In Fast and Hard, you'll follow Matt Tyner on a roller-coaster ride from his early days in a severely dysfunctional family, to one of America's biggest party schools where he perfected his skills in baseball, drugging, and drinking. Following college, and deep into his addictions, Matt was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles, married, had kids and affairs, suffered several injuries, and experienced numerous tragedies.
This tell-all offers an up-close and personal view of a two-part journey; the first filled with sadness, anger, and fear, and the second with sobriety and redemption. Throughout this page-turner, Matt shows how a person can hit bottom, be deep in the clutches of addiction, and with the support of friends, family, AA, and God, find sobriety, spirituality, and a second chance at life.
Get ready for an up close and personal look into the life of an addict who used (and abused) sex, drugs, alcohol, and people on his journey from self-destruction to redemption. Matt Tyner chronicles his tumultuous and lonely journey to the bottom through the eyes of a professional baseball player and coach. Matt also shares the long and difficult spiritual awakening that ultimately saved his life and restored his family.
Every aspect of Matt's life was ruled by his addictions and brokenness; and in painful detail, he shares how his dysfunctional behaviors impacted his family, his friends, and ultimately his career. FAST & HARD leaves no doubt about the power of addiction. It also shows, in great honesty, how one can move from the darkness into the light of God's love to enrich their family, friends, and community.
