Ponson speaks, denies most of what's been said
by Mary1966 on Jun 25, 2008 12:44 PM CDT
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MOOSIC, Pa. - Sidney Ponson can be big trouble for opposing hitters and an even bigger pain in the backside for his own team.
That is the unofficial scouting report on the 31-year-old right-hander as he prepares to join the Yankees for maybe the biggest start of his career, against the Mets in Friday's split doubleheader.
Ponson says he hasn't been told which game he'll pitch, but is thankful for at least one more major league opportunity after a messy divorce from the Rangers 
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"I'm just going to be low key," Ponson told The Post yesterday after a workout with the Yankees' Triple-A team at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. "I told [general manager] Brian Cashman that he doesn't have to worry about me. He's not going to hear nothing about me. I'll be a ghost if possible."
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Basically, he says the following:
1)Nothing happened at the hotel bar in St. Petersburg.
2)He never disrespected his teammates.
3)He and Ron Washington did not see eye to eye.
I find it hard to believe myself, considering that this is his standard response to getting in trouble, it's never his fault.
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He denied being a drunken ass?
I’m shocked.
...and curse Sir Sidney Ponson, he was such a stupid git.
by t ball on Jun 25, 2008 1:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Right
the Rangers just dumped one of their best starters for no good reason. Ummm, no.
How can he think he can say this stuff and get away with it?
by Parman on Jun 25, 2008 1:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
let's see
his story is that the only reason he was released is that he did not see eye to eye with ron washington, the manager who has very little job security himself. if there is any truth to that, than JD needs to go, but I’m pretty sure it’s impossible for that to be true. The Rangers don’t just release one of their star pitchers and get nothing back unless some really really bad things were said and done. ron isn’t buck, i don’t think he has the ability to unilaterally fire anyone.
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by ab03 on Jun 25, 2008 1:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I agree with Sidney
What were we thinking? Hicks should fire JD and Nolan Ryan…
by Agreen07 on Jun 25, 2008 1:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
um
Are you drunk too?
"You’re the only here who contributes schtick only." - brettgardner
by trza on Jun 25, 2008 1:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
...see how he does with a better defense behind him.
...i think he’ll do well in Yankee pinstripes.
by oc on Jun 25, 2008 1:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yah
bunch of defensive stalwarts those guys…
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by thedirkatron on Jun 25, 2008 1:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
stalwarts...
...great range in vocabulary, my friend…
i said the word “protocol” on Sunday… i say that word, on average, once every lunar eclipse…
by oc on Jun 25, 2008 2:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Check this out...
“Copious”
heh – from which movie?
by cmkelly29 on Jun 25, 2008 2:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i'm pretty sure it's used in more than one
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by ab03 on Jun 25, 2008 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm thinking of...
...American Pie.
Physician: Primum non nocere
Batter: First, make no out
by Chad Crudup on Jun 25, 2008 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're correct
I meant the line, not just the word.
by cmkelly29 on Jun 25, 2008 5:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hope that post = sarcasm
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Jun 26, 2008 1:42 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
to clear it up
If Derek Jeter = good defender, then A-Rod = clutch in playoffs.
by chrisR on Jun 26, 2008 9:01 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
he was simply
too drunk to remember.
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by willamos2 on Jun 25, 2008 2:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
your user profile picture
no wonder you made a fanpost about sidney ponson.
baseBALLIN!
by kevzta on Jun 25, 2008 2:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He also
probably denies drugging hot chicks to sleep with him….
"No bear or disco for Juan" - Mr. Santos
by miles on Jun 25, 2008 3:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey Mary...
Your ten years younger than my mom!
"No bear or disco for Juan" - Mr. Santos
by miles on Jun 25, 2008 3:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
pretty much sir sidney's wheel house.
i would bet money that mary personally knows sidney
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by ab03 on Jun 25, 2008 3:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
She posted a fan shot earlier this season
It's baseball. You don't always get what you want, and you don't always want what you get. --Ed Coffin
by txranger7 on Jun 25, 2008 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and i made the same comment there
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by ab03 on Jun 25, 2008 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seems to be par for the course...
among people with drinking problems… i.e., their drinking didn’t cause something to happen, it was something else. If it were the drinking, maybe he’d have to stop…
"I know you're a bit dense but no, it doesn't. Obviously lying isn't a problem for me."
by benmor78 on Jun 25, 2008 3:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Maybe
He has blackouts., and doesn’t remember anything.
by SanDiegoKev on Jun 25, 2008 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cedric Benson
"No bear or disco for Juan" - Mr. Santos
by miles on Jun 25, 2008 5:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
de Nile
is not only a river in Egypt…
by 8legs2fangs on Jun 25, 2008 9:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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