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...
advantage chance full second
This is a second chance for me, and I'm going to take full advantage of it.
next
One at a time. The next one after one is two. It's not 10.
help life
I am going to get some help and get my life straightened out.
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.
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.
behind capable defense offense pitch team work worry
With the offense this team has and the defense behind me, I don't worry about too much. I just have to pitch the way I'm capable of, and everything will work out well.
hit missed plate rather
I just missed off the plate. I'd rather that than miss over the plate and them hit it over the wall.
ball glad hit home leave middle supposed
I just leave the ball down the middle for Schneider and he did what he was supposed to do. I'm glad he didn't hit a home run.
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.
almost ball blew downhill glad hit left middle supposed ticked until
I was all right until the seventh. It went downhill from there. I was pretty ticked off. I almost blew the whole thing right there. I left the ball right down the middle for Schneider and he did what he was supposed to do. He hit a double, but I'm glad he didn't hit a homer.
almost blew downhill seventh until
I was all right until the seventh and then I went downhill from there. I almost blew the whole thing.
ball flying needed shoulder somehow throw
I was all over the place. My shoulder was flying open. I couldn't throw the ball where I wanted. But when I needed to do what I needed to do, somehow I did it.
brought hit missing
I was missing down in the zone. When I brought it up, they hit me.
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.