Sure signs of Spring include budding trees, potholes in the roads, the reappearance of all those dog droppings hidden in the snow since January, and inane stories from baseball camps in Florida. Those writers enjoying 70 degree temperatures in the Sunshine State have to justify their existence.
The big news from the Yankees training camp this week was the remarkably svelte appearance of star pitcher C.C. Sabathia. C.C. weighed in at well over 300 lbs last year, but is beginning 2011 at least thirty pounds lighter. In the finest tradition of investigative journalism, Yankee beat writers questioned him on his weight loss method. C.C. replied, "I gave up Cap'n Crunch cereal."
Take that, South Beach and Dr Atkins! The key to dropping one tenth of your body weight is foregoing the Cap'n.
It is possible that C.C. was pulling the writers' collective leg. When you earn more than $20 million per year, you can get away with a lot. He may also be following the comedic lead of pro footballer Marshawn Lynch. When Marshawn was asked how he dropped about 40 lbs last off-season, he replied, "I gave up tequila."
Whether C.C. still hits the tequila and whether Marshawn remains a fan of Cap'n Crunch is unknown. If that is the case, should either athlete give up both Jose Curvo and the Cap'n, they might shrink away to nothingness.
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