you, dave, and everyone he knows - Bronson Arroyo is an idiot

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Bronson Arroyo is an idiot

matt-t:

“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.”

But is he an idiot? He maintains Bill Simmons’ argument to a T - it’s hard to place the blame squarely on the players who were doing things that are in more of a grey area than outright wrong when they’re doing it to stay competitive, everybody around them is telling them to do it and nobody in management gave a shit. Or maybe he’s just an idiot because admitting this could eventually lead to a suspension or a fine. But I at least admire his ability to be honest on the subject, which is hard to say for most of the other players in question.