philly.com - 1/7/2009
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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 has accused him of shooting steroids into his ...
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
totalprosports.com - 1/6/2009
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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 ...
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J.C. Romero Suspended For 50 Games
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Morning Rounds, January 7th
The Sports Complex —
... J.C. and more. Randy Miller looks back at when all these appeals were happening: the World Series. SKIP
Jim Salisbury doesn’t add much to the Romero debate. 1Chair snarkily blames Romero for not cheating well enough. Jason Nark plugs the supplement Romero was caught using. Of couse Nark did. So does Don Sapatkin. David Murphy gets into the history. Jim Salisbury reports that the Phillies have added Marcus ...
J.C. Romero Busted for PEDs
Mets Today —
... There is a long sob story about how Romero didn’t know that the product he was supposedly taking would produce androstenedione. ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
[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 ...
Romero’s Supplement Caused FALSE Positive
myteamrivals.typepad.com 1/15/2009 — According to the Philadelphia Inquirer this morning, Provient, the company that makes the supplement JC Romero was taking, revealed that their product contains NO illegal or banned substances. It does have an ingredient that may cause a FALSE positive result though. ...
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 ...
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 ...
