Post any updates that you hear about his condition in here.

I am gonna pin this just cuz it would be nice to have it pinned

 

Please do post updates...one can only hope and pray that he is alright

Just so people know, giving oxygen to a player in that situation is a common practice. If there was a neck injury suffered by Zaun, the personnel on the field took way too long getting him immobilized and into the ambulance. High dose steroids needs to be given as soon as possible in severe situations. Hopefully, it's just a concussion (even though that's bad enough).

I just read the little blurb about it on the recap. What happened? It doesn't sound intentional at all... ???

 

for Zahn.

I just read the little blurb about it on the recap.  What happened?  It doesn't sound intentional at all... ???

 

for Zahn.

It was intentional on Zaun's part. He didn't intend to get injured, but it was Zaun's intent to use his body to break up a double play. That his head collided with Pedro's knee was acidental, but Zaun was looking for contact on the play.

The only intention in the accident was his attempt at breaking up a double play. As he slip in, Lopez jumped him, and Lopez's knee went into Zaun's head, right at the temple area, it looked.

 

It was Lopez...right?

Per ESPN 1000: Gregg Zaun is going to be observed overnight at a hospital in Toronto. He has an undetermined head injury. Zaun was choking after the blow to the head by Pedro Lopez's knee so they gave him oxygen on the field.

 

I hope he's okay.

Edited May 8, 200520 yr by Jabroni

Wow...

You know when I first saw the play and he wasn't moving I thought he was dead...

Hopefully this isn't anything serious and he'll be back as soon as possible...

Steroids?

 

I hope he gets a waiver.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?i...TC-DT9705204233

 

Paul Konerko and other Chicago players, who were huddled around him, said Zaun was having trouble breathing.

 

"It was scary," Konerko said. "He was choking on something. That's what everyone standing out there was a little bit worried about. It's one thing to get knocked out, you get knocked out and you come to, but he was lifeless and it sounded like he was choking on something. He was gasping for air but lifeless at the same time.

 

"It was getting to the point where 10, 15, 20 seconds into it, you're wondering if this guy is going to choke to death right here," he said.

Edited May 8, 200520 yr by Gene Honda Civic

Wow, that is scary.

General manager J.P. Ricciardi said serious injury had been ruled out.

 

"They just want to test his neck a little and stuff like that," he said. "Right now, it's all precautionary stuff. The initial feedback is he's doing OK."

 

From this site.

i hope thats true.

Glad to hear they don't think it's anything serious. Great news.

Get better Greg, that was scary.

Wow, I didn't hear about this in the 5 minutes of post-game that I listend to. Hope he;s ok.

I like Greg Zaun. He is a good catcher and he was trying to help his team by breaking up a DP...just too bad he got hurt. I wish him the best.

News is unbelievably good

 

That situation looked scary as hell.

I'm really glad to hear things might not be as bad as they looked. That was a really tense ten minutes when he was down.

I hope he gets better.

My prayers go out to him and his family. Hopefully he gets better quickly. Stuff like this just puts it into perspective for you. While we all are hardcore fans there are a hell of a lot more important things than baseball like family and safety. Get well soon Gregg.

per rotoworld:

 

Gregg Zaun - C - Blue Jays

 

 

Blue Jays placed catcher Gregg Zaun on the 15-day disabled list with a concussion.

Zaun will be released from the hospital tomorrow and the Jays should have an update on his condition then. Ken Huckaby will take over as Toronto's primary catcher for now, but he's such an easy out that he should remain a weak option in AL-only leagues. May. 8 - 10:44 pm et

 

 

looks like he'll be ok! get well soon!

While we all are hardcore fans there are a hell of a lot more important things than baseball like family and safety.

 

More important than baseball? LIES!

Edited May 9, 200520 yr by whitesoxfan13

Just so people know, giving oxygen to a player in that situation is a common practice.  If there was a neck injury suffered by Zaun, the personnel on the field took way too long getting him immobilized and into the ambulance.  High dose steroids needs to be given as soon as possible in severe situations.  Hopefully, it's just a concussion (even though that's bad enough).

 

While he was on the field he was moving all of the extremities and alert. The board and collar were precautionary and routine. The extent of the concussion is the key.

While he was on the field he was moving all of the extremities and alert. The board and collar were precautionary and routine. The extent of the concussion is the key.

 

In a situation that involves back/neck/spine type injuries you ALWAYS overreact. If there is a broken bone in the spine, one wrong move can result in paralysis. They did exactly what they were supposed to do there.