This week I had the chance of choosing between a few folks. Jose Capellan part of the Milwaukee Brewers organization didn’t show up to his Minor League assignment because “he thought he was going to get traded, of which he hasn’t. Also Willy Aybar of the Atlanta Braves, has been MIA for the last few days. He hasn’t reported to team meetings, or meetings with MLB Officals. He’s been indefinately suspended with out pay for the time being.

From what I’ve read, it sounds like that Aybar has had some substance abuse problems in the past. From the sounds of it his own mother and good friend Vlad Guerrero can’t get a hold of him nor find him. He started the season off on the Disabled List with some hand problems. All of this started when he failed to report to two rehab sessions. Because of these actions, or lack there of, he was suspended for three games by the team. Next, he failed to report to a meeting with manager Bobby Cox. He was the suspended indefinately following this. Finally he failed to report to meeting with the Major League Officials.

Given his past history with a substance abuse problem, I’m guessing they have some part of this, if not all of it. Even though I’m giving him the Tool of the Week, I do hope he does turn it around. Even though he’s put himself in a bad spot this weekend, I do not wish him any bad. I do hope they find him and get him going on the right track. He’s got a lot of promise in him, and could be superstar in the making.

I just don’t understand how some professional athletes get caught up in drugs. Especially today where athletes have seen what drugs can do to others. Look at Doc Gooden and Daryl Strawberry; Had they not gotten caught up with their drug problems, it’s hard to say where they would have ended up. There is no doubt in my mind they would have ended up in the Hall of Fame. Doc Gooden is still to this day battling legal problems. Strawberry, I’m not sure if he’s cleaned up his life, but I did see he was on the most recent season of Pros Vs. Joes, on Spike TV. That’s not enough to say if he’s clean, however.