Brandon Morrow update - therapy in Arizona clinic

[G-Snarls]

[G-Snarls]

“To hear the questions that different people may bring up about your health, or ability to stay healthy without looking at all the numbers, it’s unfair to say those things when it’s been different reasons,” says Morrow. “Up until this year, I spent a total of (five) weeks on the disabled list for arm troubles and even before that I was labelled injury-prone because I had a sore arm in spring training a couple of times. It’s kind of funny. The fact I had the oblique injury last year and now this, all of a sudden I can’t stay healthy."

[Angrioter]

Rich Harden 2,0

[eastcoastjaysfan]

“To hear the questions that different people may bring up about your health, or ability to stay healthy without looking at all the numbers, it’s unfair to say those things when it’s been different reasons,” says Morrow. “Up until this year, I spent a total of (five) weeks on the disabled list for arm troubles and even before that I was labelled injury-prone because I had a sore arm in spring training a couple of times. It’s kind of funny. The fact I had the oblique injury last year and now this, all of a sudden I can’t stay healthy."

 

Wow

 

What a douchey comment. The guy has never come close to pitching 200 innings in his career. He should shut his mouth and actually attempt to live up to his potential.

 

Newsflash bro. You're a public figure and the fans are teh people who pay your 8M salary. Toughen up buttercup.

[JugglingPitches]

The amount of douchebaggery on this team is astounding. Between JP, Lawrie, Romero and comments like this from Morrow...tough team to cheer for sometimes.

 

And mark my words, there's another one coming up through the system who is highly touted right now but who is possibly the biggest douche of them all. Name is Marcus Stroman. He has attitude problems written all over him.

[G-Snarls]

LOL. What makes you say that? I think Stroman has great makeup.

 

Me too. Tough and confident does not = douche

[JugglingPitches]

LOL. What makes you say that? I think Stroman has great makeup.

 

Great makeup does not = not a douchebag. Lawrie has a great makeup, I think we'd all agree he's a douche.

 

I evaluate people for a living, I can spot an attitude problem a mile away. Stroman is going to be a problem, you'll see. Watch a few interviews with him and you'll see what I mean.

[JugglingPitches]

Me too. Tough and confident does not = douche

 

Agreed. Douche = douche. Nothing to do with tough and confident. He's got this aura of entitlement around him, same as JPA. I am rarely ever wrong about these things. You will see.

[G-Snarls]

Agreed. Douche = douche. Nothing to do with tough and confident. He's got this aura of entitlement around him, same as JPA. I am rarely ever wrong about these things. You will see.

 

What did you think about Anthony Gose 12-18 months ago?

[JaysRap]

If Brandow Morrow is frustrated that people criticize his health...stay healthy. Honestly, you want to be a starter? Throw more than 70 innings a year and pitch well, ya chaloopa.

[HERPDERP]

Me too. Tough and confident does not = douche

 

lol would you be saying the same about Arencibia? That guy is too confident.

[JugglingPitches]

What did you think about Anthony Gose 12-18 months ago?

 

Lots of potential, but I remember watching him in a Spring Training game a couple years ago and he had a swagger about him that had me a bit concerned, like he was entitled to a roster spot. I think all the hype around him has gotten to his head, but I don't think he's too far gone yet.

 

Still, I can't look at him and not picture him in a Yankees uniform one day. Dunno why.

[Sammy225]

I like how everything a player says is analyzed lol. There is not a player in the league that wants to be labeled injury prone. I see this as focus and determination from Morrow. The guy has never spoke out never been an issue then all of a sudden he is a douche.

[JugglingPitches]

I don't think Morrow is a douche. But these were douchey comments. I actually think he's a classy guy and I think he'll contend for a Cy Young award if he can stay healthy.

[Abomination]

I don't see anything wrong with this. Hes motivated.... the thing that concerns me is that hes diabetic. The recovery process will always be more difficult for him.

 

Neither do I. Heck, after 2005 lots of people labelled Halladay as injury prone (2004 was due to working out too intensely and 2005 was due to that Kevin Mench line drive off the leg). I'm much more interested in what the injury is as opposed to how many someone has had, especially for pitchers.

[KingKat]

If Brandow Morrow is frustrated that people criticize his health...stay healthy. Honestly, you want to be a starter? Throw more than 70 innings a year and pitch well, ya chaloopa.

 

The above ignorant comment pretty much vindicates what Morrow is saying about his injury proneness having been massively over-stated. No one is saying he's a workhorse but since Toronto made him a starter, he's missed the 70 inning threshold exactly once and his other three seasons were 146.1, 179.1 and 124.2 and that includes a season where he was shut down itentionally. The people who talk as if last season was Morrow's norm are being a lot more truth averse than he is.

[Jays]

The above ignorant comment pretty much vindicates what Morrow is saying about his injury proneness having been massively over-stated. No one is saying he's a workhorse but since Toronto made him a starter, he's missed the 70 inning threshold exactly once and his other three seasons were 146.1, 179.1 and 124.2 and that includes a season where he was shut down itentionally. The people who talk as if last season was Morrow's norm are being a lot more truth averse than he is.

 

Exactly... where's that dang thanks button?

[GD]

Exactly... where's that dang thanks button?

 

Gone, apparently.

[ElNik2013]

I see nothing wrong with what he said. He's obviously frustrated that he couldn't help the team. Last year's injury is concerning though, hopefully he can pitch 160 very good innings next season

[wilko]

Wow

 

What a douchey comment. The guy has never come close to pitching 200 innings in his career. He should shut his mouth and actually attempt to live up to his potential.

 

Newsflash bro. You're a public figure and the fans are teh people who pay your 8M salary. Toughen up buttercup.

 

179.1 IP in 2011 bro.

[Angrioter]

Jays starter Brandon Morrow set for bullpen session on Monday

 

Brandon Morrow is hoping that the radial nerve issues that limited his season to just ten starts are behind him. According to Shi Davidi of Sportsnet, the Toronto Blue Jays right-hander is set to throw a 20-25 pitch bullpen session on Monday to test his arm and make sure he will be able to go into the 2014 season with no problems. Morrow has not pitched in the major leagues since the end of May but he told Davidi that he still can’t be sure that he has got past the issue.

 

“I’m encouraged,” Morrow says of his progress thus far. “I still haven’t gotten to the point where I can say that I’m over it, I guess. I need to get off the mound and throw downhill as close to 100 percent as (possible), to make sure that come game time it’s going to be good. I can throw long-toss all day with no problem—that’s just not good enough. That’s where I’m at right now, where everything feels good, but I haven’t really tested it.”

 

Morrow was initially expected to be able to return in a few weeks when he first hit the DL with the injury, but it became apparent in July that his forearm pain was far more serious than first thought and it emerged that he might miss the rest of the season. That proved to be the case and Morrow clearly still isn’t back to full strength, over five months since the original injury occurred. The 29-year-old did tell Davidi that the pain has now gone, something that wasn’t the case when he was still trying to get through rehab back in July.

“There’s nothing now (in terms of pain), whereas in July when I was still throwing, it (felt) just good enough while long-tossing and then obviously not good at all when I would get up on the mound.”

 

Morrow’s 5.63 ERA, 1.49 WHIP and just 54 1/3 innings pitched were just part of a string of disappointments for the widely-touted Blue Jays after a spectacular offseason of blockbuster signings had many analysts predicting a playoff appearance. Melky Cabrera and Josh Johnson were among the new acquisitions who were both ineffective when on the field and spent a lot of time off it due to injury. R.A. Dickey could not match the stellar heights of his previous season with the New York Mets, while Ricky Romero was so bad he spent most of the season in the minors and was outrighted off the 40-man roster at the end of the season. A return to form for Morrow is one of the many improvements Toronto will need in 2014 to make a better run at the strong AL East.

 

http://sportsinjuryalert.com/jays-starter-brandon-morrow-set-for-bullpen-session-on-monday/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

[Stangstag]

What I want to know is, how do you get FOREARM pain from THROWING? Unless elbow falls under forearm

[KingKat]

This BS is over-rated, all athletes are confident egotistical pricks when it comes to their sport, it just varies.

 

If anyone's ever listened to one of his rare interviews, it's clear that Morrow is actually more thoughtful than most. This is just people kicking a man when he's down.

[John_Havok]

You need to brush up on anatomy. All those tendons and ligaments in your forearm run through your elbow. It's all connected

[GD]

I think I remember him analyzing Romero's stats and telling him he needed to throw his two-seamer more since it appeared to be effective for him.

 

Yeah, he wrote Romero a report IIRC lol.

[kgm1]

I really don't care what Morrow says . I just want him healthy and pitching well and consistent . McGowan and Morrow . Both Diabetics ! It is a lot harder to recover from injuries with that disease . I have called him Rich Hardin revisited but he can turn it around and become an ace .

 

If the jays are to contend this year Morrow has to step up and be their ace .

[Howard Roark]

A healthy and effective Morrow, as the team is currently constructed, is a pre-requisite for a competitive season, along with about another dozen things that need to break our way.

[G-Snarls]

If the jays are to contend this year Morrow has to step up and be their ace .

 

The SP needs to be way way better than 2013. That can might from within (Morrow, Stroman, Hutch) or be helped by a new acquisition. If we don't land a reliable starter this off season (and I'm 50/50 if we do) then we need more things to go right.

[Angrioter]

The SP needs to be way way better than 2013. That can might from within (Morrow, Stroman, Hutch) or be helped by a new acquisition. If we don't land a reliable starter this off season (and I'm 50/50 if we do) then we need more things to go right.

 

I prefer to have Stroman and Hutchison in the rotation with Goins in 2B that trade Stroman and/or Hutchison for an upgrade in C/2B.

[kgm1]

The SP needs to be way way better than 2013. That can might from within (Morrow, Stroman, Hutch) or be helped by a new acquisition. If we don't land a reliable starter this off season (and I'm 50/50 if we do) then we need more things to go right.

 

I view Morrow as the only one who has the ability to pitch as an Ace . If Dickey has his velocity and has learned how to lower his HR rate at home then he can be a good #2 but there is no #1 out there available so it is either Morrow or Dickey . Yes I think hutch will be there but he isn't a top of rotation guy .