Bronson Arroyo Time Quotations

He comes in consistently throwing the ball hard and where he wants to. I'm amazed each time he goes out there.

You feel good physically, but your body does things the first time you get on the mound that you're not accustomed to the first few months. So you get tired quickly.

But Jed and Ben both stated to me that there was no deal on the table for me right now, and they felt pretty strongly that I wouldn't be traded any time anywhere in the near future. They couldn't guarantee me security for the lifetime of the contract.

They're the No. 1 team in the division. It was nice to shut them down. Any time you go up against those guys, you want to show that you can play with them.

I'm sure everyone looks at the standings at one time or another. We knew the Yankees would be there from Day 1. We knew it would be a tight race and it will probably come down to the last three games of the season against these guys. They're two good teams.

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.

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.

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.

They didn't guarantee me anything, but the vibe I got from them from what they said to me was that they weren't going to trade me any time in the near future. That's relative to whatever you think the near future is, but I thought it came pretty quick.