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Per ESPN, Jose Rijo is being fired from the Nats: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3934998

I've given out too much rep today to reward you for the scoop, but I'm very sorry to hear this news.

It may well be the right move -depending how this story unfolds- but I've been a Rijo fan since he was on the cover of The Sporting News as an 18-year-old standing next to 45-year-old teammate Phil Niekro.

Still remember being bummed out when one of his 1986 starts at Memorial Stadium got rained out. As a Reds fan, I'm sure you remember him fondly for the 1990 World Series, and all baseball fans should admire the determination he showed with his inspirational comeback after missing five full seasons.

This is an ugly story that seems likely to get even uglier.

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I've given out too much rep today to reward you for the scoop, but I'm very sorry to hear this news.

It may well be the right move -depending how this story unfolds- but I've been a Rijo fan since he was on the cover of The Sporting News as an 18-year-old standing next to 45-year-old teammate Phil Niekro.

Still remember being bummed out when one of his 1986 starts at Memorial Stadium got rained out. As a Reds fan, I'm sure you remember him fondly for the 1990 World Series, and all baseball fans should admire the determination he showed with his inspirational comeback after missing five full seasons.

This is an ugly story that seems likely to get even uglier.

Hey man, you can buy that cover on ebay for 9 bucks.

http://cgi.ebay.com/The-Sporting-News-5-7-84-Yankees-Niekro-and-Rijo_W0QQitemZ220090195454QQcmdZViewItemQQptZVintage_Sports_Memorabilia?_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116

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Boy Howdy

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Haha, thanks, but I'm a bargain shopper.

That issue is from 1984, and did you see one of the articles listed inside:

Steroid Wars: Olympic Crackdown on Drugs

Some things never change

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