raysindex.com - 1/7/2009
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The Tampa Bay Rays won't say it...Major League Baseball won't say it...the mainstream media won't say it...So we will. The Philadelphia Phillies cheated their way to the World Series title, and Major League Baseball let them. JC Romero of the Philadelphia Phillies has been suspended by Major ...
the700level.com - 1/6/2009
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the700level.com —
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bizofbaseball.com - 1/7/2009
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bizofbaseball.com —
MLB announced today that Phillies reliever J.C. Romero
and Yankee pitcher Sergio Mitre, have each been suspended...
50 games for being in violation of MLB’s drug policy after testing positive for banned substance. Here's why they have no one to blame but themselves.
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J.C. Romero Should Have "Let the Body Beware"
sports.yahoo.com - 1/7/2009
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sports.yahoo.com —
Since they usually involve faceless minor leaguers, it
seems like it's been awhile since baseball has had...
a drug suspension that anyone talked about past an obligatory headline or mention. To date, only the suspensions of Rafael Palmeiro and Jason ...
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Confusion controversy gives birth to Free JC Romero movement
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The Rays Party —
... for testing positive for a banned substance right in the middle of the playoff race. The site Rays Index is very ticked about it and has accused the Philles of cheating. Also another angry blogger at ...
JC Romero Tested Positive Twice for a Banned Substance and Still Pitched in the World Series? Of Course the Phillies Title is Tained
The Big Lead —
JC Romero, a reliever on the Phillies, was 2-0 in the World Series, and didn’t allow a run in 7 2/3 postseason innings. Should he have even been pitching? Probably not, since he tested positive for a banned substance twice, yet still was allowed to help Philadelphia defeat Tampa Bay for the title. MLB says it didn’t want him to pitch in the World Series. Likely story.
Romero first tested positive on August 26 with the Phillies nursing a half-game lead in the NL East. The results of that test came back ...
Assorted Rays news
The Rays Party —
... for testing positive for a banned substance right in the middle of the playoff race. The site Rays Index is very ticked about it and has accused the Philles of cheating. Also another angry blogger at ...
Phillies Title* Helped Or Hurt By MLB?
Bugs & Cranks —
... , I mentioned the shady business of MLB allowing Phillies reliever J.C. Romero to pitch in the postseason despite testing positive for drugs twice towards the end of the regular season. The Mayor of Devil Ray Town has jumped all over this at Rays Index, and ...
Rays Blog Calls Phillies Phrauds
Phightin' Phils Phorum —
... "2008 World Series Champs: Philadelphia Phillies*", in the article the author, known as "The Professor", mixes up some facts and draws some conclusions that are just not true. ...
The Laziest Post In Blogging: FREE J.C.! Edition
The Fightins —
... end of the J.C. Romero spectrum are two respected Rays bloggers who feel slighted that a man who is accused of breaking MLB’s strict drug policy won two World Series games against their precious group of Faux-hawked ballplayers. One of those bloggers even thinks that he’s going to the On Deck series games at Citizens Bank Park with me while sporting a Devil Rays jacket. That particular blogger is also sorely mistaken. [Bugs&Cranks] [Rays Index]
After the jump: the newest Tamps Bay Ray, Pat Burrell ...
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More on Mitre; Dissecting Romero's claims
itsaboutthemoney.blogspot.com 1/7/2009 — I managed to get hold of Matt Sosnick from Sosnick-Cobbe Sports , the firm that represents Sergio Mitre. Sosnick is not Mitre’s representative; Paul Cobbe is. Matt was kind enough to take a few moments to help clarify some things about Mitre’s story ...
I Think I'm Going To Be Sick
pabaseball.blogspot.com 1/7/2009 — First there was the news of WSBGM's favorite Pat "the Bat" Burrell signing a 2 year $16M deal with the Tampa Bay Rays. As if that wasn't enough of a gut-punch, right on its heels was the announcement that JC Romero will be receiving a 50 game ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
Phillies Cruise – Victorino Meets a Ray He Can’t Beat
myteamrivals.typepad.com 1/11/2009 — Still floating around the Caribbean with the Phillies; I am pleased to report that JC Romero seems to be unaffected by the breaking news of his alleged steroid use while on-board. He was wonderful and entertaining during all of the events yesterday. He even sang to me about ...
Ruben Amaro's Ego —
Bleacher Report - MLB 1/7/2009
The second Eric Hinske swung through Brad Lidge’s devastating slider marked the end of one of the longest tenured Philadelphia athletes in recent history, Pat Burrell.
New General Manager Ruben Amaro, Jr. had played second-fiddle to ...
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 ...
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