Sidney Ponson | Sidney Ponson Wiki | Ramonortiz.com Sidney Ponson Wiki Ortiz was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Anaheim Angels in 1995. He made his Major League debut on August 19, 1999, when he started for the Angels http://www.ramonortiz.com/sidney ponson
Extractions: Register Sign In edit=false; thepage=0; [Login to edit this page] Ortiz was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Anaheim Angels in 1995. He made his Major League debut on August 19, 1999, when he started for the Angels against the Chicago White Sox. He pitched eight innings, allowing four hits and one run to pick up the victory. His best season was 2002, when he went 15-9 with a 3.77 ERA for the Angels. He earned the win in Game 3 of the 2002 World Series against the San Francisco Giants. In 2003, he set a career high with 16 victories. On December 14, 2004, Ortiz was traded by the Angels to the Cincinnati Reds for Dustin Moseley. He went 9-11 with a 5.36 ERA in 30 starts for the Reds. Ortiz signed with the Washington Nationals as a free agent prior to the 2006 season. On September 4, 2006, he took a no-hitter into the 9th inning against the Cardinals before having it broken up by the first batter in the 9th, Aaron Miles. Ortiz also hit his first career home run in the same game. It was a solo shot off of St. Louis reliever Jorge Sosa. Ortiz was three outs away from becoming the third no-hit pitcher in Major League Baseball who had homered in the same game, joining Earl Wilson (1962) and Rick Wise (1971). On January 19, 2007, Ortiz signed with the Minnesota Twins for a one-year deal worth $3.1 million dollars. Ortiz began the season as the third starter, behind Johan Santana and Boof Bonser and ahead of Sidney Ponson and Carlos Silva. However, after a disappointing start to the season, Ortiz was moved to the bullpen.
Sidney Ponson | Sidney Ponson Wiki | Randallsimon.com Sidney Ponson Wiki Simon was born in Willemstad, Cura ao. Before signing with the Pirates, Simon signed with the Florida Marlins and New York Yankees in the 2000 season, but http://www.randallsimon.com/Sidney Ponson
Extractions: Register Sign In edit=false; thepage=0; [Login to edit this page] Simon was born in Willemstad, Curaçao. Before signing with the Pirates, Simon signed with the Florida Marlins and New York Yankees in the 2000 season, but did not play in the majors for either franchise. In 2003, Simon was traded by Pittsburgh to the Chicago Cubs, where he had a productive postseason, helping the Cubs to the 2003 National League Championship Series. After the season, Simon was released by Chicago. On February 19, 2004, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed Simon as a free agent to secure the team at first base for the upcoming season. After several months into his second tenure with the Pirates, he was released on August 18, 2004. Simon said, "I'm a fighter," Simon said. "I promise you're going to see me again. You don't have to worry about that." One day after his release from the Pirates, he was acquired by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. After less than a month with Tampa Bay he was released and signed with the Orix Buffaloes of the Japanese Pacific League. Simon spent 2005 and part of 2006 with Potros de Tijuana of the Mexican League before moving on to the Arizona League AZL Rangers and the Oklahoma RedHawks of the Pacific Coast League. Simon hit .363 for Tijuana in 2005 and .348 in 2006 before joining the RedHawks, boosting his stock. On September 1, 2006, the Phillies acquired Simon in a trade with the Texas Rangers in exchange for cash considerations, calling him up to the majors when rosters expanded the same day.
Record 246 Players Born Outside The U.S. Ponson, Sidney (MIN) AUSTRALIA (1) Snelling, Chris (WSH) CANADA (19) Bay, Jason (PIT) Bedard, Erik (BAL) Braun, Ryan Z. (KC) Cormier, Rheal (CIN) http://mlb.mlb.com/content/printer_friendly/mlb/y2007/m04/d03/c1877328.jsp
