Steroids have been a problem in baseball for a long time. However, the problem was exponentially increased during the "steroid era" of baseball. As a young child I started playing baseball when I was four years old and I never turned away. I continued to play baseball throughout my elementary, middle, and high school years. By spending so much time and expending so much energy in and around the sport it has become my favorite sport. Because of this passion I have for it I spend the majority of my time reading articles, watching, or simply talking about baseball. As a die hard fan I hate to see the sport get tarnished and destroyed by steroids. Continually, I believe steroids are cheating and growing up with parents who stressed honesty and integrity I have no time for cheaters. Because of this background the topic of steroids is very important to me. Furthermore, as a sophomore in high school I had to write a ten-page paper on a topic we were passionate about. Being that baseball was my passion I took the opportunity to write about it. After the two months from start to end I had researched at least twenty articles on topic as well as read at least another ten more. Because of this extensive background in the field I feel as if I have plenty of credibility to speak on the subject. 

1. Performance enhancing drugs have always been around in sports, even back in the days of the early romans. However, as technology has been advancing more and more people have been getting caught which is why the problem seems more apparent now. The MLB and MLBPA have gotten together and created tougher regulations for those who get caught. 2. Some of the values the article is exemplifying is that steroids in baseball are not only bad for the sport but they are bad for the human body. Those who take steroids have a higher probability of getting hurt as well as those who do spend more time on the DL. 3. The authors of the article are either students or faculty of the University of Southern California Business school. Furthermore, it was published on the business school's website. Because of the immense amount of sources that are cited the article has no bias. The authors give information on both sides giving the article further credibility.  

1. Even though no one will ever know the exact amount of players who have used steroids the numbers can only be expected to be staggering. This article comes up with a secondary claim that another league should be created where steroids are legal. Fans will be more interested in this league because people love big hits and high scoring games. 2. One of the major values of this article is baseball as an institution changing as we know it. This is done by bringing up the topic of adding a new league in the MLB that would allow steroid use. Continually, the value of this article is challenging everything that we are taught as a society and players of the game. 3. The author of the article has a extensive background in substance abuse as well as behavioral health. Continually, she is the Chief Clinical Officer at the Recovery Centers of America. This article has a fair amount of personal opinion making it not as informative however, it does include credible sources giving it grounds to be able to talk about the topic. 

1. An ESPN poll found that out of the 143 players surveyed 9.4% of them are expected to be taking steroids as well as other PEDs. One interviewed player said that "no one will get away with it". However, many players believe that actual number of users is way higher than the reported numbers. 2. The major value of this article is that players do not believe that enough is being done to help solve the problem. One additional topic that is brought up is the question of if Adderall is a performance enhancing drug or not. As one player says, "the numbers would go through the roof" if Adderall was added to the list. 3. The author of the article has written many articles on baseball as well for many different websites giving him credibility with different sources. By using an anonymous survey, it is more likely that those being surveyed will be telling the truth.  

The research question is arguable because there are people fighting for both sides which means that there can be an argument made. The only big disagreement I have found was the disagreement about adding another league. However, other than that all of the articles agree that steroids are harmful to your body and about who has taken them. All of the perspectives that are in line with mine only make me feel stronger about the way I feel. I don't believe I can change the question to be anymore specific.   
