Sabathia credits Boss for NL dominance

Mr. Presentable

http://www.serioussportsnewsnetwork.com:80/2008/08/sabathia-credits-boss-for-nl-dominance.html

MILWAUKEE, WI - Recently acquired Brewer's pitcher CC Sabathia has
gone on a tear as of late - with an 8-0 record and an ERA of 1.60 in
his nine starts since being traded to Milwaukee - inspiring talk of a
possible NL Cy Young Award. Surprisingly, the big left-hander credits
his surge not to switching leagues but to his recent discovery of rock
legend Bruce Springsteen.

"Bruce is a ****ing god, man," an overly enthusiastic Sabathia told
SSNN. "He's incredible. I don't know how I had never heard of him
before a few weeks a go. All the credit goes to him, man. He's made me
a good pitcher, but an even better person.

"Just before I was traded, I was just sitting at my locker when I saw
Grady Sizemore carrying this CD, and I was like, 'Yo, who's that old
fart?' But then he put it in the CD player and I knew then and there
that I would never be the same."

Sabathia has taken to constantly playing Springsteen's music in the
Brewers' clubhouse, and has even decorated his locker with pictures of
the multiple-Grammy winner. Unfortunately, the Rock and Roll Hall-of-
Famer's constant presence in the Brewers' clubhouse is proving
irritating to some of Sabathia's teammates.

"It's getting pretty annoying," confided outfielder Ryan Braun. "I
mean, I'm as big a fan of Springsteen as anybody, but you can only
hear 'Glory Days' so many times before it starts to grate on you, you
know? Plus, CC keeps humming the tunes and singing the lyrics out in
the field too, when there isn't any music playing.

"He's even putting the lyrics into everyday conversation. When our
latest win streak was broken, CC was like, 'everything dies baby,
that's a fact. But maybe everything that dies someday comes back.'
Ugh."
Sabathia has also begun to demand that his teammates sing along to his
pre-game music in the clubhouse, lest he refuse to pitch. SSNN
witnessed one such display last week to the tune of Spirit in the
Night.
".and they dance like spirits in the night!" sang Sabathia pointing to
his teammates.

"All night," mumbled the rest of the team rather unenthusiastically,
knowing they'd have to repeat the exchange.
Still, much as many members of the Brewers are sick of Springsteen,
manager Ned Yost told SSNN he is willing to tolerate Sabathia's
behavior only as long as the left-hander continues to dominate on the
mound.

"He is walking a thin line right now," Yost told SSNN, as he listened
to his new ace walk by singing 'Prove It All Night.' "The absolute
instant he blows a game, I will personally destroy every Springsteen
CD in the city of Milwaukee. I'm not even kidding right now."

When told of his manager's threat, CC said simply, "I don't care. The
only boss I listen to anymore is Bruce Springsteen."