The emotions were unbelievable. That was a huge day for our family. Fox performed well enough during exhibition play to make the roster had a bullpen space been available, but instead was sent to Class AAA Indianapolis to continue building arm strength. On April 14, just six days shy of two years since he last pitched in the major leagues, Fox turned in a scoreless inning against San Francisco at Miller Park. I still do.
People take things for granted.
I was guilty of that, I'm not going to lie to you. But after my injuries I've learned to appreciate being out there on the mound. Fox's indomitable spirit never was more evident than the past two years, when he spent nearly every waking hour engaged in some aspect of physical rehabilitation. With five scoreless outings thus far for the Brewers, he is enjoying the fruits of that labor, and no one is more proud than pitching coach Bob Apodaca. Rehabilitation, I've always felt, is the loneliest life that any athlete can have because he has to do it by himself.