ESPN - Cincinnati Reds pitcher Bronson Arroyo, who last month admitted to using a now-banned supplement earlier in his career, says he uses a number of over-the-counter supplements not on Major League Baseball’s approved list, according to a USA Today report. “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 said, according to the report. “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 [ex-Boston Red Sox 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.”I can see where guys like Hank Aaron and some of the old-timers have a beef with it. But as far as looking at Manny Ramirez like he’s [serial killer] Ted Bundy, you’re out of your mind. At the end of the day, you think anybody really [cares] whether Manny Ramirez’s kidneys fail and he dies at 50? “I do what I want to do and say what I want to say,” Arroyo said, according to the report. “But society has made this such a tainted thing. The mediahas made it where people look at it in such a super-negative light. I’ve always been honest. I’m not going to stop now.” “Man, I didn’t think twice about it,” he said, according to the report. “I took androstenedione the same way I took my multivitamins. I didn’t really know if this was a genius move by Mark McGwire to cover up the real [stuff] he was taking, but it made me feel unbelievable. I felt like a monster.” Arroyo said he started taking amphetamines in 1998 when he was in the minors — and he’d still be taking them if they were not banned. “That stuff’s like bubblegum compared to steroids,” he said, according to the report. “You’re playing [night games] in L.A., you fly across the country, and you’re pitching a day game at Wrigley [Field in Chicago]. You telling me you don’t want something to wake you up? You have half this country, maybe more, that can’t function without a cup of coffee.” Arroyo, according to the report, also said the game’s owners care about winning and making money — and not necessarily in that order. “If Mark McGwire is hitting 60 homers, the only thing that matters is his performance,” Arroyo said, according to USA Today. “People don’t own teams to lose money. If you ask any owner whether they would rather make $20 million and come in last place or lose $20 million and win a World Series, there’s only one guy who honestly would take that championship: George Steinbrenner. Nobody else.”

Afuckingmen! This is like the most refreshing article I’ve ever read in my life not only on steroids, but on anything. Seriously no wonder the chicks at Northeastern got in fist fights lining up to suck his dick when he played for the Sox. I almost want to blow him after reading this. If more guys would stand up and be a man like this, then the whole steroid thing would blow over in 2 seconds because the media would have nothing left to write about. But instead you got cowards like David Ortiz, Manny Ramirez, and Alex Rodriguez all making excuses acting like they got accused of murder and playing right into Shank’s hands. Also, I love how Arroyo sneaky took shots at Curt Schilling and the Sox ownership. Good for fucking him. He just moved up to my 2nd favorite non Red Sox player behind Nomar. Just awesome.