Hopefully the Yankees' big lefty will receive the treatment that he needs to combat this disease. It's more important than baseball.
The Yankees' organization and baseball as a whole were sent into a shock today, as former ace CC Sabathia announced that he would be checking himself into a rehabilitation program to fight alcoholism. Given that this is such a monumental life decision, Sabathia will not be pitching in the postseason for the team, and he is determined to go through this and make himself a better person. Here is the statement:
This news seemed to come out of almost nowhere.