Red Hot Mama » Bronson Arroyo http://www.red-hot-mama.com It sounds like porn, but it's all about baseball. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:41:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 2006-2007 (Red Hot Mama) (Red Hot Mama) posts 1440 red hot mama, humor, comedy, sports, baseball, chicago cubs, cincinnati reds, houston astros, milwaukee brewers, pittsburgh pirates, st. louis cardinals It sounds like porn, but it's all about baseball. The Red Hot Broadcast is the audio component to the humorous and upbeat blog devoted to the National League Central, red-hot-mama.com. Each week, the happenings with the teams are discussed. Red Hot Mama Red Hot Mama No no http://www.red-hot-mama.com/images/logo_rhm_rss.gif Red Hot Mama http://www.red-hot-mama.com 144 144 Your Chance to Ask Arroyo How He Got So Awesome http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2010/05/27/your-chance-to-ask-arroyo-how-he-got-so-awesome/ http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2010/05/27/your-chance-to-ask-arroyo-how-he-got-so-awesome/#comments Thu, 27 May 2010 13:50:27 +0000 Amanda http://www.red-hot-mama.com/?p=4196 Bronson Arroyo: better pitcher than musicianThe level of sarcasm is, of course, up to you. Said sarcasm probably depends on whether you’re asking about his kick-ass performance last night or his crappy 90s grunge music.

Bronson Arroyo will be answering questions in an online chat on Reds.com today at 3 p.m. You can … [visit site to read more]

]]> http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2010/05/27/your-chance-to-ask-arroyo-how-he-got-so-awesome/feed/ 0 Take the Bronson Arroyo Tour http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2010/04/28/take-the-bronson-arroyo-tour/ http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2010/04/28/take-the-bronson-arroyo-tour/#comments Thu, 29 Apr 2010 02:20:14 +0000 Amanda http://www.red-hot-mama.com/?p=4037 According to LikeMe.net, when Bronson Arroyo is not busy perfecting his sweet grunge guitar licks, he’s hanging out at the Lodge Bar or the Waffle House (”When my boys come to visit me, we get up on four hours of sleep and I force them to go to Waffle House,” he says. Presumably this happens around 11:30 a.m.)

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Finally, I am beginning to emerge from the Nyquil-stained sheets and enjoy the pleasures of the … [visit site to read more]

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But near the end of Bronson’s set, he threw a zinger into the music: a cover of Augustana’s 2007 summer ballad “Boston.” And what did the guy do, knowing that former GM Theo Epstein … [visit site to read more]

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Bronson Arroyo performs “Wonderwall” at Redsfest in December. I’ve never been entirely sure what a “wonderwall” is supposed to be, but in this case it seems to be what you hit two months … [visit site to read more]

]]> http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2007/01/13/redsfest-concerts-2006-2/feed/ 0 2006 Awards http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2007/01/13/2006-awards-2/ http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2007/01/13/2006-awards-2/#comments Sat, 13 Jan 2007 10:07:27 +0000 Amanda http://www.red-hot-mama.com/wp/2007/01/13/2006-awards-2/ Arroyo was the recipient of two awards from the Reds in 2006.

The first, the Johnny Vander Meer Award, is given to the “Reds’ Most Outstanding Pitcher.” Reds.com points out:

Arroyo, who was acquired in a March 2006 trade from Boston for outfielder Wily Mo Pena, went 14-11 with a 3.29 ERA in 35 starts last season. The … [visit site to read more]

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Arroyo’s plate music is “45″ by … [visit site to read more]

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Bronson and Kerry

Bronson, Julie, and Kevin

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This outtake caught on film while shooting a commercial for Champion Ford in Cincinnati garnered much more attention than the commercial itself. And to think you saw it here first!

With antics like this, it’s hard to keep the guy as my whipping boy. But I’m … [visit site to read more]

]]> http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2006/07/03/commercial-outtake-2/feed/ 0 The Interview that Never Was http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2006/05/12/the-interview-that-never-was-2/ http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2006/05/12/the-interview-that-never-was-2/#comments Fri, 12 May 2006 19:04:49 +0000 Amanda http://www.red-hot-mama.com/wp/2006/05/12/the-interview-that-never-was-2/ Since I went to all the work to write these freaking questions, I figure I might as well share what I would have asked if I’d had the opportunity. I think you’ll agree that this would have been a killer interview

I would have asked these questions on May 1, 2006, after his complete game against the St. Louis Cardinals:

Tonight’s start –
swapping rotation to face Mulder
complete game; 4 hits, 1 run, 4 strike-outs, 5-0 recordBeen on fire. How’s it been pitching in … [visit site to read more]

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This year, I’m going a different direction. Just as Javy was a surprising choice for binky, I’m making a surprising choice for team whipping boy 2006: Bronson Arroyo.

It’s surprising, but … [visit site to read more]

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Arroyo: ‘Pieces on the freaking [chess] board’ on Boston.com
Player profile on … [visit site to read more]

]]> http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2006/05/12/references-28/feed/ 0 Non-Baseball Stuff http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2006/05/12/nonbaseball-stuff-44/ http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2006/05/12/nonbaseball-stuff-44/#comments Fri, 12 May 2006 19:01:19 +0000 Amanda http://www.red-hot-mama.com/wp/2006/05/12/nonbaseball-stuff-44/ Bronson Anthony Arroyo was born on February 24, 1977 in Key West, Florida. He graduated from Hernando High School in Brooksville, FL. He owns a house in Boston that he had just bought before he was traded. I believe he is married, but 1) I have not seen a wife, and 2) I have seen multiple on-line reports about his exploits with groupies, so I’m thinking that marital status may not last long.

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]]> http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2006/05/12/nonbaseball-stuff-44/feed/ 3 Baseball Stuff http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2006/05/12/baseball-stuff-46/ http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2006/05/12/baseball-stuff-46/#comments Fri, 12 May 2006 19:00:06 +0000 Amanda http://www.red-hot-mama.com/wp/2006/05/12/baseball-stuff-46/ Bronson Arroyo is the number two starting pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds. He was traded to the Reds from the Boston Red Sox before the 2006 season in exchange for Wily Mo Peña.

In Boston, Arroyo would have been working long relief or spot starting for injured starters, and coming to the Reds gave him the opportunity not only to start regularly, but also to move to the top of the rotation.

Didn’t stop him, though, from running his mouth about how upset he was to be traded to … [visit site to read more]

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