20060322 - Squeezing "the death" out of the arms on her chair, Michelle Capell sat next to Robinson's dugout and fought off voices in her head: Calm down, calm down, don't get too excited, don't want to have another heart attack... A legitimate worry. Capell's first heart attack came four years ago at age 40, an attack that led to several more and an avalanche of medications and surgeries. The latest attack seized her heart Jan. 25. From there, Capell stayed in the hospital 35 days, the best of which was Feb. 15 when Robinson's entire baseball team, led by her son T.C. Capell, showed up unannounced in her room. She cried, but her spirits were lifted because, she said, "I love those boys." That's why during Robinson's 7-4 quarterfinal loss to Durant on Wednesday, Capell, though nervous, also was thrilled. "Watching your son play in a game like this at this tournament, on such a beautiful day at this beautiful park, well, I wouldn't want to be anywhere else in the world," Capell said. "I can't think of a better way to spend a day on spring break." Though Robinson was eliminated, expect to see Capell back for a few more games because, as a seventh-grade geography and history teacher, she knows many of the other players as former students. "I get excited for all the kids I know," Capell said. "But, you know, not too excited, if you know what I mean." (Photo by Brian Cassella, Text by Scott Purks / St. Petersburg Times)
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