Mendoza v. Ponson on Wednesday

by Adam J. Morris on Jun 28, 2008 4:59 PM CDT Comment 34 comments

Per Richard Durrett on the DMN blog, Ron Washington says Luis Mendoza will be starting on Wednesday, and will be in the rotation for the "foreseeable future."

And per Durrett, Mendoza will apparently be going up against Sidney Ponson, in a battle of sinkerballers.

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sidney will get rocked

unfortunately so will mendoza. (a yankee thing, not mendoza hate).

2 games over 500 please.

by DSheppard on Jun 28, 2008 5:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

We better beat

the living shit out of Ponson.

"Point is I could have had them if I wanted. But I DO NOT lower my standards. Do they know who I am? Do they know my status? Thats what I thought." -miles

by coolaid on Jun 28, 2008 5:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Yeah

and lets score some runs off of him too

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-The Outlaw

by Gdawg on Jun 28, 2008 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah

Thats what I meant.

"Point is I could have had them if I wanted. But I DO NOT lower my standards. Do they know who I am? Do they know my status? Thats what I thought." -miles

by coolaid on Jun 28, 2008 5:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wow

that should be entertaining…

by Agreen07 on Jun 28, 2008 5:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

hopefully

ponson does so bad he gets pulled in the 2nd or 3rd.

i wanna see the best hitters in that game. sorry duran, but i WANT vazquez.

this may mean i’d rather see ramirez instead of salty catching. haven’t seen enough of maxram yet.

not sure yet of davis is a better option for that game than cat yet. i know shelton better not play either.

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by gossamer on Jun 28, 2008 5:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

ponson is not a lefty..

by tyd3311 on Jun 28, 2008 5:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

so?

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NIXON: NOW MORE THAN EVER

by gossamer on Jun 28, 2008 5:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

i can pretty much guarantee

you aren’t gonna see shelton

by spliffy on Jun 28, 2008 5:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ponson

will ponsowned us.

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

by miles on Jun 28, 2008 5:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I see that happening too

by Agreen07 on Jun 28, 2008 5:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Get yo Drinks ready!!!

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by Rodney on Jun 28, 2008 5:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

does anyone see a scenario

where ponson beans someone and washington attacks him a la don zimmer??

by Andrew L on Jun 28, 2008 5:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

That would be a dream come true

Could you imagine if the lucky target was M.O.B.?

We could finally see the epic outburst.

"Typical woman. 'Give me' 'Give me' 'Give me'

I’ll give ya something.

1. A backhand
2. A stuffing
3. $500 if you promise never to post here again"

~ The Immortal, BG

by Chase Irwin on Jun 28, 2008 5:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

lols i want someone to bean the shit out of a-rod or giambi or damon cuz they're all douches.

by Andrew L on Jun 28, 2008 5:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Heh

Rupe is tied for the team lead in HBP with Padzilla. They both have 6.

The difference is that Rupe has thrown twice as few innings ;)

"Typical woman. 'Give me' 'Give me' 'Give me'

I’ll give ya something.

1. A backhand
2. A stuffing
3. $500 if you promise never to post here again"

~ The Immortal, BG

by Chase Irwin on Jun 28, 2008 5:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Beaning

if you beaned a player just because they were a douche half the players in baseball would be beaned.

"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg

by rentz on Jun 28, 2008 5:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

More than that

according to BGL.

"Typical woman. 'Give me' 'Give me' 'Give me'

I’ll give ya something.

1. A backhand
2. A stuffing
3. $500 if you promise never to post here again"

~ The Immortal, BG

by Chase Irwin on Jun 28, 2008 5:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I can see Wash trying

but Young would get out there first and kick his ass again.

By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw

by Gdawg on Jun 28, 2008 5:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

and not hurt his finger again

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NIXON: NOW MORE THAN EVER

by gossamer on Jun 28, 2008 5:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

You know what bothers me the most about the situation is that the Rangers almost set him up to fail. If they can have 2 “life coaches” for Josh Hamilton, why couldn’t they hook Sidney up with someone as well? He could be rough, he swore way too much, but he was intrisincally a really nice person (he even brought the ball boys hot chocolate when it was cold) and I don’t understand why they didn’t try to help him more. And yes, I know there were probably facts I don’t know about, but I still don’t understand it…

http://www.mvn.com/milb-rangers

For old times sake...C'mon Kelly! :-)

by Beverly23 on Jun 28, 2008 5:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

couple things

hopefully he wasn’t dismissed from the team for being a bad guy to have around hamilton as some suggest. if that were the case, hamilton would be very unpopular in the clubhouse.

ponson knew ahead of time that he had 1 chance. i think the rangers actually ended up giving him a couple chances.

unlike hamilton who was a junky and didn’t really make big scenes and news, ponson has been a well known nuisance.

ponson wasn’t putting up all star caliber numbers.

ponson is a dutch knight. texas hates royalty/things that sound like it. we’re simple folk.

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by gossamer on Jun 28, 2008 5:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

The Rangers "set him up to fail"?

Come on…

by Adam J. Morris on Jun 28, 2008 5:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

+1

by baseballismyboyfriend on Jun 28, 2008 5:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Okay, slight exaggeration maybe...

But they knew his history, which is allegedly why they gave him “1 chance”. Why not do everything you can to help him succeed? Assuming that is really why he was released and I’m not convinced of that…this has the Chad Allen situation written all over it.

LOL, Rentz! You don’t have to be a RedHawk for any specific period of time before I defend you! :-)

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by Beverly23 on Jun 28, 2008 6:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Come on...part II...

Has there ever been a situation between the Ranger organization and a player, where you thought the player was in the wrong?

Somehow, if this had happened with the BoSox, I don’t think you’d be as sympathetic to Ponson…

by Adam J. Morris on Jun 28, 2008 6:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yes, Rafael Palmiero...

But I do think that is the only time that happened! LOL

Actually, if it were the same situation (i.e. the RedHawks were a Red Sox farm club) I think I would have as much sympathy for Sidney. Once you get to know him, its hard to believe he is a bad person. Plus I almost always root for the underdog!

http://www.mvn.com/milb-rangers

For old times sake...C'mon Kelly! :-)

by Beverly23 on Jun 29, 2008 7:48 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hamilton and Ponson

Are two VERY different cases.

Josh wanted to change his life.
I have never heard any indication that Sidney wanted to “change his ways.” You can’t help someone who doesn’t want help.

by baseballismyboyfriend on Jun 28, 2008 6:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

One other difference

Jimmy Johnson, back in the day, released John Roper for falling asleep in a team meeting.

He later said, “You know what I would have done if Troy Aikman had fallen asleep in a team meeting? Quietly gone over to him, tapped him on the shoulder, and said, ‘Troy, would you mind waking up?’ ”.

Sidney Ponson is a John Roper. Josh Hamilton is a Troy Aikman. You cut a lot more slack to the Hamilton/Aikmans of the world, and go thru a lot more to ensure they succeed.

by Adam J. Morris on Jun 28, 2008 6:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

At least according to Ranger PR

and after the true story of B-Mac comes out…

"I'm extremely complex. I'm not easy to understand." - a) Charles Manson, b) Madonna, c) Milton Bradley.

by Clueless on Jun 29, 2008 2:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ponson

I dind’t think he was a redhawk long enough for you to defend him :)

honestly, none of us REALLY know what happened with ponson. I believe he came him with the understanding that this could be his last chance, and I believe when he started doing well he went back to his old ways and figured he’d get chances in better places.

And really I dont even think the yankees would have taken a chance on him had they not been desperate

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by rentz on Jun 28, 2008 6:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs