TheGoldSeat

In recent news, Sidney Ponson doesn’t understand the difference between types of passports. His home country of Aruba (Dutch) issued him the wrong type of passport. Major League Baseball requires that all players have a passport in order to pitch in Spring Training games where tickets are sold. In case you are wondering, he needs a passport that is specifically issued to athletes.

Ponson will have to get this situation straightened out. Unfortunately, this delay will cost him the opportunity to pitch in any of the “A” team games until possibly March 21st against the Reds. While this might not seem to be a big deal and could easily be coined as “bad luck”, I wonder whether this is a sign that Ponson doesn’t have his life together as much as he claims.

The Twins have currently penciled Ponson to be their third started in the rotation. This might cause red flags to be raised regarding Ponson. You have to wonder how much rope the Twins will offer the former 17-game winner. While everyone knows that he has the talent, it makes you wonder how much (if any) the Twins clubhouse can work on straightening him out…..