January 16, 2006
Call Him Curly
Sidney Ponson is sporting a new hairdo:
Sidney Ponson has a new look to go with his fresh start: a full head of hair. The right-hander, who signed a free-agent deal with the St. Louis Cardinals last month, showed up at the team's Winter Warmup on Sunday with dark brown, curly locks. In the past he shaved his head.
He also says he's stopped drinking:
Ponson said he hasn't had any alcohol since the arrest. He spent time in rehab, and is regularly seeing a counselor in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., who specializes in dealing with addictions.
"In this 4 1/2 months I probably craved it once or twice," Ponson said. "It's like a habit. I used to associate beer with water sports and the first time I went home to do water sports I'm going, 'A cold beer would be nice right now.'
"But my counselor says don't think about it, just enjoy it and it goes easier."
Ponson has assured Cardinals manager Tony La Russa that he'll seek a counselor in St. Louis, too.
This begs the question; how much was his performance in Baltimore a result of drinking too much, and how much was it Ponson just not being very good? I'm glad for Sidney that he's sober, but it's too bad the Orioles had to suffer for it.
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