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Dan Good

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Dan Good is a seasoned book writer, ghostwriter, journalist and editor. He has ghostwritten more than 40 books, including four national bestsellers. His biography about baseball star Ken Caminiti, Playing Through the Pain, was published by Abrams Press in May 2022 and received a starred review from Publishers Weekly. Dan worked for the New York Daily News, New York Post, ABC News and NBC News, as well as local news outlets in New Jersey and his native Pennsylvania, during his journalism career. He lives outside New York City with his wife and son.

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Watching 100-year-old Bobby Shantz ripping baseball card packs will warm your heart

Bobby Shantz is the best.

The centenarian happened to win the American League MVP award in 1952, the year Topps had its first full-fledged baseball release.

Bobby is one of three players still alive who had cards in that landmark set (the others are Vern Law and Bob Ross).

So to celebrate 75 years of baseball products, Topps visited with Bobby and recorded a video of him opening the first pack off of

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Average rating: 4.09 · 398 ratings · 61 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Playing Through the Pain: Ken Caminiti and the Steroids Confession That Changed Baseball Forever 4.21 avg rating — 292 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Microsoft Story: How the Tech Giant Rebooted Its Culture, Upgraded Its Strategy, and Found Success in the Cloud (The Business Storybook Series) 3.49 avg rating — 69 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Trump You: Promises, Lies, and Corruption: My Battle with Donald Trump's Fake University by Art Cohen, Dan Good (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 37 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Dan Good liked Janice's review of Baseball Imposters: The Dark Side of Fandom: "Baseball Imposters is a fascinating and surprisingly compassionate exploration of deception within the world of baseball. Rob Sheinkopf blends humor, skepticism, and careful research to examine why some individuals fabricate careers in Major League B" Read more of this review »
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Dan Good and 1 other person liked Kenny Kemper's review of Playing Through the Pain: Ken Caminiti and the Steroids Confession That Changed Baseball Forever: "Wow I grew up watching Ken play for the Astros and Padres and this book really opened my eyes to not only his younger years but all the things he struggled with. He was very open and truthful about his addictions and downfalls but he lived the game o" Read more of this review »
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Dan Good liked Bobby Smieszny's review of Playing Through the Pain: Ken Caminiti and the Steroids Confession That Changed Baseball Forever: "This is a fantastically written book about not just one athlete, but of a unique era in Baseball. You get to experience the challenges of starting a career, the highs of being MVP, and the lows of battling drug and alcohol abuse. Following Cammy’s ca" Read more of this review »
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Most baseball books are about those who played. This one is about those who didn't—liars who claimed to have played Major League Baseball. The stories in the book are pretty audacious and incredible, especially when considering the documentation that ...more
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Dan Good made a comment on Tom Gase’s review of Playing Through the Pain: Ken Caminiti and the Steroids Confession That Changed Baseball Forever " Tom, I was touched by your review. Thank you so much for your kind words, and thank you for reading! "
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