Sidney Ponson Quotations

I will be happy if I can pitch seven complete innings instead of 6 1-3 and 6 2-3. In the American League I had a lot of pride in going deep into the game, seven or eight innings.

I went to rehab for health reasons. I'm happy. I'm the same guy as back in the day, but I stopped drinking. I still go out with friends and have fun. But instead of drinking beer I'm drinking water.

I just missed off the plate. I'd rather that than miss over the plate and them hit it over the wall.

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.

I was missing down in the zone. When I brought it up, they hit me.

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.

Defense is going to bail me out a lot this year. I'll have to take some time to take those guys to dinner.

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.

This is a second chance for me, and I'm going to take full advantage of it.

One at a time. The next one after one is two. It's not 10.