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Ponson speaks, denies most of what's been said

NY Post

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 .

"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   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   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.

Rare Gnats Sex

by ab03 on Jun 25, 2008 1:15 PM CDT   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   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 to parent up   0 recs

you would

Bring up Chris Davis

by DSheppard on Jun 25, 2008 2:20 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Heck!

We should trade back for him, too.

by chrisR on Jun 25, 2008 10:48 PM CDT to parent up   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   0 recs

Yah

bunch of defensive stalwarts those guys…

The 40 Trumps All!!!

by thedirkatron on Jun 25, 2008 1:53 PM CDT to parent up   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 to parent up   0 recs

Check this out...

“Copious”

heh – from which movie?

by cmkelly29 on Jun 25, 2008 2:44 PM CDT to parent up   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 to parent up   0 recs

You're correct

I meant the line, not just the word.

by cmkelly29 on Jun 25, 2008 5:58 PM CDT to parent up   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 to parent up   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 to parent up   0 recs

he was simply

too drunk to remember.

Greatest Inventions Ever? 1. TiVO, 2. Boobs, 3. Baseball

by willamos2 on Jun 25, 2008 2:36 PM CDT   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   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   0 recs

pretty much sir sidney's wheel house.

i would bet money that mary personally knows sidney

Rare Gnats Sex

by ab03 on Jun 25, 2008 3:32 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

She posted a fan shot earlier this season

Click here

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 to parent up   0 recs

whoops

i was thinking that was the fanpost she made.

i guess that doesn’t exactly prove she knows him personally though

Rare Gnats Sex

by ab03 on Jun 25, 2008 4:26 PM CDT to parent up   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   0 recs

Maybe

He has blackouts., and doesn’t remember anything.

by SanDiegoKev on Jun 25, 2008 4:21 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Cedric Benson

"No bear or disco for Juan" - Mr. Santos

by miles on Jun 25, 2008 5:56 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

de Nile

is not only a river in Egypt…

by 8legs2fangs on Jun 25, 2008 9:09 PM CDT   0 recs

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