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  1. 12-22-2012, 11:29 PM #1
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    Former Blue Jays player commits suicide

    Former Toronto Blue Jays utility player Ryan Freel committed suicide Saturday, according to First Coast News. He was 36.
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  3. 12-22-2012, 11:31 PM #2
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    Damn...

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    Crap. That's horrible.
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  5. 12-23-2012, 12:14 AM #4
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    I know , I have his game worn jersey.
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    ****. Man society really needs to start re-evaluating things that are important in life.
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  7. 12-23-2012, 02:26 AM #6
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    I feel for his family at this time of year.
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    Sad so Sad!!!
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  10. 12-23-2012, 06:21 AM #8
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    That's sad. Wonder what was wrong with him? Seems like a lot of athletes have been committing suicide the past few years. Belak,Boogaard, a few guys in the NFL, all concussion related.

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    Boogaard OD'd or something, didn't he?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Halladay View Post
    That's sad. Wonder what was wrong with him? Seems like a lot of athletes have been committing suicide the past few years. Belak,Boogaard, a few guys in the NFL, all concussion related.
    ..and by various accounts, Bleak wasn't suicide. But your message is load and clear.
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  13. 12-23-2012, 09:56 AM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by jamjar View Post
    Boogaard OD'd or something, didn't he?
    Yup, which would be killing yourself.

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  14. 12-23-2012, 11:44 AM #12
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    Terrible news, even worse at this time of year. Feel for his friends and family.

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    Can't help but feel for his family. RIP Freel
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  16. 12-24-2012, 01:36 PM #14
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    Freel was a fun guy to be around most days. He was outgoing, funny and goofy. Other days, he was a different person. He'd sit and stare silently at his locker. We used to joke that his mood depended on the medication. Those gags don't seem so funny now.

    And that style of play caught up with him. His numbers dropped off significantly after the concussion that he suffered in a collision with Norris Hopper on May 28, 2007. He missed a month. He was not the same player after returning.

    When we asked him about the concussion, he guessed that it was his ninth or 10th. I tried to track him down a couple of times. My theory was the concussions had a lot to do with his career going south. I wanted to write about it.
    Read on: http://news.cincinnati.com/article/2...PT04/312230024
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  17. 12-24-2012, 01:46 PM #15
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    9 10 concussions ????????????
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