Good for you Bronson!

On Thursday Cincinnati Reds pitcher Bronson Arroyo tossed seven shutout innings against his former team the Boston Red Sox to lead the Reds to a 4-0 victory. He allowed just three hits and struck out nine. It was a good trade for the Red Sox in that they got a replacement bat in Wily Mo Pena to succeed Trot Nixon in right field should the Red Sox decide not to pursue Nixon as a free agent. It wasn't from a baseball perspective that I didn't let like the deal it was that I didn't like that after giving the Red Sox a home town discount to stay with a team he loved the Red Sox still traded him. It's true that Arroyo signing that contract was exactly what made him more valuable to other teams and his agent told him so before he signed so I can't blame the Red Sox that much. But I still didn't like it. I'm glad to see that at least for today he got some pay back. As for the Reds I'm sure they'll realize the same things about Arroyo that I have. He's a better guy then a pitcher and a better pitcher then a musician. Good luck in Cincy.

All fairy tales must come to an end at some point and it's with that in mind that I wave a fond farwell to the marriage of Kris and Anna Benson. All things must come to an end. I have mixed feelings about this because on the one hand she's hot. But on the other I really think this is a good thing for Kris Benson.