Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Hats Off


Tim Brown has a well written and touching column over at Yahoo! Sports about Doug Davis. Davis has a cancerous thyroid that he is having removed that will sideline him for at least six weeks. Despite this Davis pitched effectively in his last start before surgery and led Arizona to a 10-5 victory over the Dodgers. Not only did Davis get the job done on the mound he also produced at the plate and drove in a run. That's the way you want to go out before facing major surgery.
I remember Doug Davis from his years with the Brewers. I'll be honest the guy used to give me fits with all the walks, but he was always a classy guy and a good team player. According to Brown, Davis's mother is a thyroid cancer survivor and the cancer has a 97% cure rate. One can only hope that the surgery goes well and that he will be able to return this season to contribute more for his team.
Good luck Doug!