Crappy Cappy News

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is reporting that Chris Capuano will have season ending surgery on his injured throwing elbow. He has a torn ulnar collateral ligament, to be exact. This is devastating news for Cappy because he had the same type of injury and required the same type of surgery a few years back and spent a long, long time working his way back.

A couple idiots on the JSOnline Brewers Blog have said that this is good news. There are many other colorful words that could describe these "fans", but since this is a family friendly site, I will refrain from using any of them. Yes, it does make the starting rotation dilemma an easier one to solve, because there is one less arm in the race, but I would rather have as many healthy pitchers to choose from as possible... not only to begin the season, but throughout. This is not good news at all... it is actually sad news for a class act... the type of person the JSOnline Brewers Blog comments section sometimes lacks.

Capuano has been one of my favorite Brewers since his arrival from the Diamondbacks a few years back. He was a steady arm the Brewers could rely on for solid starts nearly every time he took the hill... up until last season. His fall was painful to watch because, just as quickly as fans cheered him on to 18 wins, they booed him with every loss. It was not for lack of effort as he has had one of the better work ethics of any of the Brewers pitchers. Something just fell apart last year, and I was really looking forward to him making a 180 degree turn and returning to the dominant pitcher he was a couple years back.

Another thing that helped make me a fan of Cappy was his segments on the Bob and Brian show on 102.9 The Hog in Milwaukee. Every time he was on the air he sounded like a nice, fun, intelligent guy that you could see yourself having a beer and watching "Deadliest Catch" with. The same was true when he was on "Brewers St8 Up" on FSN.

I hope he is able to make a quick recovery and that the Brewers still have an opening on their roster for him when he makes his comeback. He is a class act who is extremely hard working and, if he is able to get over this injury and his struggles from 2007, would be a welcome addition to any roster in the big leagues. I wish him all the best as he goes through this process all over again.