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Over the past few seasons it really hasn't been that a player who used steroids (or other banned substances) has played such an integral role in winning a world series. Most who've been publicly criticized (ex. McGwire, Bonds, Palmeiro, Clemens) have had their achievments left tainted. The Phillies did have a great bullpen though. Arguably one of the best in history for one season. J.C. Romero was their best left-hander, one of their two set up men and arguably their second (or third) best reliever. I don't want to discredit the entire Phillies organization nor their title completely necessarily because of this because Romero consumed 1/25 of the roster. But the point is had he not used this subtance, he may have not been as effective. In 2007 when the Mets acquired Guillermo Mota from the Indians who was having a horrible season, he was great in the last two months for the Mets. A couple months later he was caught using steroids. If it were Geoff Jenkins or Kyle Kendrick, I don't think it'd really matter because those player's weren't that integral in their title. However, Romero on the other hand was. No wonder why he had that rage with Coste on the mound prior to getting hot. It wouldn't shock me if he got mad because Coste said something or knew.

Without question though, going 88-0 wouldn't have happened without Romero. There wouldn't have been 88 leads going into the 9th inning. The Phillies actually struggled in the 8th inning for a point during the season for like a month which goes under the radar a lot. Without Romero, they'd have serious problems. Especially before getting Eyre who finished out impressively.
Norton, I agree. And Barry Bonds owns the home run record. Both single season and all time. How do you look at that record? It's kind of tainted, isn't it? It's not to say Bonds wasn't a great player without the subtances though, but he probably wouldn't have broke the record. Romero's a good pitcher without steroids too, but became better with it.
They may have not had the best bullpen without Romero, especially when they were without Eyre. I'm not saying the Phillies weren't a great team. But Romero's mistake will always raise this question. It'll also cost the Phillies a good reliever until June, which may be the time when Utley's out until too. They're payroll will be too high to sign a Will Ohman or Dennys Reyes type pitcher too.
i agree aman… the integrity of major league baseball altogether is in question. their rules are really ever properly applied. it's not necessarily baseball, but major league baseball that's eventually going to die away because of it's credibility.
It still can't be guaranteed without Romero that they would have won it though. They may have not even made the postseason because it may have cost them a few games.

Also, steroids do make players stronger. What it does it makes your already good attributes even better. The long term effects are obviously negative though. For example, steroids weren't going to help Bonds hand to eye coordination. It may have given him power, but not his great batting average. Similarly, Romero's pitching abilities are there, but he can throw harder with steroids. It's hard to measure the impact of this, but the fact that people just allow this to slide under the surface as if it doesn't matter really says a lot about where major league baseball has gone. It's hard to even care anymore.
Romero knew he wasn't supposed to take the supplement. He was supposed to have checked. I understand there was gray territory to it, but if he wasn't 100%, he shouldn't have taken it. Maybe tainted isn't the proper word (although maybe it is), but the truth is J.C. shouldn't have taken it. You don't play that risk. It cost him 1.25 million, his balls and the Phillies probably having Les Woreland on their roster for the 2 months now.
Walrond*…….
woops.. he's in japan now lol

It's definitely not tainted. Read the linked article. It explains how the league deceived JC and the players associations hardly supported him. The MLB recanted on previous statements and declared the supplement he took banned 3 months after JC took it. The MLB is claiming negligence on JC's part but I dont see how he was negligent. His trainer checked it out and the MLB made a statement saying they thought it should be okay. IMO the MLB is in the wrong in this situation and JC should not be suspended. And FYI, im a yankees fan not just a biased Phils fan.

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