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 ...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

MLB Didn't Want Romero in World Series | Philadelphia Inquirer | 01/07/2009
philly.com 1/7/2009 — Major League Baseball didn't want J.C. Romero to pitch in the World Series . They wanted to suspend him. A first-time positive test for performance enhancing drugs carries a 50-game suspension, which may be appealed. Baseball knew the appeal process ...

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 ...

Phillies Cruise Update #2
myteamrivals.typepad.com 1/11/2009 — It’s Jenn again, reporting live from the middle of the ocean! Lots to talk about again today…more Victorino sightings; Phanatic fun; and some sad, depressing news… I’ll leave the bummer for the end. So yesterday I was chillin’ (or technically baking) in the on-board Spa ...

[Phrauds] 2008 World Series Champs: Philadelphia Phillies*
raysindex.com 1/7/2009 — 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 ...

False positive? Stories vary in Romero drug test — ESPN.com - MLB 1/14/2009
Did Philadelphia Phillies pitcher J.C. Romero suffer from a false positive on the drug test which eventually led to a 50-game suspension next season? The company which makes 6-Oxo Extreme says yes. Major League baseball disagrees.

Cordero Drawing Some Interest — Nationals Journal 1/15/2009
Just time to throw out a few tidbits before heading to the dentist. The Marlins are interested in Chad Cordero. I think mlbtraderumors had it first; here's what the Marlins' mlb site says. Sounds like the Marlins and Tigers are the most interested ...

Is J.C. Romero Getting the Shaft? — Bleacher Report - MLB 1/14/2009
Philadelphia Phillies reliever J.C. Romero faces a 50-game suspension at the start of the ’09 season for a drug policy violation as the World Series champs look to defend their title. Is he really at fault, though, or is Major League Baseball ...

Spring Training creeping up on Phils — Major League Baseball News 1/15/2009
The Phillies are still in need of a right-handed hitter off the bench, they have eight arbitration-eligible guys they need to get signed and, because of J.C. Romero's 50-game suspension after testing positive under Major League Baseball's Drug Policy, ...

Ready, Set, Arbitrate — Bleacher Report - MLB 1/15/2009
No Calls to Arms   Even with Paul Byrd taking  himself off the market for, at least, the first half of the 2009 season, all has been relatively quite on the free-agent starters front.   The one pitcher with any negotiating ...