As much as I would like to claim that the Phillies must have cheated on their path to the World Series (for, you see, every other explanation ends with the blame being placed squarely on my beloved Mets and their habit of shitting the bed) today's verdict by the MLB seems a little inexplicable.
Phillies reliever J.C. Romero was officially suspended Tuesday for the first 50 games of next season after testing positive for a banned substance.
Right. Fucking cheaters!
The suspension will cost Romero $1.25 million in salary, Gammons reported.
Sweet rapture! Justice wield thy righteous sword!
A source familiar with the hearings told ESPN's T.J. Quinn that Romero tested positive after taking 6-oxo, a diet supplement created by Patrick Arnold, the chemist who designed THG.
Supplements bad. Public humiliation of Phillies good.
It is advertised as a legal testosterone-booster, and Romero argued that he was not aware there was anything in the supplement that could cause a positive test.
Well to be honest, that doesn't sound that bad. I have trouble growing facial hair. Maybe I need a little more testosterone come to think of it.
Well, at least they have a neat appeal process set up for baseball players.
Neither Romero nor the Players Association plans to appeal the case further. "That process has played itself out completely," said Phillies assistant general manager Scott Proefrock.
Oh. Ouch.
"The union respects the arbitration process and treats the decision as final," Weiner said. " In our view, though, the resulting discipline imposed upon...Romero is unfair. [This player] should not be suspended. [Romero's] unknowing actions plainly are distinguishable from those of a person who intentionally used an illegal performance-enhancing substance.
Although Romero's grievance hearing was held in Tampa around the time the World Series began, Amaro said he and other Phillies personnel had no knowledge at the time that the hearing was taking place or that Romero had tested positive.
The secret military tribunal and council of elders also announced during that session that the release of the results of the Kennedy autopsy have been pushed back until they say so.
According to Romero, he bought a supplement at the GNC store in Cherry Hil, N.J. He said he had it checked by his personal nutritionist, who said there was nothing in the supplement that was illegal.
Well fuck! Why aren't he and Utley shopping buddies then?
Klawchat 5/2/24.
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Seriously, this is just mindblowing. He bought the supplement after the MLBPA said that anything sold over the counter was ok. Then, just to be safe he took it to the team trainer, who said that it was probably ok, but to get a second opinion. So he did that too, taking it to his nutritionist, who said it was ok. What the hell, this is bullshit.
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