Steroids in Baseball Books

A-Rod: The Many Lives of Alex Rodriguez - By Selena Roberts This book is about rumoured to be on the verge of a personal and professional collapse so profound it would rate as one of the most dramatic falls in major league history.
American Icon: The Fall of Roger Clemens - By Thompson, O'Keeffe, Vinton & RedThis book is about accusations that Clemens relied on steroids and human growth hormone provided and administered by his former trainer
The Rocket That Fell To Earth - By Jeff PearlmanThis book is about Roger Clemens use of steroids and human growth hormones, Clemens has spent years trying to hide his darkest secret-a family tragedy involving drugs and, ultimately, death.
Game of Shadows - By Lance Williams and Mark Fainaru-WadaThis book outlining the entire BALCO scandal.
Juicing The Game - By Howard BryantJuicing the Game is about vastly more than just steroids. It is a pervasive critique of how the sport has changed over the past decade. After baseball was derailed by a bitter strike in 1994, team owners searched for ways to bring fans back into the stadiums. The incredible increase in home runs over the next few seasons offered such a motivation, and Bryant accuses managers and owners of actively ignoring the open secret of steroid use to keep sluggers like McGwire and Canseco in action.
Juiced - By Jose CansecoKen Caminiti had already admitted his steroid use to Sports Illustrated, but it was Canseco's book that opened the flood gates. Canseco claimed to have educated and personally injected many players including Rafael Palmeiro, Juan Gonzalez, Ivan Rodriguez and Mark McGwire.
The Juice - By Will CarrollIn The Juice, Will Carroll, an acknowledged authority on baseball's medical problems, calls for a scientific, reasoned approach to the steroid problem. Shunning emotional judgements, he offers a wide-ranging investigation of the drugs, the athletes who use them, the scientific effects and side effects, the testing procedures, and whether drugs have had an impact on the game.
Love Me, Hate Me: Barry Bonds and the Making of an Antihero - By Jeff PearlmanIn Love Me, Hate Me, journalist Jeff Pearlman offers a searing and insightful look into one of the most divisive athletes of our time. Drawing on extensive interviews with Bonds himself, members of his family, former and current managers, teammates, opponents, trainers, outspoken critics, and unapologetic supporters alike,
The Cheater's Guide to Baseball - By Greg ZumstegThe Cheater's Guide to Baseball will show you how cheating is really done.
Vindicated - By Jose CansecoIn 2005, Jose Canseco blew the lid off Major League Baseball's steroid scandal -- and no one believed him. His New York Times bestselling memoir Juiced met a firestorm of criticism and outrage from the media, coaches, clubs, and players, many of whom Canseco had personally introduced to steroids -- with a needle in the ass. Baseball's former golden boy, Rookie of the Year, onetime Most Valuable Player, and owner of two World Series rings was called a liar.
Steroid Nation - By Shaun AssaelWhen science lets us fulfill our greatest desires, where do we stop? Should Barry Bonds's startling achievements be listed in the record book with an asterisk because he has been accused of using steroids? Did performance-enhancing drugs play a role in Lance Armstrong's seven Tour de France victories? And what does Arnold Schwarzenegger's continued success say about the appeal of his steroid-fueled bodybuilding persona?
Bash Brothers: A Legacy Subpoenaed - By Dale TafoyaMark McGwire and Jose Canseco--the Bash Brothers--ushered in a new era of muscle-bound power hitters in baseball in the late 1980s. Suddenly balls were flying out of the parks like never before, and the rest of baseball stood up, took notice, and followed suit. Baseball's bodybuilding revolution, with its resultant steroid infestation, was here to stay, and many experts today point to these two players as a large reason why
Bases Loaded - By Kirk Radomski with David FisherOn a quiet street on Long Island early on a December morning in 2005, more than fifty federal agents stood outside a lovely new home waiting for the front door to be opened. When it did, there stood the central figure in one of the biggest scandals in sports history: Kirk Radomski. Radomski was a regular New York kid who, from the age of fifteen had the amazing fortune of working in the Mets clubhouse. The focus of his job was to give the players whatever they wanted or needed.

College Baseball

There is a lack to steroid testing in college baseball. College baseball does not do drug test regularly during season only in the pre-season, and post-season. This gives college players more lead way to use these performance enhancer drugs. It's all on the schools policy so if the schools policy for steroid testing is not strict than college athletes have a edge on the game if they use steroids. It would be hard to test every single athlete in a year, but at some point during their college career they should be tested. There are some college athletes who have never been test for any drug. I don't think thats fair because if they are using steroids they being allowed to cheat the game and it's not fair to the ones that work hard to get where they are.

High School Baseball

Every level of baseball is tested for performance enhancer drugs except high school. High school athletes look up to these professional athletes, so if they see that their using performance enhancer drugs and its elevating their game why shouldn't they use it also. Even though league officials don't expect for high school students to use it because of the risk involved in it. They still should test them for it because its not like they don't know about it and don't have access to get it. Every athlete is looking for that edge to elevate their game, so being that high school players know that their not getting tested for it why not try it and see if it works. I feel drug tests should be done at all levels professional, college, and high school.

Performance Enhancers in Baseball

19 forms of performance enhancing drugs that baseball players use to elevate their game to another level. Anavar-builds strength and muscle mass, Andriol-builds strength and muscle mass, Clomid-masks the use of steroids on drug tests, The Clear-undetectable steroid, Clenbuterol-reduce body fat and increase skeleton muscle mass, The Cream-build strength, Creatine-increases energy levels, Deca-Durabolin-build strength and muscle mass, Depo-Testosterone-muscle building, Ephedra-increase heart rate and expand lungs, Epo-allows the blood to carry more oxygen, Equipoise-long term anabolic steroid, HGH-increase muscle and strength connective tissue, Increlex-increase muscle and strength connective tissue, Insulin-build muscle with the use of HGH, Modifinil-a stimulant, Prohormones-aids in testosterone production, Stanozolol-builds strength, Testosterone-trim body fat and build muscle.

Forms of Steroids

Steroids come in many different forms, Liquid form injected by a needle, pills, and cream. The needle form is not as popular anymore, many players now use the pills and the cream form. Players claim not to know that their using steroids saying that they were subscribed pills or cream to take. I feel as though every player that is subscribed something to take knows that there is steroids in their prescription because doctors know that these players want these pills or cream to increase their performance on the field so of course their going to give them that pill or cream and try and make it seem like its not steroid. Steroids are just a reason for players not to put the extra effort in to become a better athlete.

Steroid Policy

The steroid policy before was if you tested positive five times then action would take place and players would get suspended. Baseball officials came up with a stricter policy that states that random offseason testing will take place and first time offenders will be suspended for 10 days. During the season every player will undergo a random testing, and players will be selected randomly. First time offenders will be suspended for 10 days, second time offenders will be suspended for 30 days, third time offenders will be suspended for 60 days, fourth time offenders will be suspended for a year. All suspensions will be without pay. I think this policy works, but its only going to slow down the use of steroids. I don't think that league officials can stop the use of steroids and performance enhancer drugs.

Records Cause Of Steroids

I think that steroids play a big part for most of the home run records today. Barry Bonds tested positive for three types of steroids. Mark Mcgwire came out admitted to the use of steroids. Sammy Sosa tested positive for performance enhancer drugs. Alex Rodriguez tested positive for anabolic steroids. Manny Ramirez was identified for human chrionic gonadotropin or HCG a female fertility drug. I feel that these players have cheated their way to the home run record and to their success in the game of baseball. I feel the league should watch players progression over the years of their play, so the detection for the use of steroids is sooner than later. Once these players who are tested positive for the use of steroids are caught the punishment should be stricter. Shouldn't have to test positive five times before a disciplinary action takes place. I like the game of baseball, but I feel that steroids is taking over the game taking the fun out of it for the players who play with their natural ability.