tampabay.com - 6/27/2009
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By Kameel Stanley , Times staff writer Posted: Jun 27, 2009 02:04 PM By KAMEEL STANLEY Times Staff Writer > ST. PETERSBURG - A New Port Richey man says he was assaulted by a Philadelphia Phillies player following Thursday's game against the Rays. Robert Eaton, a 25-year-old father of two, ...
philly.com - 6/28/2009
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philly.com —
July arrives this week, and with it comes
the start of baseball's trade season. We asked a...
handful of scouts and executives (they shall remain nameless because that's the way they like it when assessing rivals) how they believed things would shake out ...
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On Baseball: Who will be buying and selling? | ...
sportsrubbish.com - 6/28/2009
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Baseball fan Robert Eaton has claimed that Philadelphia
Phillies pitcher J.C. Romero assaulted him after Eaton made...
a comment about steroid use while seeking the autograph of several Phillies players. Romero was suspended for 50 games this season after testing positive for performance ...
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Fan Claims J.C. Romero Attacked Him After Juice Comment
nleastchatter.com - 6/28/2009
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nleastchatter.com —
Romero Confronts a fan? There is a reporting
the Associated Press and an article is posted at...
The Sporting News telling the story of the alledged confrontation between J.C. Romero and a fan in Tampa this past week. According to the article, an altercation took place after Thursdays game ...
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Phillies Player News: Romero Confronts fan?
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Ask J.C. Romero About Steroids At Your Own Peril [Mlb]
Deadspin —
Fan asks Phillies for autographs. Phillies walk away. Fan makes a steroid-related crack to J.C. Romero. Romero curses fan, then says, who, me? Fan says, yes, you. Romero allegedly chokes fan. [St. Pete Times]
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Rays Fan: J.C. Romero Grabbed Me By The Neck
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
... Series last year, then was suspended for 50 games this year for testing positive for androstenedione during the 2008 season. He and some other Phillies were approached by 25-year-old Robert Eaton for autographs, but after brushing him off Eaton yelled out to Romero something about him “getting some juice” instead. J.C. didn’t take too kindly to that, but after reading the whole story I’m not so sure that Eaton doesn’t come off looking like the bigger idiot. The ST. PETERSBURG TIMES explains what happened after Eaton’s clever retort : Romero snapped, Eaton said, telling him ...
Fan Claims J.C. Romero Attacked Him After Juice Comment
Sports Rubbish —
... said was wrong,” Eaton said. “I feel if you cheat the game you’re going to hear it from people. He brought that on himself. I just can’t believe that a professional athlete would cross the line.”
Meanwhile, ad execs are sitting around a table contemplating Tropicana’s newest campaign in which sports superstars are asked for juice, then go Terry Tate on people.
Fan says Phillies pitcher assaulted him over steroids remark [St. Petersburg Times]
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Weekend roundup: Jacko’s Bad Moon Rison
sportspoop.com | all the news that's fit to poop —
... . Being proud residents of the Sunshine State, we actually find this episode to be merely the third most embarrassing Florida-related story of the weekend, ranking behind New Port Richey douchebag baiting Phillies pitcher J.C. Romero into punching him as the jock-sniffer was ATTEMPTING TO GET AUTOGRAPHS FROM PHILLIES PLAYERS (Tampabay.com), and a 70-year-old Manatee woman earning her seventh DUI ...
JC Romero is sensitive
3:10 To Joba —
... I understand the guy is angry over the circumstances of his suspension/ steroids situation, but this is just a little bit ridiculous. Take it away, St. Petersburg Times: ...
Twins Morning Doinks
Baseball Digest —
... J.C. Romero is back in the news from grabbing 25-year-old Robert Eaton by the neck after Romero refused to sign an autograph and Eaton brought up Romero’s recent steroid bust. Commenting on this situation may be too much like a pot-calling-the-kettle-black coming from someone that blogs about baseball -and I certainly don’t condone the actions of former Twin Romero - but for crissake, don’t be a 25-year-old yahoo asking major-leaguers for autographs. And if you do insist on requesting signatures, when he ...
Cinema Varitek: The Pen, Episode 3
Walkoff Walk —
... But there's more exciting Phillies bullpen news, and I'll cover this one here since I think there's a 0% chance a show on a network owned by Major League Baseball will: A fan at a Tampa Rays game says J.C. Romero attacked him for making a steroids comment; Romero ...
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Now Philadelphia Athletes Are Getting A Reputation To Match Their Fans
sportsradiointerviews.com 7/1/2009 — I stress the word reputation because the stigma for Philadelphia fans is a bit unfair. There are unruly fans in every stadium and arena around the country. Even in Utah! When I went to an Eagles game in San Francisco in 1995, the Eagles got off ...
J.C. Romero involved in an altercation with a Rays fan
thefightins.com 6/28/2009 — Early this morning, The St. Petersburg Times had a blurb in their sports section about an alleged altercation between a Rays fan and a Phillies player following the Phils 10-4 loss on Thursday night. Here’s what it said :
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Phillies Player Involved in Altercation With Fan in Tampa?
the700level.com 6/27/2009 — The St. Pete Times has a brief mention of an altercation between an unnamed Phillies player and a fan in Tampa that took place after Thursday's game: "An incident took place between a fan and a Phillies player after Thursday's game, the Rays confirmed. 'At this point it is a police matter and ...
A Mets blog man-crushing on the Phillies? WHAT THE @#$%?
weretheteamtobeat.com 6/23/2009 — Hot Foot blog who the hell do you think you are? You’re messing up the natural order of things. Mets fans are not supposed to have love for the Phillies ! That’s like a cat licking a dog’s ass! (Wait, what?) What’s going on here?:
Just give me a second to explain ...
Phillies Cheater J.C. Romero Allegedly Assaulted Rays Fan
njfrogman.blogspot.com 6/28/2009 — JC Romero is at it again. This time there are allegations that he assaulted Robert Eaton, a Rays fan, at Tropicana Field after the father of 2 made a steroids comment.
Its a damn good thing Romero...
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Sunday School: History Lesson 21
misterballz.blogspot.com 6/28/2009 — Dave Bancroft, a Hall of Famer, played shortstop for the Phillies from 1915-1920. Veteran Phils shortstop Mickey Doolan had left to play in the Federal League in 1914, and the team was without a suitable replacement, so they summoned Bancroft from Portland of the Pacific Coast League. Critics ...
Preview Game 65: Phillies vs. Orioles
macho-row.blogspot.com 6/19/2009 — This season the Phillies have recorded two series wins at home. Both have come against the Washington Nationals . This weekend they hope to pick their third home series win, and perhaps get their home schedule turned around, when they welcome the Baltimore Orioles to Citizens Bank Park. The ...
Unsettling Trends
crashburnalley.com 6/22/2009 — With yet another sweep at home against an American League team, the Phillies’ record at home drops to 13-22 (.371) and their interleague record drops to 3-9 (.250). For comparison, the 20-46 Washington Nationals fall in between those winning ...
J.C. regulated on Rays fan after Phillies loss thursday
weretheteamtobeat.com 6/28/2009 — Well I guess what happens in Tampa, doesn’t stay in Tampa. A Rays fan is alleging that J.C. Romero threw a punch and shoved him following the Phillies loss Thursday at the Trop (as the locals say). The Phillies have confirmed an incident, but most likely this actually happened.
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MLB Power Rankings (June 27) —
Bleacher Report - MLB 6/27/2009
Team of the Week: Tampa Bay Rays (pictured above), for the second time in three weeks
Bust of the Week: Philadelphia Phillies, for the second straight week
As the MLB and its 29...err, 30...teams (sorry, Nats fans) approach ...
