Special Forces, 211, 212
Jackson, Danny, 150, 159
Jackson, Mississippi, Mets, 42–43
Jackson, Reggie, 24
Jackson Public Library, 98
Jayhawk League, 32–33
Jefferies, Gregg, 90–91
Jeopardy! (TV show), 188
Jerusalem, 214
Jet charters, 217–19
Jeter, Derek, 251
Johnson, Ben, 98
Johnson, Davey
1985 season, 46–47, 48
1986 season, 58
NLCS, 64, 65, 67
World Series, 68, 72–73, 75–76, 77
1988 NLCS, 85–90
failures as manager, 85–91
1989 season, 93–94, 97
Johnson, Earvin “Magic,” 141
Johnson, Howard, 55
1986 season, 55, 71, 72
Johnson & Johnson, 239
Jones, Lindsay, 167, 179–80, 182–83, 237
Jones, Sheri, 167
Jongewaard, Dean, 29
Jongewaard, Roger, 29
Jordan, Michael, 156, 192–93
Jordan, Ricky, 151
JPMorgan Chase, 276–77
Justice, David, 154
Kangol, 171
Karkannen, Alex, 287
Kelso, Herb, 115–16
Kennedy, John F., 175, 294
Kerfeld, Charlie, 63
Kerik, Bernie, 175
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 306
King, Roger, 187–89
King, Stephen, 321
King of Torts, The (Grisham), 296
King World, 188
Knepper, Bob, 60, 63–65
Knight, Ray, 55
1986 season, 55, 57
NLCS, 60, 65
World Series, 70, 71, 73, 77–78
Kogan, Richard, 227–28
Kraemer, Saline, 271
Kravitz, Lenny, 175
Kruk, John, 118
1993 on-base percentage, 151–52
1993 World Series, 158, 161
Ku Klux Klan, 111
Lanier, Hal, 61
Lasorda, Tommy, 84
Las Vegas, 188, 217–18
La Tour d’Argent (Paris), 170–72
Law & Order (TV show), 282
Led Zeppelin, 22
Legacy, 303–5
Leiter, Al, 159–60
Lemke, Mark, 154
Lenny Dykstra’s Car Wash (Simi Valley), 21, 180–81
Leswick, Jack, 13
Leswick, Jerry, 14
Leswick, Pistol “Pete,” 13
Leswick, Tony, 13–14
Levin, Carl, 267–68
Lewis, Michael, 9
“Lips Get Smacked” (Buschel), 185–87
Little League, 14–15, 16–17, 320
Livestrong Foundation, 111
London, 228
Los Angeles Angels, 18–19, 20–21, 23–24
Los Angeles County Men’s Central Jail, 284, 287–88
Los Angeles Dodgers, 131, 189
1988 NLCS, 85–90
1990 season, 126–28
Los Angeles Times, 128
Louis Vuitton, 220–21
Lynchburg Mets, 38–40
Lynn, Fred, 24–25
McDowell, Oddibe, 31
McDowell, Roger, 38
1986 World Series, 69, 76
1988 NLCS, 87
McGraw, John, 128
McGriff, Fred, 154
McGwire, Mark, 108, 109, 110
McIlvaine, Joe, 28, 34, 46, 94
McNamara, John, 71, 73–77
McReynolds, Kevin, 81–83, 90
Maddux, Greg, 120, 153, 155
Mad Money (TV show), 241–42
Maestrales, Pete, 219
Major League (movie), 132–33
Major League Baseball (MLB)
business of baseball, 255–61
European goodwill ambassador tour, 167–74
player pension, 308–9
revenues, 255
steroids in, 98–99, 106–9
strike of 1994–95, 105–6, 196–99
Major League Baseball draft
1980, 30–31
1981, 27–28, 30, 31
2014, 30
2015, 28, 304
Major League Baseball Players Association, 117–18
baseball strike of 1994–95, 196–99
steroid use and, 108–9
Mandela, Nelson, 4
Mantle, Mickey, 26, 111
Margin calls, 239
Martinez, Lalo, 297
Mason, Roger, 150, 162
Maybach, 219
Maybach, Ulrich, 219, 220
Maybach Foundation, 220, 221
Mays, Willie, 251
Mazeroski, Bill, 163
Mazzilli, Lee, 1986 World Series, 69–70, 71, 76
Mercedes, 223
Methadone, 209
Mets. See New York Mets
Mexican Mafia, 297
Microsoft, 239–40
Middle, the, 1–2, 16
Miller, Rich, 36–
37
Milwaukee Brewers, 304
Mind-set, 8–9
Minnesota Twins, 36
Minor leagues, 34–43
Mitchell, George, 109
Mitchell, Kevin, 58
1986 World Series, 72–73, 77
MLB. See Major League Baseball
Molitor, Paul, 1993 World Series, 158, 159, 161–62
Monaco, 228–29
Moneyball (Lewis), 9, 44
Money laundering, 116
Monroe, Marilyn, 175
Montreal Canadiens, 13–14
Monzon, Danny, 35–36
Morandini, Mickey, 151, 155
Morgan, Mike, 127
Mortner, Moshe, 276–77, 288–93
Moscow, 228
Mulholland, Terry, 150, 158
Mund, Geraldine, 276–77
Murray, Jim, 128
Myers, Randy, 86, 87, 150
Nails on Numbers (column), 243
National League Championship Series (1986), 59–65
Game 1, 59–60
Game 2, 60
Game 3, 60–62
Game 4, 63
Game 5, 63
Game 6, 63–65
MVP, 65
pitching staff, 55–57
National League Championship Series (1988), 85–90
Davey’s failures, 86–90
Game 4, 85–87
Game 7, 88–90
National League Championship Series (1993), 149, 152–55
Game 4, 153–54
Game 5, 154–55
Game 6, 155
Negativity, 8
Netter, Gil, 9–10
Newman, Paul, 114
New York City, 174–75
New York Mets
1980 draft, 30–31
1981 draft, 27–31
1985 season, 45–51
Cincinnati game, 46, 47–50
joining the team, 45–47
1986 season, 53–65. See also National League Championship Series (1986); World Series (1986)
win record, 59
1987 season, 81
1988 season. See also National League Championship Series (1988)
win record, 85
1989 season, 93–94
breaking into the big league (1985), 45–50
minor leagues, 34–43, 45–46
Phillies trade, 94, 97–98
scouting, 28, 29, 33
signing offer, 31–32, 33–34
steroid use, 110
New York Rangers, 13
Nice, France, 220–21
Nicholson, Jack, 191, 193
Nickname, 13
Nietzsche, Friedrich, 286
Nipper, Al, 70, 77–78
NLCS. See National League Championship Series
North Corona Car Wash, 180
Oakland A’s, 9
Ojeda, Bobby, 1986 season, 57
NLCS, 60, 63–64
World Series, 69, 71–72
Olerud, John, 1993 World Series, 158, 159, 161
Onassis, Aristotle, 166
On-base percentage, 151–52, 255, 258, 259
Opiates, 203, 204–14
withdrawal, 205, 209–14
Orosco, Jesse, 150
1986 NLCS, 63, 65
1986 World Series, 71, 77–78
Orza, Gene, 117–18
Pagel, Mike, 33
Palmeiro, Rafael, 109
Paris, 170–72, 220
Partying, 187–89, 191–93, 202, 217–18, 227–34
Patrick, Danica, 251
Peninsula Hotel (Beverly Hills), 188, 191
Perlozzo, Sam, 39–40
Peter Luger’s (Brooklyn), 62
Petersen, Eric, 222–25
Petersen, Kelly, 225
Petrocelli, Dan, 182–83
Philadelphia (magazine), 186
Philadelphia Phillies
1989 season, 94, 97–98
1990 season, 101–2, 126–28
1991 season, 118, 119–20
1992 season, 120, 149
1993 season, 149–64, 195, 207. See also National League Championship Series (1993); World Series (1993)
bench players, 151–52
Dodgers game, 131
Marlins game, 204–5
pitchers, 149–50
player lineup, 150–51
regular-season record, 152
statistics, 106, 195, 203
1994 season, 196, 199
Fred Lynn incident, 25
handing out baseballs to fans, 19–20
Mets trade, 94, 97–98
Piazza, Mike, 91
Pines, Myron, 24, 29–30
Pitch count, 123–24
Pitchers, 100–101, 257
strike zone, 123–25
Platoon players, 93, 97
Players Association. See Major League Baseball Players Association
Players Club, 249–50, 252, 264–65
Players Club (magazine), 250–52
Poker games, 115–18
Pratt, Todd, 151
Prison. See Victorville Federal Prison
Pro baseball mold, 27–28, 29
Probation, 308
Promises Treatment Center (Malibu), 134–35, 232, 233–34
Protection players, 38–39
Pulp Fiction (movie), 206
Pussy. See Sex
Radomski, Kirk, 110
Rapid City, South Dakota, 32–33
Rapid Opiate Detox, 209–14
Reading, in prison, 296
Reagan, Ronald, 270
Real Money (radio show), 238, 242–43
Rehab
lies to wife Terri about, 227, 228
at Promises (Malibu), 134–35, 232, 233–34
Rennert, Dutch, 61
Reno-Tahoe Open, 192–93
Reynolds, Harold, 251
Rice, Jim, 77
Richard, Maurice “Rocket,” 13
Richards, Keith, 231
Ritz-Carlton Montreal, 190
Rivera, Ben, 150
Robbins, Tim, 311
“Robes and room service,” 190
Rockefeller, John D., 92
Rockne, Knute, 68
Rodriguez, Alex, 108
Rolling Stones, 231
Rome Braves, 304
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, 180
Rose, Pete, 116, 203
Rossi, Scottine, 136–38
Rourke, Mickey, 183, 191, 232–33
Rudi, Joe, 19
Rule 5 draft, 38–39
Ruth, Babe, 111, 203
Ryan, Nolan, 60, 63
Saberhagen, Bret, 90
Sabermetrics, 261
St. Barts, 230–31
Sambito, Joe, 77
San Bernardino Greyhound Station, 10
Sandberg, Sheryl, 216
San Diego Padres, 25, 81
Sandomir, Richard, 80
Santana, Rafael, 77
Schaefer, Bob, 45–47
Schilling, Curt, 1993 season, 149–50
NLCS, 153–54
World Series, 158, 161
Schiraldi, Calvin, 68, 71, 72, 77
Schott, Marge, 119–20
Schueller, Bob, 171
Scioscia, Mike, 86
Scott, Mike, 59–60, 63, 64, 65
SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission), 245–46
Selig, Bud, 107
Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations on Wall Street and the Financial Crisis, 267–68
Sex, 115, 187, 217, 227
first experience in high school, 22–23
Shawshank Redemption, The (movie), 311
Sheen, Charlie, 131–46
baseball skills of, 132–33
desire to go public about HIV, 142–43, 146
drug intervention of 2014, 135–41
extortion plot against, 141–42
first meeting, 131–33
HIV confession of, 141–42
personal letter to, 143–46
at Promises rehab, 134–35
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sp; Sheen, Janet, 142
Sheen, Martin, 142
Shelby, John, 86
Shelby, North Carolina, Mets, 34–38
Sherwood Country Club, 263–64
Shulman and Huttenhoff, 276
Sigler, Jamie-Lynn, 305
Signing bonus, 28
Simi Valley Car Wash, 21, 180–81
Simon and Garfunkel, 300
Simpson, O. J., 183
Sinatra, Frank, 194
Slotkin, Mark, 222–23
Smith, Dave, 60–61 64–65
Smoltz, John, 126, 153
Sopranos, The (TV show), 305
Sosa, Sammy, 108, 109, 110
Soto, Mario, 49–50
“Sounds of Silence, The” (song), 300
South Atlantic League, 34–38
South Corona Car Wash, 181–82
Sports Illustrated, 101
Sprague, Ed, 158, 160
Stanley, Bob “Steamer,” 73, 74
Stanley Cup, 14
Stapleton, Dave, 74
Stengel, Casey, 184
Stéphanie of Monaco, Princess, 229
Steroids, 98–112, 119
federal government and, 105, 109
first use of, 99–100
hypocrisy surrounding, 110–11
politics of, 105–12
punishment for use, 109
reason for use, 100, 101, 106, 107–8
testing program, 105, 108–9
Stewart, Dave, 157, 158, 162
Stocker, Kevin, 151, 161
Stock market, 237–47
Stone, Oliver, 132
Stottlemyre, Todd, 157, 159–60
Strawberry, Darryl, 30–31
1986 season, 53–54, 57, 58
NLCS, 60, 63, 65
World Series, 68, 76, 77
Strike zone, 123–25
Suboxone, 209
Subprime mortgage crisis, 267–68
Terrail, André, 172
Teufel, Tim, 67–68, 76
Texas hold ’em, 116
Texas Rangers, 23, 31
TheStreet.com, 242–45
Thomas, Lee, 98
Thompson, Milt, 150–51, 152, 160
Tidewater Tides, 45–46
Todd, Tony, 132
Toronto Blue Jays, 37. See also World Series (1993)
Tour de France, 111
Tourette’s syndrome, 158
Trading strategy, 238–39
Travel, 228–31
Trump, Donald, 175, 178
Trustee Professionalism and Ethics Conflicts of Interest, 272–73
Tyson, Mike, 213
Umpires, and strike zone, 123–25
U.S. Open, 175
USC Trojans, 31
Utility players, 93
Valium, 139
Van Kalsbeek, Dorothy, 10, 228, 245, 284, 288
Van Nuys Airport, 218
Van Parys, Nicole, 263–65
Vaughn, Rick, 133
Veterans Stadium (Philadelphia), 201–2
Vicodin, 203, 204–14
Victorville Federal Prison, 5–11, 295–300
arrival at, 8–9
release from, 5–8, 9–11, 307–8
solitary confinement at, 7
Vincent, Fay, 105, 117–18
Vuitton, Bernard, 220–21
Wachovia Mortgage, 273–78
Wall Street (movie), 123, 132
Wall Street Journal, 277
Walters, Gary, 191
Walters, Norby, 191
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