Steroids, performance enhancing drugs, have been around baseball since the mid to late 90s. They continue to be a very controversial issue. The Mitchell Report made the statement that there are 103 unmentioned players that tested positive six years ago. At that time, players were not being disciplined for drug use, and the names are still in the hands of the government.
In 2002, Bud Selig backed off a tough stance on drug use when it was rumored the baseball season might come to an abrupt halt with the players union involvement. The union won this issue. Bud Selig made steroid use punishable in 2004, and by 2005, players were suspended for 50 games if tested positive. Bud had also conferred with the players union to toughen the laws regarding the use of PEDs.
In 2005, Bud Selig went before Congress to push through a plan for even stricter policy on the use of PEDs. In this proposal, amphetamines would also be banned from all sports, and they were.
The biggest fact that is hard to imagine is that teammates, coaches, managers, trainers, and the commissioner of baseball had no knowledge of any players using steroids. Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa's names were thrown around for a period of time regarding the use of steroids, but no action was taken.
All key members of the baseball establishment are to blame for these steroid instances, and should hold themselves accountable for fixing the problems. It's not all Bud Seligs' fault.
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