Spring Training: McCappo's Rehab Start

After my last post in November, a lot of people had questions about whether I'd be ready to go again next year. (As you may know, I am no longer eligible for college ball.  After contract negotiations, I accepted a deal offering a $15,000 signing bonus with the potential for additional bonuses up to $2,000 with a AAA club Charleston, SC.) 

My signing caused a slight commotion resulting in the current lead-off hitter's resignation.

 

McCappo's CT scan: all normal.

Now I reassured the fans I'd be good-to-go, but people just weren't sure.  So management in Charleston decided, to be safe, I should under go further testing.  Last weekend I was flown down to Chicago to undergo a CT scan.

Tim Hortons' "Donut League" runs from now until May 22, 2011.

After the CT definitively showed I was all-clear, there was only one more thing I could do to silence the rumor-mill: make a spring-training start in the Donut League.  What's the Donut League you may ask?  Well, while the McDonaldopoly team is just that, a team built to win at McDonaldopoly, that doesn't mean all we do is play McDonaldopoly.  In fact, our training involves many activities other than just eating at McDonald's.  They range from from working out (our first intramural water polo game is tomorrow) to eating all sorts of foods, and, when deemed necessary by management, can even include other competitive games of "chance."  In the off-season, other, less prestigious, games have to fill the broadcasting vacuum left vacant by McDonaldopoly.  Currently, Tim Hortons is hosting "Roll Up the Rim to Win," more commonly known as "The Donut League."

So to cut to the chase, in my first start since October, I dismantled the rookie pitching in Ontario and showed why Canada is, and always will be, the minors (sorry to all our Northern followers, but there's a reason you're reading this blog, not a different one).  Boasting that "1 in 6 wins," I hoped Tim would show me a challenge, but after slapping two solid singles in three plate appearances, I was pulled to make sure I didn't risk injury.  (In all seriousness, I won a free coffee while driving through a snow storm slated for 12 to 23 cm, or 5 to 9 inches; even in spring training, this isn't a game for the faint of heart).  So folks, let me restate: I, McCappo, am as healthy as ever and ready to prove myself next season in AAA.

True, it isn't one of Timmy's, but I love it all the same.

Always Fresh,
I'm lovin' it,

McCappo