Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits & How Baseball Got Big
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"Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits & How Baseball Got Big" is a controversial memoir that exposes steroid use and behind-the-scenes excesses in Major League Baseball during the late 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits & How Baseball Got Big canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits & How Baseball Got Big Context triple: [Jose Canseco, authored, Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits & How Baseball Got Big]
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A.
For the Good of the Game: The Inside Story of the Surprising and Dramatic Transformation of Major League Baseball
"For the Good of the Game: The Inside Story of the Surprising and Dramatic Transformation of Major League Baseball" is a memoir by former MLB commissioner Bud Selig that chronicles the league’s modern evolution, controversies, and reforms from his insider perspective.
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B.
Men at Work: The Craft of Baseball
Men at Work: The Craft of Baseball is a bestselling non-fiction book that analyzes the strategies, psychology, and intricacies of professional baseball through in-depth profiles of players and managers.
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C.
Steroid era of Major League Baseball
The Steroid era of Major League Baseball refers to the period from the late 1980s through the mid-2000s marked by widespread performance-enhancing drug use, inflated offensive statistics, and subsequent scandals and reforms that reshaped the sport’s policies and public perception.
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D.
The Old Arbitrator of Baseball
The Old Arbitrator of Baseball was the nickname of Bill Klem, a pioneering and famously authoritative Major League Baseball umpire widely regarded as one of the greatest in the sport’s history.
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E.
The Book of Joe: Trying Not to Suck at Baseball and Life
"The Book of Joe: Trying Not to Suck at Baseball and Life" is a memoir and leadership guide by longtime MLB manager Joe Maddon that blends baseball stories with lessons on strategy, culture, and personal growth.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits & How Baseball Got Big Target entity description: "Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits & How Baseball Got Big" is a controversial memoir that exposes steroid use and behind-the-scenes excesses in Major League Baseball during the late 20th century.
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A.
For the Good of the Game: The Inside Story of the Surprising and Dramatic Transformation of Major League Baseball
"For the Good of the Game: The Inside Story of the Surprising and Dramatic Transformation of Major League Baseball" is a memoir by former MLB commissioner Bud Selig that chronicles the league’s modern evolution, controversies, and reforms from his insider perspective.
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B.
Men at Work: The Craft of Baseball
Men at Work: The Craft of Baseball is a bestselling non-fiction book that analyzes the strategies, psychology, and intricacies of professional baseball through in-depth profiles of players and managers.
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C.
Steroid era of Major League Baseball
The Steroid era of Major League Baseball refers to the period from the late 1980s through the mid-2000s marked by widespread performance-enhancing drug use, inflated offensive statistics, and subsequent scandals and reforms that reshaped the sport’s policies and public perception.
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D.
The Old Arbitrator of Baseball
The Old Arbitrator of Baseball was the nickname of Bill Klem, a pioneering and famously authoritative Major League Baseball umpire widely regarded as one of the greatest in the sport’s history.
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E.
The Book of Joe: Trying Not to Suck at Baseball and Life
"The Book of Joe: Trying Not to Suck at Baseball and Life" is a memoir and leadership guide by longtime MLB manager Joe Maddon that blends baseball stories with lessons on strategy, culture, and personal growth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| about |
Oakland Athletics
NERFINISHED
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Texas Rangers NERFINISHED ⓘ steroid era in baseball ⓘ |
| author | Jose Canseco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controversial | true ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| format |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ |
| fullTitle | Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits & How Baseball Got Big NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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sports memoir ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| hasSubtitle | Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits & How Baseball Got Big NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | public discussion of PEDs in baseball ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Jose Canseco
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Major League Baseball NERFINISHED ⓘ performance-enhancing drugs ⓘ steroid use in baseball ⓘ |
| marketReception | bestseller ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeVoice | Jose Canseco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
allegations of widespread steroid use in MLB
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controversial claims about baseball players and executives ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2005 ⓘ |
| publisher | HarperCollins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Major League Baseball clubhouses
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United States ballparks ⓘ |
| subjectOfDebate | credibility of steroid allegations ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
baseball fans
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readers of sports non-fiction ⓘ |
| theme |
drug use in professional sports
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ethics in sports ⓘ fame and excess ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
1980s
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1990s ⓘ late 20th century ⓘ |
| title | Juiced NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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