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Last Friday, during a high school football game, a player was taken to a hospital after he bacame ill on the sideline. Tests showed that he had a blood clot in his brain. He was flown to Cardinal Glennon later that night, and, although he remained in critical condition, tests run on Saturday morning showed the clot had disappeared . His father said that his son was still having seizures and that he had one on the sideline Friday night. Demond Hunt Jr, a junior linebacker at East St. Louis High School, had apparently suffered a head injury during the game against Collinsville. Hunt Sr. tapes every game, and was still trying to determine what had caused the problem. He said that his son’s helmet had purple and gray marks on it, which are the colors of Collinsville, but he did not see any helmet to helmet hits. Collinsville coaches have watched their game film as well, but did not see anything unusual. They have given the film to the East St. Louis coaches for further review.

At what point does football become to much of a risk to play at lower levels? Injuries like his could happen at any time. It does not even have to be a hard hit, just a hit in the wrong spot. Football is dangerous at any level and players are putting their bodies at risk, but you have to wonder if these types of injuries will change the game. Just last year an NFL player suffered an injury that had paralyzed him. Doctors said he might not ever walk again. And this year, last week, a player took a helmet to helmet hit and was rushed to a hospital. These players are wariors and are hard to keep off the field, but sooner or later something needs tobe done to protect younger athletes.

September 8th marked the ten year anniversary of Mark McGwire’s historical record breaking home run. His 62nd home run was part of a remarkable battle between McGwire and Cubs outfielder Sammy Sosa for the record. McGwire ended the year with 70 home runs and Sosa ended with 66. I was back in St. Louis and saw the front page of the Sunday paper which had McGwire on it. I read a short bit of it, and remembered that day. I can’t believe it was so long ago. Ten years goes by fast.

My question is: Why is he not in the Hall of Fame?

I know that he admitted to steroids, but what he did was not illegal at the time.  While I agree that what he did was wrong and that he did technically cheat, he used something not on the list of banned substances. Since it was not banned, I believe he should be in the Hall of Fame. He broke a record that stood for 37 years. That’s impressive to me. Maybe it’s because he played for my team, but I think that he deserves the honor of being inducted to the Hall. He is one of the best players I have ever seen, and is a Hall of Famer to me.

What book am I currently reading and what is it about?

One of the books I am reading is a science fiction book by Tad Williams called Otherland. To me, it is a somewhat confusing book. There are three or four different stories going on, and the author jumps from story to story. Most of the stories takes place in a virtual world. The characters sign in to this virtual world under a screenname. One of the stories is about character named Renie, who has entered this world in search of answers. Her brother has suddenly become ill and is in a coma, and she believes it has something to do with the virtual world. Another story is of a boy named Orlando, and his virtual character’s name is Thargor. Thargor is all about hunting down his enemies and fighting any evil characters in this world. Unfortunately for Orlando, Thargor is killed by one of them. Many people have different reasons for going to the virtual world, but these are only two.

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