Stupid Drunk-Ass Sydney Ponson released by the Orioles

[riverside sluggers]

 

Orioles release much-maligned Ponson

Associated Press

Posted: 35 minutes ago

 

BALTIMORE (AP) - Sidney Ponson was released Thursday by the Baltimore Orioles, who voided the pitcher's contract on the theory that his behavior over the past nine months gave them grounds for his dismissal. Ponson was arrested on Aug. 25 for driving under the influence of alcohol. He was also charged in January with driving under the influence in Florida, a case that has not yet been resolved. That arrest came less than a month after he spent 11 days in an Aruban jail after he hit a judge during a Christmas Day fight at a beach in his native country. Ponson apologized for the fight and reached a settlement that involved community service and a charitable contribution.

 

Last week's arrest convinced the Orioles that they had enough of a case to void his contract. The 28-year-old Ponson, who is currently on the 15-day disabled list with thumb and calf injuries, still has one season left on a three-year deal that would earn him $10 million in 2006. In a one-sentence release Thursday, the Orioles announced their plan to end their association with the troubled pitcher.

 

Every player on the 40-man roster signs a standard Unified Players Contract that includes a morals clause, paragraph 3(a), that reads: "The Player agrees to perform his services hereunder diligently and faithfully, to keep himself in first-class physical condition and to obey the Club's training rules, and pledges himself to the American public and to the Club to conform to high standards of personal conduct, fair play and good sportsmanship." The Orioles believe Ponson violated that rule, but their bid to terminate his contract will almost certainly meet resistance from the player's union.

 

Russell Smouse, the Orioles' legal counsel, did not immediately a phone call to his office. Ponson's agent, Barry Praver, did not return a call to his cell phone. Praver and Ponson have not talked to the media since the pitcher's arrest last week. Ponson is 7-11, with a 6.21 ERA this season, among the highest in the major leagues. He has not won a game since June 18.

[elsrbueno]

Ponson is a violent drunk.

 

The Yankees will probably sign him within a week. They love violent drunks and drug addicts.

[Soxfan1]

D-rays might sign him.

[redsoxrules]

Ponson is a violent drunk.

 

The Yankees will probably sign him within a week. They love violent drunks and drug addicts.

actually according to fox sports they might get him

[HOFer51]

which violent drunk have the Yankees signed lately? Only one that comes to mind is Wells.

[redsoxrules]

which violent drunk have the Yankees signed lately? Only one that comes to mind is Wells.

wtf are you talking about they are all violent drunk yankee :harhar:

[HOFer51]

wtf are you talking about they are all violent drunk yankee :harhar:

Well, using that logic the Red Sox players are all stupid dirty racists. Which we know is not true. To make asinine statements like the one you made is ridiculous.

[redsoxrules]

ah yankee fans so easy to get them going

[HOFer51]

ah yankee fans so easy to get them going

You weren't "getting me going" as much as you would have liked, I was just stating that you cant say that and then get angry when someone else bashes your team, that's all.

[redsoxrules]

im just joking around here

[HOFer51]

im just joking around here

I thought you were, but you never know these days. There are still people on this Earth who support Hitler's Nazi ideas.

[redsoxrules]

I thought you were, but you never know these days. There are still people on this Earth who support Hitler's Nazi ideas.

 

lol

[HOFer51]

lol

Pretty scary that a Neo-Nazi faction is still around in 2005.

[Sizzlin22]

This may possibly be the dumbest thread I've read in recent memory.

[riverside sluggers]

its never a good month for Orioles players

 

 

Orioles pitcher Todd Williams arrested after crash

 

November 17, 2005

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Baltimore Orioles pitcher Todd Williams was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after causing a traffic accident. The 34-year-old Williams was arrested early Wednesday after a three-vehicle crash that caused no injuries. He was released on $500 bond. A Breathalyzer test showed Williams' blood alcohol content was zero percent, but he was charged with DUI with property damage, police spokesman Joe Durkin said. He also submitted to a urine test, and results will be available in a few weeks.

 

Williams was driving a 2003 Ford Escape that slammed into the back of two cars that were stopped at a traffic light on a major Tampa thoroughfare, Durkin said. Officers at the scene "detected the odor of alcohol, some slurred speech and bloodshot, watery eyes," Durkin said. Williams failed a field sobriety test. Durkin said Williams admitted to officers that he had had a couple drinks, and later told them he had taken a prescription painkiller.

 

Williams' agent, Tom O'Connell, said the pitcher had not been drinking. "We feel pretty confident that it's not going to be a DUI. He took his eyes off the road for a second and there you go," O'Connell said. "For whatever reason, the police felt they had to take him into custody." O'Connell declined to elaborate. Williams referred questions about the arrest to his agent. Williams, who grew up in Syracuse, N.Y., made his major league debut in 1995. He went 5-5 last season with a 3.30 ERA and one save in 76 1-3 innings.