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Course of game and during spring training you need a baseline for everybody so you know where they're at. if they do have a concussion, it's seven days on the disabled list and you need to get the medical okay to go back to work. >> so why do this in the first place? have they seen concussions on the rise by getting bonked on the head by a baseball? >> i just spoke with someone on the players side, i said, is this a big deal in baseball? he said, it's not as big as concussions in football or hockey. but it does happen. people get hid in the hit. it definitely happens. >> elizabeth cohen, thank...

Well as the establishment of a seven-day stabdisabled list now concussions, aiming to allow concussions to clear, prevent players from coming back to the field too quickly. and one more protocol for clearing a player or an umpire with a concussion to return to activity. they'd actually have to submit a form and make sure that they are cleared from the disabled list. so some new protocols related to concussions for major league baseball, announced by the league as well as the players association. just a short time ago. in other news, you might have missed, in libya, government tanks and artil...

A real easy question for you. would you turn down $12 million? that's what kansas city royals starting pitcher gil meche is doing. meche, 32, plagued by a chronically aching shoulder. he's announced he's retiring and he will forfeit what he would have earned this season in the final year of his five-year, $55 million contract. that's $12 million. joining me now, nationally syndicated radio show talk host, micha michael smerconish. >> if i made as much as he made initially it would be easier to forgo the 12. >> you know, michael, should he dpoeshiate, gone on the disabled

Speech. >> kentucky republican senator and hall of fame pitcher bunning can still throw a mean curve ball taking on washington nationals pitcher after the rookie sat out the start because of a sore shoulder saying 520 starts and i never refused the ball. what a joke. he then pretended to grab the shoulder and cried out, my arm, my arm. the pitch are had an inflamed shoulder and put on the disabled list by the nationals today. updating the top story, new congressman rangel was hit with 13 ethics violations today as ethics committee lawyers and rangel reached a plea deal but some say it will not...

Speech. >> kentucky republican senator and hall of fame pitcher bunning can still throw a mean curve ball taking on washington nationals pitcher after the rookie sat out the start because of a sore shoulder saying 520 starts and i never refused the ball. what a joke. he then pretended to grab the shoulder and cried out, my arm, my arm. the pitch are had an inflamed shoulder and put on the disabled list by the nationals today. updating the top story, new congressman rangel was hit with 13 ethics violations today as ethics committee lawyers and rangel reached a plea deal but some say it will not...