Steroids in baseball, especially Major League Baseball (MLB), have become a big problem. Two specific athletes have dramatically influenced 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 Laboratory, says that from time to time they try to find users and test them, but after they have the evidence, this method doesn't work (Quinn). Mark McGwire and Barry Bonds' steroid use affected baseball in terms of trust issues, record holders, drug policies, and the future of baseball. An easy way to try to avoid getting caught using steroids is to lie. Both Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire have lied on many occasions. This is the spark that started the debate on the legality of steroid use. George Mitchell, a United States Senator, believes that anyone who has played a role in baseball over the past two decades has a responsibility in the steroid era (Kuenster). Not only are the lies about players using steroids known, but people don't believe them. Chicago Tribune sports writer Rick Morrissey says, “Many of us [baseball viewers] don't believe the things we've seen baseball players do over the last 10 years. We know that that kind of strength [the strength that steroids give players] doesn't manifest itself as quickly, as dramatically” (qtd. in Verducci). Barry Bonds was so sure of his lies that he told federal prosecutors to prove he was guilty, he would like to see them do it (Henry). He has repeatedly denied using steroids or at least he has in the public eye. However, it is not only Bonds who uses steroids, many other players do as well. Jeff Novitzky, a federal investigator, stated that...... half of the document......19. MasterFILEPremier. Network. December 11, 2013.McGrath, Ben. “King of walks”. New Yorker. 87.6 (2011): 52. MasterFILE Premier. Network. December 11, 2013. "McGwire Strikes!". Current Science 84.14 (1999): 8. MAS Ultra-School Edition. Network. November 14, 2013. Nemec, David and Saul Wisnia. 100 years of baseball. Lincolnwood, Illinois: Publications International, 2002, Print.Price, SL “The Liars Club.” Sports Illustrated 103.25 (2005): 110. MAS Ultra-School Edition. Network. November 14, 2013. Quinn, T. J. “Baseball's Steroid Era.” Mens Fitness 23.6 (2007): MAS Ultra-School edition. Network. November 11, 2013.“Socher, Abraham. “No Game For Old Men (Cover Story).” Commentary 125.3 (2008): 55-58. Comprehensive humanities international. Network. December 10, 2013.Verducci, Tom. “Is baseball in the age of asterisks? (Cover article).” Sports Illustrated 100.11 (2004): 36. MAS Ultra-School Edition. Network. November 14. 2013.