On This Day in Bronson Arroyo History - 2

Bronson was born...thirty years ago. Happy Birthday Bronson!!!

There are no words

Okay, maybe one:

Yum.

"Yeah, we have responsibility, but I don't feel any more pressure than I had last year,"

I'm not sure Bronson ever lets himself feel pressured.

Oh to be that mellow AND that successful!

Bronson's picture is the sole Red player on the cover of the Reds media guide this year.

"It's definitely weird to me, especially when you come from a team that had 10 other guys that would have been on the cover well before me in Boston."

Aaron Harang says hello. :-)

First Day at Spring Training!

No real news, but this picture, courtesy of Yahoo Sports!

Interesting Puff Piece

From NBC Sports. (Yep, that is a screen grab of Bronson as a kid!)

Check it out, and see a tour of Bronson's house!

Pitchers and catchers report this weekend!

Reds Review (Such as it is)

Today, Pete Khazen reviewed the National League for 2007 and wrote this about the Reds:

This appears to be the team year in and year out that looks downright intimidating on paper with their lineup. But that's why we play the game, right? Well, the Reds aren't as formidable heading into 2007, but Adam Dunn, Ryan Freel, Bronson Arroyo and Aaron Harang definitely pack some punch. Kirk Saarloos could be the big wild card in Cincy. He'll likely earn a starting spot in the rotation and could present some difficulty for NL hitters. And Mike Stanton figures to be the closer as Eddie Guardado will be out until mid-season recovering from offseason surgery

Admittedly, that doesn't say much. Damn, and he gets paid for that! Everyone is convinced that Bronson and Aaron will be this magic one-two punch for the Reds this season. I certainly hope so.

Quotes from Bronson's Press Conference

"Last year in the beginning of the season, I was still watching a lot of Sox games and I was kind of still caught up in the middle emotionally about being traded. After being here a year and going through what we went through last year with having a chance to make the playoffs, I'm a Red through and through now."

"I think the team here definitely has embraced that part of me a little more than Boston did. I think Boston discouraged it [the music] from the fact that they thought it was a little bit of a distraction to me."

It's actually good to see him saying these things. He needs to focus on being part of the Reds if he wants to continue to be successful. Heck, he might never play in Boston again, but we'll always have 2004 - and he'll always be one of the 25.

Still doesn't mean I'm giving up hope. :-)

Noooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(er, I mean, Congratulations to Bronson!)

Bronson, you break my heart. But at least you're making a lot of money doing it.

(I'm so conflicted. Good for him. Bad for me and any other Boston Bronson fans.)

This MLB/Direct TV thing better NOT go through. I'll never see Bronson pitch again at this rate.

(Screw it. I'm still NOT giving up the vigil.)

Krivsky finally signs Harang

A four-year contract worth $36.5 million with a club option for 2011. Not too shabby for Aaron, but also not close to being outrageous. Well-done, all around gentlemen.

And I might have been too harsh on poor old Aaron before. This is a nice blurb about him:

As part of his contract, Harang will make an annual donation to the Reds Community Fund

And he and his wife will be moving from San Diego to Cincinnati so he can really become part of the community. Nice job, Aaron.

The Cincinnati Enquirer refers to Bronson and Harang "a solid 1-2 punch at the top of the rotation".

What a bizarro world Theo helped create, eh?

On This Day in Bronson Arroyo History - 1

The Boston Red Sox picked Bronson up off of waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates on February 4, 2003. Alas, 'the hair' has yet to make its appearance.

(Photo courtesy of Dale and taken on the Red Sox Cruise in January, 2004)

A Bronson Bobblehead

So the schedule for Reds' promotions is out and May 23, 2007 is "Bronson Arroyo Bobblehead Night". The first 40,000 fans get a Bronson bobblehead.

40,000? Do they get 40,000 people at the Great American Ballpark?

Damn.

Going to have to find a way to get me one of these!