One of the fastest growing conflicts in major sports leagues is the use of illegal substances to enhance performance on the playing field. Players have forgotten the roots of the sports they compete in and tend to think more about themselves and their money than their young fans and family who look up to them. Questions are being asked about the testing system and how many athletes are injecting steroids into their bodies. However, steroids do not appear to be as destructive as previously thought. Steroids should be allowed because they are so common, MLB doesn't care about them and they improve the game. Steroids should be allowed in MLB because they are already so common. Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Curt Schilling thinks twice before hitting a teammate. traditional pat on the butt for a job well done. "I'll pat guys on the ass, and they'll look at me and say, 'Don't hit me there, man.' It hurts,” Schilling says. “That’s because that’s where they shoot the steroid needles” (Totally Juiced P1). Steroid use, which a decade ago was considered a taboo violated by a few renegade sluggers, is now so endemic in baseball that even wispy pitchers and outfielders indulge in it and talk about it openly among themselves. them. According to players, coaches and executives interviewed by SI over the past three months, the game has become a pharmacology fair (Totally Juiced P3). Steroids should not be allowed because the players are role models and the side effects are severe. Ken Caminiti, Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Mark McGuire and Jose Conseco are some of the most popular names when it comes to associating players with steroids. Ken Caminiti, revealed to SI that he won the National League Most Valuable Player in 1996... middle of paper ... should steroids be legalized if so many athletes are using them? American sports are now surrounded by question marks. At the end of the season, the fans are satisfied and that's all that matters. What players do to be at the top of the game and impress fans should stay with them. Until they cause more problems and become a serious problem, I see no problem with steroid use in 2011. Works Cited Lester Munson, et al. “TOTALLY JUICE. (cover story). Sports Illustrated 96.23 (2002): 34. MasterFILE Premier. EBSCO. Internet. March 11, 2011. Sowell, Thomas. "MLB steroid scandal: Say it ain't so." Human Events 63. 43 (2007): 16. MasterFILE Premier. EBSCO. Internet. March 11, 2011. Verducci, Tom, Kostya Kennedy and Mark Bechtel. “Five hits and you’re out.” Sports Illustrated 99. 20 (2003): 23. Intermediate Search Plus. EBSCO. Internet. March 10. 2011.