Bronson Arroyo Takes Supplement Cocktail Daily

by Eli Greenspan on Aug 13, 2009 11:35 AM EDT

Reds pitcher Bronson Arroyo, who cleared waivers last week, gave a provocative interview to Bob Nightengale at USA Today.He said he was aware that he was taking a risk of testing positive for PEDs by taking products not MLB-approved, but he doesn't seem to care.

"I do what I want to do and say what I want to say."

"I have a lot of guys in (the locker room) who think I'm out of (my) mind because I'm taking a lot of things not on the (MLB-approved) list," Arroyo says. "I take 10 to 12 different things a day, and on the days I pitch, there's four more things. There's a caffeine drink I take from a company that (former teammate) Curt Schilling introduced me to in '05. I take some Korean ginseng and a few other proteins out there that are not certified. But I haven't failed any tests, so I figured I'm good."

According to Arroyo's father, Gus, he has been taking supplements since the age of 5. That certainly makes his mindset easier to understand. It's no excuse for his freewheeling attitude but you could argue that his stance on the taking of supplements was formulated by the mind of a child, encouraged by a parent.

For someone with a big contract ( $9.5 million this season as part of a contract scheduled to pay him more than $38 million from 2006 to 2011) who has cleared waivers and may or may not generate trade interest, this is a funny time to stir the steroid pot.

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For somebody that takes supplements all the time...

….it ain’t working TOO much. It’s not making much noise cause his stats haven’t benefited from it. Maybe he should stop taking it…..he has nothing to lose but sleep.

by ROCNation on Aug 13, 2009 2:46 PM EDT reply actions

You left out some of the best quotes:

I can see where guys like Hank Aaron and some of the old-timers have a beef with it," Arroyo says. "But as far as looking at Manny Ramirez like he’s (serial killer) Ted Bundy, you’re out of your mind. At the end of the day, you think anybody really (cares) whether Manny Ramirez’s kidneys fail and he dies at 50?

“You were happy if the Red Sox won 95 games. You’d go home, have a cookout with your family. No big deal.”

And

“It might be dangerous,” he says, “but so is drinking and driving. And how many of us do it at least once a year? Pretty much everybody.”

Arroyo has lost his mind. Yep, Everyone Drinks and Drives all the time… Yeah Ok… and by saying it you are implying that you do too.. Idiot…

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'Oh, you can't help that' said the Cat 'we're all mad here'.

by JohnnyG on Aug 13, 2009 5:07 PM EDT reply actions

once a year =/= all the time

Yeah, Arroyo shoots his mouth off a lot, but someone’s gotta, you know?

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by Andrew Martin on Aug 14, 2009 9:12 AM EDT up reply actions

Even still once a year someone drinks and drives? Seriously?

'But I don't want to go among mad people' Alice remarked.
'Oh, you can't help that' said the Cat 'we're all mad here'.

by JohnnyG on Aug 14, 2009 10:59 AM EDT up reply actions

You never went out to eat

had a beer with dinner, then drove home?

If you aren’t old enough (I don’t know…) your parents never took you out for dinner, had a beer with their dinner, then drove home?

by FreeBradshaw on Aug 14, 2009 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions

I've misjudged my own level before

Felt fine on the drive home, hopped out of the car, felt a big sway, and thought “whoops” and kind of felt like a scumbag

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by Andrew Martin on Aug 15, 2009 2:52 AM EDT up reply actions

I really liked Arroyo with the Sox. I never thought he was the brightest bulb in the box, but he has officially made himself out to be an idiot now, not to mention a total jackass.

by Bmacbandwagon on Aug 13, 2009 6:19 PM EDT reply actions

At least he's honest about it.

Refreshing, really.

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by bdalebs on Aug 13, 2009 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions

Ha I love this, a player that just lays it out there whether it sounds good or not, isn’t that what we all want? I’m much happier this than with the player’s whose answers are just long jumbled sentences avoiding the issue. What I do worry about is what his performance looks like when it’s not enhanced

by McCann's the Man on Aug 14, 2009 3:40 AM EDT reply actions