Sidney Ponson
Sidney Ponson
Sidney Alton Ponson, OONis a former Major League Baseball pitcher. As a player, Ponson stood at 6'1" tall and weighed 260 pounds. He threw right-handed with a fastball that clocked out at 95 mph. When he made his major league debut for the Orioles in 1998, he became the third player from Aruba to play in the major leagues. After the 2003 season, he was decorated with an Order of Orange-Nassau, in the grade Knight, along with fellow former Baltimore Orioles...
rear strike throw work
I used to rear back and throw 99 and 'Here you go, I'm going to strike you out. And it didn't work that well.
best chance choose job people spot starter strikes suited throw win work
He told me from the get-go to win a job as a starter I was going to have to come in and work hard. The only thing I can do when they give me the chance is to throw strikes and get people out. In the end they'll choose who's best suited for that spot and we'll see what happens.
giving home people runs season strike
If I can do that during the season without giving up the home runs and stuff, I'm happy. I look for one- or two-pitch outs. I don't like to strike people out.
ball balls goal ground happy people pitch strike threw
I'm happy about the way I threw the ball today. My goal is to get as many ground balls as I can. I don't like to strike people out. I pitch to contact.
doubt season
Without a doubt, I would have been (upset) going into the season with this.
everybody guys hard listen looked situation talk
I'm in a different situation here. Look at the guys already here. Over there, everybody looked at me. It was hard to try to talk to young guys who didn't want to listen to you.
eight innings mature pitches throw
I feel much better when I throw eight innings on 80 pitches than eight innings on 120. I think I'm a more mature pitcher.
help life
I am going to get some help and get my life straightened out.
couple focus lose losing past people tendency winning
You look at it like you're losing 1-0 or winning 1-0. I've had a tendency in the past when I'm up 8-0 to lose focus on a couple pitches. Before you know it, it's 8-5. If you think about you're winning or losing 1-0, it makes things so much better. You get people out.
next
One at a time. The next one after one is two. It's not 10.
barry concern door hard open pitch problems ready sit straight talk trusted work
They told Barry straight up they wanted to sit down and talk to him. It's understandable with all the problems I've had in the past. No one is going to open the door right away. They had the concern. I think they still have the concern about the other stuff. I have to do my part to be trusted again. I'm going to work hard and be ready to pitch when they give me the ball.
advantage chance full second
This is a second chance for me, and I'm going to take full advantage of it.
anybody help last push since sought time wait
After my last problem, I sought help and didn't wait for anybody to push me. I just did it on my own. Since the last time I had trouble, I've been clean.
bail defense guys time
Defense is going to bail me out a lot this year. I'll have to take some time to take those guys to dinner.