As I've learned in my Economics class, life is all about making rational choices once we realize we can't have our cake and eat it too. Should we really buy that luxury sedan when the kids need braces? What about taking that job that may give you a 25,000 dollar up-spike in salary yet move your family across the country? Is messing with that secretary during the weekend worth ruining 20 years of a great marriage? What are you willing to give up for complete piece of mind in the short term for the big picture?
Recently New York Yankees' pitcher CC Sabathia decided to make his own rational choice when he checked himself into a rehabilitation facility for alcohol on Monday, the day before his team was scheduled to take on the Houston Astros in the AL Wild Card game, which they were eliminated from as of yesterday. There were numerous reports of Sabathia showing up inebriated at the Yankee clubhouse on Friday, unable to notice reporters and asking teammates to "take a sip" of a brown liquid in a paper cup during a workout. He was then ushered out of the building and into a cab by another teammate. Other reports were that he arranged for the "magnums of champagne" that were drank in the clubhouse celebration of Alex Rodriguez's 3000th hit. He went to management and asked them for help with his alcohol problem.
This goes beyond baseball, this is about life, and credit Sabathia for doing what was best for he and his family. Would his presence have made a difference in the Yankees' quest for another title? Should it matter? He could've just waited until after the playoffs, but he focused on the long term healing and didn't allow the pressure of being there in the lights of October to get in the way. Can we honestly saw we can make the same choice? Thoughts and prayers to Sabathia that he receives the healing and peace he needs in his life, and that he overcomes an opponent that can't be beaten with a 95 mph fastball: his inner demons.
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