Steroid use in baseball, particularly in Major League Baseball (MLB), has become a major problem. Two specific athletes significantly affected Major League Baseball; these players are Mark McGwire and Barry Bonds. It is difficult to catch a steroid user. Don Catlin, former director of the UCLA Olympic Testing Lab, says that many times they try to find the users and test them, after obtaining evidence, but this method does not work (Quinn). The use of steroids by Mark McGwire and Barry Bonds affected baseball in terms of trust issues, record holders, drug policies, and the future of baseball. An easy way to try to avoid being caught using steroids is to lie. Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire have both lied repeatedly. This was the spark that started the debate over the legality of steroid use. George Mitchell, US Senator, believes that anyone who has played a role in baseball over the past two decades has a responsibility for the steroid era (Kuenster). Not only are players' lies about steroid use known, but people don't believe them. Chicago Tribune sports writer Rick Morrissey says, “A lot of us [baseball spectators] don't believe the things we've seen in baseball players over the last 10 years. We know that this kind of strength [the strength that steroids give to players] doesn't happen as quickly, as dramatically” (quoted in Verducci). Barry Bonds was so confident in his lies that he told federal prosecutors to prove he was guilty, that he would like to see them do it (Henry). He has denied using steroids on several occasions, or at least he has done so in the public eye. It's not just Bonds who uses steroids, but many other players do. Jeff Novitzky, a federal investigator, said middle of paper......19. MasterFILE First. Internet. December 11, 2013. McGrath, Ben. “King of walks”. New Yorkers. 87.6 (2011): 52. MasterFILE Premier. Internet. December 11, 2013. “McGwire Strikes Out!” » Current Science 84.14 (1999): 8. Ultra-School MAS Edition. Internet. November 14, 2013. Nemec, David and Saul Wisnia. 100 years of baseball. Lincolonwood, IL: Publications International, 2002, Print.Price, SL “The Liars Club.” Sports Illustrated 103.25 (2005): 110. Ultra-School MAS Edition. Internet. November 14, 2013. Quinn, TJ “Baseball’s Steroid Era.” Mens Fitness 23.6 (2007): Ultra-School MAS Edition. Internet. November 11, 2013. “Socher, Abraham. “No Game for Old Men (Cover Story).” Commentary 125.3 (2008): 55-58. International Humanities completed. Internet. December 10, 2013.Verducci, Tom. “Is baseball in the age of asterisks?” (Cover story). Sports Illustrated 100.11 (2004): 36. Ultra-School MAS Edition. Internet. November 14. 2013.