Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Brandon Marrow is 33 years old, 6’3”, 205 pounds, perhaps if not in the finest shape of his life…he’s still in pretty dog-gone-good shape.
He already has 16 saves this season and it’s well into the baseball season.
I suspect he stretches, strengthens, and does his work that is required to play at this level, and asked by the Cubs….daily.
For the past 29 years of practice… I’ve loved the patient stories.
Patients tell me their story of why they are in my office, why we’re meeting this visit… their stories frequently contain the words…
”Doc, all I did was…”
Patients then relate something they did, do periodically, frequently, daily or habitually.
Even if you do everything right… stretch, strengthen, sport appropriate activates…back pain, spasms, and being placed on the 10 day DL (Disability List) can still happen.
It’s like… even if you get regular dental care, brush, and floss…you can still get a cavity
Here’s what the Cubs relief pitcher Brandon Marrow had to say…
“I’m hoping that since it’s not like a trauma-induced spasm — like I wasn’t throwing a pitch or lifting something or twisting — that once the muscle relaxes it should be OK,” Morrow told reporters. “It’s very localized. It’s not like it’s spreading out and stuff.
“Getting hurt any time’s frustrating, but when it’s not related to throwing a baseball it’s even that much more frustrating.”
In essences he’s saying
“Doc, all I did was….”