field and with the team he'll be working for. >> lehrer: what do you make of maguire's claim to bob costas that there's no connection between his steroid use and the fact that he hit all these home runs? >> i mean it doesn't make any sense basically. i've talked to experts on steroid use and abuse very frequently. i know maguire said that he used it only for recovery not for performance enhancement. frankly even if he just wanted to use it because he thinks needles are fun it doesn't matter why he wanted to use it. the fact is steroids enhance your performance in baseball and in hitting the ball farther in many many different ways. there are actually preliminary studys that show even years after habitual steroid users stop using steroids their muscle enhancement remain even after they've stopped using. >> lehrer: is mark maguire going to pay any price or penalty for having admitted he did this? >> it doesn't look like it. i think he'll be greeted in st. louis with open arms. it would be a precedent if baseball were to strip him of any of his records because there are other slug he ... slug

they released portions an interview that bob costas conducted with the onetime slugger. take a look. >> it's tough because when you have to tell your son and your family for the first time, you know, something that i hid for a long, long time. especially my wife. close friends. it's not pleasurable doing that. >> jose conseco claims he introduced mark mcgwire to steroids and helped him inject them. conseco is larry's guest tomorrow. it's an exclusive. now going from one sport to another, back to the political page turner everybody is talking about. joining us is nancy who served as senior policy adviser for the mccain campaign as well. lenny davis is a democratic strategist and served as white house counsel to president bill capitol hill tlinton. tanya acker is with us. lanny, let's begin with you because we're taking about comparisons, if there are any at a all, to senator reid and trent lott. a lot of folks don't know that you have a part in that story in the trent lott scandal. tell us about that. >> first of all, i agree with james in a difference in degree and words

that would make bob costas' head whip back. >> i don't believe it. >> bill: there you go. >> that wouldts center. >> bill: and you know, you could throw out the first pitch. >> just a bit outside. if you practice a little bit. >> yeah. >> oh, you'll never let me-- >> never, miller, you'll never live at that down. more ahead as the factor moves along as miller gives his thoughts on my interview with barney frank. the factor and miller time will be right bab. . >> continuing now with the o'reilly factor's miller time special. what does miller think about my interviews with congressman barney frank? here is goes. i have a bunch of very simple questions because as now i'm a very simple man. >> miller, i hate to say this, i don't think barney frank likes me. i don't think so. >> oh, yes, oh yes. >> i said it wasn't a good investment. >> now, barney started off truculent. >> truculent is an adjective, and belligerent. >> bill: love that, but in the end, you know, it was almost like he was-- we were not pals, but there was some civility to it, right? >> you know, billy, if i'm going to row the

on monday heold bob costas on the major league seball network at he used the drugs solely to maintainis health. >>ou have hit 70 home runs. could you havead a home run ratio greater th anything babe rh did in his time without ing steroids? >> absolutely. i suitely beeve so. i was given thisift by the man upstairs >> reporter: the rumors of steroid use that swirled around maguire ding his playing ys followed him into retirement including at a congssional hearing in 2005. >> i'm not here to discu the past. i'm here to positive. >> reporter: b last fall maire was named hitting ach for the cardinals. said he knew he finally had to answer the question. but all-me home run leader barry bonds, who hit 73 mers in 21, has denied he knowingly took enhancing drs. he faces federal perjury charges over thessue. retired slugger say sosa, o is sixth on the career home run list, also nies using steroids. and sooes retired pitcher roger clemens who n the cy ung award seven times. in other spos, seven-time tour de fran winner lance armstrong repeatedly has denied dopg. but several other leading cyclists