To my great disappointment, the Red Sox have traded glorious pitcher Bronson Arroyo to the Cincinnati Reds for outfielder Wily Mo Pena. Although I've heard Pena has a lot of promise, I'm not extremely impressed with his batting average. No matter how good of a player Pena proves himself to be, I highly doubt his personality will ever match Arroyo's. Bronson was one of the most charismatic members of the Red Sox. In addition to being a talented (albeit somewhat inconsistent) pitcher, he was also an excellent musician. With his blond cornrows, Bronson was a unique personality who brought individuality to his team. I will always remember Bronson's role in the 2004 ALCS, during which A-Rod rudely slapped the ball out of his glove and was then punched in the face by Varitek. Another of my favorite memories was a particularly nasty game between the Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Bronson hit (probably intentionally) one of the Devil Rays in order to avenge David Ortiz, who had nearly been hit on the head by an intentionally lobbed ball from the Devil Rays's pitcher.
I believe professional baseball should be reformed. Players should be forced to stay on the same time for their entire baseball career. The constant trading and free-agency are destroying players' and fans' sense of loyalty to their teams. It is becoming increasingly difficult to feel enthusiastic about a team that is constantly changing. The Red Sox had less charisma in 2005 than they did in 2004, and it seems they will have even less charisma in 2006. Without Johnny Damon, Mark Bellhorn, or Bronson Arroyo, the team simply does not have the glory it did in the past.
Farewell, Bronson. You will be sorely missed.
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Wow, I can't believe this site. You've added so much since I was last on. Such interesting fact and so much for me to learn! Steve will be psyched to log or blog on when he's back. We got it on our home computer w/ no problem.
Gotta go back to more reading!
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