Bronson Arroyo
Bronson Arroyo
Bronson Anthony Arroyois an American professional baseball pitcher who is in the Washington Nationals organization. He has played in Major League Baseballfor the Pittsburgh Pirates between 2000 and 2002, the Boston Red Sox from 2003 to 2005, the Cincinnati Reds from 2006 to 2013, and the Arizona Diamondbacks from 2014 to 2015...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth24 February 1977
CityKey West, FL
lad skinny until
It ain't over until the skinny lad sings.
aggressive good knew park playing today warming
I went out there today and was warming up in the 'pen, and I knew I had good stuff. When you've got good stuff, especially playing in a park like this, that's so big, you can be really aggressive and kind of go after these guys.
advice agreed contract deal love reason red sign signed simply strong town
I agreed to the contract with the strong advice not to sign it simply for the reason that I want to play in this town and I love being a Red Sox. I wouldn't have signed this deal in any other place.
amazed ball goes hard throwing time wants
He comes in consistently throwing the ball hard and where he wants to. I'm amazed each time he goes out there.
guys knows playing pressure wonderful
He knows when to put pressure on guys and when not to. It's wonderful playing under him. He never kills us in the paper.
everybody forces walk
He forces everybody to say, 'This guy's off the wall. I can be myself around here. I don't have to walk on eggshells.
bullpen entire four happy red run solid
My role, because I'm versatile, it can change, and it still could, ... Even if I run off four more victories, I could be in the bullpen for the entire playoffs. I'm just happy to be a part of the roster of the Red Sox and be solid on this team.
deficit last night stay thinking tried
I just tried to stay focused, thinking about (Tim) Wakefield last night being able to come back from a five-run deficit and get a win,
balls double excitement felt huge tonight
I just felt like it was October, man. I could feel the excitement in the crowd, ... The two double play balls that I got tonight were huge for me.
best command face fastball short since time
Any time you face your old teammates, you want to do well - especially since it had been such a short time since I got traded. My fastball command was the best it's been all spring. If I can feel like that every time out, I'll be happy.
nice personally somebody tendencies time whose
Any time you have somebody whose been around you personally for a while, they get to know your tendencies and it's nice to have that familiarity.
hands maybe seems situation spent time vocal
I haven't spent that much time with him, but he seems maybe a little more hands on, maybe a little more vocal than Wally, but he realizes the situation he's in is probably going to be temporary.
ball percent run
If there's a ball in the gap, Manny Ramirez will run 110 percent after it.
build legs spring training trying
I didn't feel like I had my legs under me, but that's what spring training is for, trying to build up stamina.