Jason LaRue to retire as a result of Johnny Cueto's kick

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[size="5"][b]LaRue says concussion will end his career[/b]
[/size]Posted on: September 19, 2010 12:17 am


[url="http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/teams/page/STL"][color="#3b5998"]Cardinals[/color][/url] catcher [url="http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/players/playerpage/21603"][color="#3b5998"]Jason LaRue[/color][/url] [url="http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/article_324aa4d7-ff34-5706-b12a-b1a023d58d00.html"][color="#3b5998"]told the [i]St. Louis Post-Dispatch[/i] [/color][/url]that the concussion he suffered at the feet of [url="http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/teams/page/CIN"][color="#3b5998"]Reds[/color][/url] pitcher [url="http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/players/playerpage/288900"][color="#3b5998"]Johnny Cueto[/color][/url] will end his career.

"I'm done," LaRue told the [i]Post-Dispatch[/i] 's Joe Strauss. "It's a simple decision."

LaRue was kicked in the head during a fracas on Aug. 10. Cueto served a seven-game suspension for his actions. LaRue's cost was much higher.

LaRue estimates he's had "close to 20" concussions in his athletic career, dating back to high school football. He said riding in cars and watching TV have caused him "sensations that he likend to seasickness" as well as headaches and nausea. He said hasn't improved since the incident.

Apparently LaRue had contemplated legal action against Cueto, but has since decided against doing so.

"I was going to retire on my own terms," LaRue said. "It's unfortunate that the blow that decided it came from someone kicking me in the head with spikes. I wouldn't say I would change things if you could rewrite history. They say things happen for certain reasons. In this case, I couldn't tell you why. Does it suck that my career is over because Johnny Cueto started kicking me in the head? Yes, it sucks.

"I expected to walk away when I felt it was right. The bottom line: it's unfortunate."

LaRue will join his team in Pittsburgh on Monday to spend the final roadtrip with his teammates, as well as seeing a concussion specialist in Pittsburgh.



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[BengalBacker]

Sucks for LaRue I guess, but if he hadn't been there, he wouldn't have got kicked in the head.

[ThurmanMunster]

good riddance and if that fuck tried to sue him id find him and kick him with a steel toed boot lol

dont get in a fight with someone who is defenseless and pushed up against a fence.

[-GoBengals-]

hate to see people hurt that dont play football for the steelers.. but legal action? decided against it? id imagine someone told the dumb redneck you cant sue someone for kicking you when you are fighting them and have them pinned against a fence...