I am interested in this topic because I am a very laid-back baseball fan. I enjoy watching my favorite teams play, the Atlanta Braves and the Boston Red Sox, but I do not find myself regularly watching the games. That is the problem with the game, while I love both of those teams, especially the Red Sox, I do not find myself wanting to watch every game. I feel that the game is being slowly killed by the lack of attention they have received over the past few years. The game was at a height of excitement like no other in the 90s during the Steroid Era. The performance statistics were at an all time high and baseball was enjoyable to watch up until 2003 when the era ended and since then the game has been declining. I am interested in this topic because I caught a small glimpse of what those years were like and they are what made me enjoy baseball. I would like to clarify that I do not support the use of drugs or anything illegal and if a majority of players feel uncomfortable with doing steroids I would not support legalization, but reading many articles, I believe that very few players would have a problem with PEDs. I am experienced in this topic because I have been watching baseball for about 15 years and can recall watching games at a very young age when the game was exciting versus now when many games get close to being no-hitters. I would like to see a return to an era when homeruns were a common occurrence, not a special occasion for the viewer.

In the article "Why It's Time To Legalize Steroids In Professional Sports," author Chris Smith argues that it is time to legalize steroids because doing so would make an actual level playing field for the players. Players are willing to risk their bodies by playing so PEDs are not a much bigger risk than playing.

The major values and interests of this value are in giving the players the right to be at their physically best and interests are in progressing the game to keep it from losing any more support. The people who want to keep them illegal are either aged fans who want to keep the game "traditional" or people who have been deceived by them.

This writer is credible because he is a writer for Forbes magazine, which is an established forum. This article is a few years old, but the author is still with the magazine, meaning he is well respected among his peers and is obviously a good writer for the sports section of the magazine.

In the article "The Effect of the Steroid Era on Major League Baseball Hitters: Did It Enhance Hitting?" the author writes that the Steroid Era contained the best statistics compared to the pre and post-steroid eras. Statistics reveal hitting statistics gave a greater output compared to the other two eras.

The major values of this article include keeping the game interesting to preserve and gain fans in the process. America's game is on a slow march to death and progress is the only way to keep it from sinking and becoming dull for future audiences and potential players of the sport.

The author of the article is a professor in the department of orthopedic surgery in the division of sports medicine; therefore the author would know the uses and effects of steroids on the human body. The professor is an expert in muscle development within the human body, which is the effect of steroids.

The article "Is There a Steroids Problem" gives three clear answers to arguments that are misconceptions. He states that supplements are unnatural like steroids, but are still legal. Steroids are no more dangerous than stepping on the field every season and steroids should only be legal if the majority of players agree it is acceptable.

The major values in this article are rooted in correcting the misconceptions of steroids and that the grounds that make them illegal are incorrect since supplements can be legal while they are unnatural. The author only wants to see steroids legal if the majority of players are comfortable taking them.

The author is an extremely credible source because he is a law professor at the University of Connecticut and a graduate of the Harvard Law School. The author teaches a class in sports and law at the university as well. He has been a professor for more than five decades.

This research question is arguable because it is an ongoing issue in the MLB with players constantly using it and hiding their use to the professional organization. Players are constantly being suspended by the MLB and are tested by the organization as soon as the players have better statistics compared to other players. I found myself agreeing with every source I found and while I believe players should be punished since it is illegal, I believe the substance should be made legal for players to use. The most vital resource I found was the University of Connecticut professor since his arguments were the most convincing and he has credibility considering he attended Harvard. I will not need to revise my research question at all and I believe with a few more sources I will have a strong paper.

