Between the Lines: One Athlete's Struggle to Escape the Nightmare of Addiction

by Steve Howe, Jim Greenfield

The celebrated L.A. Dodgers' pitcher reveals how his meteoric rise to stardom with the Dodgers was accompanied by a pell-mell rush down L.A.'s fast lane and repeated slumps into cocaine addiction

Genres: Baseball

278 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 1989

About the author

Steven Roy Howe was an American baseball relief pitcher who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), mostly for the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Ho...


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Reviews

[Jeff Olson]

What a powerful story Steve wrote about his addiction to alcohol and cocaine. Drinking was very prevalent in families post WWII so kids were exposed to it and as for cocaine it was a recreational drug just to use at parties. we kids heard songs by Styx, Ringo Star, Lynard Skynard and Eric Clapton singing about cocaine, so many students wanted to give it a try and be cool but not me. Many people can handle drinking and drugs but lots of people have a genetic predisposition to abuse chemicals. If one starts early in adolescence then maturity stops which can lead to impulsiveness and bad decisions in life. Chemical dependency is principally a disease of the mind, not a physical injury, all one can hope for is a progress towards recovery...This I read from the book.
So please give Steve Howes Book " Between The Lines" a read, Steve was an awesome pitcher and great person!

[Chris Dean]

Compelling memoir that tells a tale of addiction just as much as baseball. Howe is very descriptive of his usage and how cocaine gripped and controlled him. Frustrating and sad to read of his struggles and him openly acknowledging letting people down. Cautionary tale for anyone.