There is no question that a head injury is serious. What I really don't get in the whole Anthony Rizzo concussion charade is why Yankee doctors did not follow through with any of it after it happened when he was really struggling at the plate, like in June... like in the beginning of July. Why did it take so long if it was serious? Why only after Anthony Rizzo came forward to say that he was a little foggy did actual physicians do anything? Being a doctor is a pretty important job. You are making or breaking a person's life. Where were they all this time? It was only until Rizzo complained that they ran tests on him to determine his reaction time was off. Anyone seeing that something's missing here?
I remember when Frankie Montas comes over to the Yankees. Of course, a physical was needed to determine if the move would actually take place, but the Yankees apparently got a clean bill of health and Frankie Montas came over to the Yankees only the suck an egg and be hurt. And here's the kicker... HE WAS HURT WHEN HE CAME OVER TO THE YANKEES! Again... What happened in the time that the trade was verbally agreed on and Frankie putting on pinstripes are we missing here?
And pardon me for NOT believing the Yankees and this whole Rizzo charade at the jump. As more information comes out today, I am more at ease and feeling for Rizzo, but it does not excuse what the hell our New York Yankee physicians have been doing all this time.
Why isn't there a magnifying class on Yankee medical staff? I guess I have to ask the question that no one is asking; IS ANYBODY WORKING OVER THERE IN THE BRONX?
Here's what we know about Rizzo. The Sporting News writes (after the tweet):
The #Yankees believe Anthony Rizzo's post-concussion syndrome diagnosis originated from a collision with Fernando Tatis Jr. on May 28th—he passed MLB's concussion protocol at the time and was cleared to play—Rizzo will be evaluated week-to-week... pic.twitter.com/GxvPuBnDY4
— Jennifer X. Williams (@JenXperience) August 4, 2023
"Rizzo hit the IL Thursday with a suspected concussion from a two-month-old injury, per Yankees manager Aaron Boone.
The injury is officially being called post-concussion syndrome stemming from a May 28 collision with Fernando Tatis Jr., and Rizzo will be evaluated weekly to determine his status. According to Boone, Rizzo was "complaining a little bit the last few days of some fogginess."As a result, the team ran tests that found "cognitive impairment," which led to Rizzo being shelved for the time being.
Boone added Rizzo "went through MLB -- like all the testing -- immediately (after the Tatis collision) and then the days after to rule that stuff out past that."
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