Sidney Ponson has developed a power sinker. And, all batters are doing is beating worms to death with it.
Incredibly, Sidney is pitching within himself. Something that only happens when your baseball life passes before you. Ask Carlos Pena.
It's worth noting that three good starts are enough to merit a look on most teams. With the Rangers ... it's practically an invitation to become next year's Opening Day starter.
Look, Sidney is not the usual case. One could hardly blame the O's for giving up on him. Everyone did. Only when Brandon McCarthy came up lame, did the Rangers begin scouring the scrap heap for a veteran like Mr. Ponson.
They're not even pretending to be geniuses. What they are is a suddenly revujenated squad (to my surprise) getting good games out of guys like David Murphy and Brandon Boggs. What they are is a team (Ben Broussard) saying that just because you have a contract ... doesn't mean you have to play ... or even take up roster space for that matter.
Since the Rangers have already authored some of the greatest laughers in Orioles history ... there ought to be plenty of fireworks when Sir Sidney returns to Camden Yards over the Fourth of July weekend.
While still fat, I'm betting he'll be there, provided he can avoid drinking and driving, and the kind of immaturity that got him into trouble in the first place. Yeah, seeing your baseball life pass before your eyes will do that.