Fatty Sidney Ponson Busted For Weight Loss Drug

Sir Sidney Ponson, in the midst of leading the Dutch Honkball team to the quarterfinals of the WBC, tested positive for Phentermine, a stimulant and appetite suppressant. He's also the reason we invented Deadspin widescreen. [AP]

They claim that Sir Sidney tested positive for a stimulant: Kansas City Royals pitcher Sidney Ponson tested positive for a stimulant during the World Baseball Classic and has been banned from international competition for two years. Major League Baseball will not suspend Ponson. Under the drug rules, he will be treated as a first-time offender and is subject to a medical review...

Sidney Ponson Failed a WBC Drug Test Too: “It wasn’t the mellow Mary Jane that Ponson was partaking in, though. Nope, he tested positive for phentermine, a stimulant. Phentermine is used together with diet, exercise and behavioral modification to treat obesity (excessively overweight) in people with risk factors such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, [...]

Kansas City Royals pitcher Sidney Ponson tested positive for a stimulant during the World Baseball Classic and has been banned from international competition for two years. Major League Baseball will not suspend Ponson. Under the drug rules, he will be treated as a first-time offender and is subject to a medical review and fine. The 32-year-old Ponson pitched well for the Netherlands...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Kansas City Royals pitcher Sidney Ponson tested positive for a stimulant during the World Baseball Classic and has been banned from international competition for two years.

Sidney Ponson tested positive for stimulants during the WBC. I’m so glad the tougher international standards are doing such a great job of discouraging drug use. That two-year ban on international competition is really going to hurt Sidney. And yes, that’s sarcasm.

by Matt SnyderFiled under: Royals, AL Central, World Baseball ClassicThursday we passed along the news that Geovany Soto had tested positive for marijuana during the World Baseball Classic this past spring. Just one day later, another positive result from the WBC round of testing has been revealed. Sidney Ponson, the embattled 32-year-old righty who pitched for the Netherlands, also...

Royals pitcher Sidney Ponson tested positive for a stimulant during the World Baseball Classic and has been banned from international competition for two years.

Kansas City Royals pitcher Sidney Ponson tested positive for a stimulant during the World Baseball Classic and has been banned from international competition for two years.

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Kansas City Royals pitcher Sidney Ponson tested positive for a stimulant during the World Baseball Classic and has been banned from international competition for two years.

Kansas City Royals pitcher Sidney Ponson tested positive for a stimulant during the World Baseball Classic and has been banned from international competition for two years.

Kansas City Royals pitcher Sidney Ponson tested positive for a stimulant at the World Baseball Classic and has been banned from international competition for two years.

The Royals opted for a veteran lefty, Bruce Chen, over a veteran righty, Sidney Ponson, as their starting pitcher for the second game of the series tonight at PNC Park. Ponson, who the International Baseball Federation announced Friday had tested positive for a stimulant in the World Baseball Classic, remained an option because the failed test does not carry a suspension by Major League Baseball.