There's nothing like missing the first inning of a game, only to find that you are down 11-1 by time the second inning is over.  Arroyo allowed a career-high 10 earned runs and 11 hits in the shortest start of his career Tuesday against the Blue Jays while watching his ERA rise from 5.55 to 6.52.

It was an epic performance as the wanna-be rockstar became the sixth starting pitcher in MLB history to allow at least 10 earned runs in a game in which he retired three batters or fewer. 

"You give up 11 hits in 15 batters and walk one -- I probably could have told them what was coming and fared better," said Arroyo, who threw only 52 pitches. "I felt like I didn't even work at all. They hit balls in, up, out and away -- everywhere." 

Not very good for a pitcher that is on the "trading block".  The Reds still owe Arroyo a boatload of money and one of the few teams that may be willing to pick up the contract, the Yankees, reportedly had a team of scouts on hand.  You don't have the be a "baseball guy" to figure out what was in that report.

Now we know why Chris Welsh is crying in the JTM commerical - he had visions of the future and saw the type of year Arroyo would have. 

Arroyo has come a long way from the pitcher that was 9-3 and the team's lone representative in the All-Star game just two years ago. In fact, the right-hander has 30 losses in that span.

Stats of the day from Mark Wagner (The LotD)

Since Bronson Arroyo's 9-3 start in 2006
Most losses by a pitcher (June 24, 2006 - June 24, 2008):
32 - Jose Contreras
31 - Barry Zito
30 - Bronson Arroyo
30 - Carlos Sivla
(Note: The only pitchers with 30+ losses in that span)

Most home runs allowed (June 24, 2006 - June 24, 2008):
66 - Bronson Arroyo
66 - Jamie Moyer
62 - Paul Byrd
61 - Aaron Harang
60 - Johan Santana
60     Livan Hernandez

(Note: Only pitchers to allow 60+ HR's in that span)