hardballtimes.com - 1/7/2009
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There is a lot of he-said-she-said about the Romero and Mitre suspensions. To help clear up things -- or muddy things, depending on your point of view -- Jason at IIATMS spoke with agent Matt Sosnick about L'affaire (L'affaires?) Mite and Romero. Check it out. Order the Hardball Times Annual ...
MLB suspends Romero and Mitre 50 games each
examiner.com 1/7/2009 — Major League Baseball announced the suspensions of pitchers J.C. Romero and Sergio Mitre, both for 50 games, following positive drug tests. Both tested positive in 2008, but under the current agreement will miss the first 50 games of the 2009 season.
The MLBPA Let Romero and Mitre Down
bizofbaseball.com 1/12/2009 — J.C. Romero, pictured here, and Sergio Mitre were both suspended 50 games for testing positive for a banned substance by not using a league certified nutritional supplement (David Zalubowski/AP) Two Major League pitchers have been suspended ...
Romero Suspended
phanamanda.blogspot.com 1/6/2009 — JC Romero has been suspended for 50 games.
J.C. Romero Suspended For 50 Games
totalprosports.com 1/6/2009 — Total Pro Sports - J.C. Romero today was booked for a banned nutritional supplement's and suspended 50 games by Major League Baseball . The 33 year old relief pitcher said he bought the nutritional supplement from a GNC store in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Supposedly the MLB Players Association ...
MLB to Romero: “You Got F’d In The A”
thefightins.com 1/6/2009 —
Using tactics employed by shady, imperious organizations past and present, the powers that be in Major League Baseball (”Taking Substance Abuse 33% More Seriously!”) have decided to suspend Phillies reliever J.C. Romero for fifty games ...
MLB offered deal to keep Romero out of postseason
blogs.usatoday.com 1/8/2009 — Major League Baseball was willing to cut its standard time for a drug suspension in half in order to keep a drug-tainted player out of the World Series. That's the essence of a Philadelphia Inquirer report that says MLB offered...
Romero says he was victimized | Philadelphia Daily News | 01/07/2009
philly.com 1/7/2009 — THERE SEEMS TO be one observation on which everyone can agree: J.C. Romero is not the type of culprit who Major League Baseball hoped to ensnare in its new drug policy. Nobody has accused him of knowingly using a performance-enhancing drug. Nobody ...
Romero suspension 'unfortunate' | CourierPostOnline.com | Courier
courierpostonline.com 1/7/2009 — PHILADELPHIA A few minutes after the 50-game suspension had been handed down from Major League Baseball to one of his finest relief pitchers, Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. spoke slowly, measuring his words. "A mistake was made," he said ...
The Phillies Speak About Romero | Philadelphia Inquirer | 01/06/2009
philly.com 1/6/2009 — The Phillies just held a teleconference with reporters. Here is some of what GM Ruben Amaro Jr. and assistant GM Scott Proefrock had to say: On if J.C. Romero was given the OK to take the supplement from Phillies strength and conditioning coordinator ...
Phillies' J.C. Romero is suspended for 50 games —
Examiner Sports 1/6/2009
Phillies reliever J.C. Romero and Yankees minor league pitcher Sergio Mitre were suspended for the first 50 games of next season after testing positive for a banned substance. The suspensions were announced Tuesday by Major League Baseball.
JC Romero Is Not a Victim —
Bleacher Report - MLB 1/7/2009
Perhaps JC Romero isn't a cheater. The definition of cheating, pertaining to sports and other games, is simply this:
"To violate rules deliberately"
By that definition, it's not cheating, because he didn't know he was putting a banned substance ...
