I am going to start making my blogs about the "hottest" Truth & Rumors on FanNation. Todays can be found here: http://www.fannation.com/truth_and_rumors/view/51931
The full article from the New York Times can be found here: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/28/sports/baseball/28church.html?_r=2&ref=sports&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
"Experts: Mets put Church in danger
Posted: Wednesday May 28, 2008 05:14AM ET
Experts in the field of concussion management said the Mets have put Ryan Church at significant medical risk by having him play through dizziness, lethargy and headaches. Church sustained what the team called a mild concussion on May 20 against the Braves. While sliding into second base, his head slammed into the knee of an opponent and then fell hard onto the dirt. He missed the next game, but volunteered to pinch-hit four times since. Several experts in sports-related concussions, however, said that Church -- who has told reporters that he has had a headache and has felt dizzy and tired almost every day since his injury -- should not have been allowed to play at all because his symptoms had not cleared."
How long will it take for coaches to understand that concussions are a serious problem with professional sports and can have lifetime consequences if they come back too early? Sure, nothing bad happened this time, but I guess it will have to take a superstar to get hurt like that for the coaches to realize.
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