Tag Archives: Toronto Blue Jays
Sean Nolin living up to expectations in Tacoma
The last time we saw Sean Nolin, he was dominating batters in the independent Atlantic League. Since, the former projected ace is looking like the pitcher everyone imagined he could be. On June 7, the Seattle Mariners took notice and …
Retirement short-lived for Chris Colabello
It wasn’t that long ago that I spoke with the Sugar Land Skeeters’, Chris Colabello. In the weeks since, he’s retired. But not for that long. Since retirement or perhaps strategic scenery change, the former Blue Jay fan favorite has …
A baseball journey like no other: An exclusive interview with Chris Colabello
There really hasn’t been anyone that’s epitomized the trek through independent baseball and minor league baseball like Chris Colabello. Colabello went undrafted after his senior year at Assumption College in Worcester, MA and from there unconventional became commonplace. He spent …
Former Blue Jay Colabello returns to his Indy roots
After spending 2018 in T&A San Marino last year in the Italian Serie A1 League, Chris Colabello is back stateside playing for the Independent Sugar Land Skeeters. Before inking the deal with the Skeeters, the former Blue Jay, who surprised …
Once traded for the Bringer of Rain, Nolin is lights out in L.I.
In 2012, Sean Nolin was can’t miss. Sporting a cumulative 10-0 record with a 2.04 ERA, it was only a matter of time before 6-4, 250lb lefty was in a MLB uniform. Hindsight is 20/20. When the Toronto Blue Jays …
It’s about changing lives and changing outcomes for B.A.T. consultant Tim McDowell
“The Baseball Assistance Team (B.A.T.) was formed in 1986 by a group of former Major League Baseball players. B.A.T. was founded to confidentially help members of the Baseball Family who were in need of assistance with nowhere else to turn.” …
Nowhere to go but up for former first-round pick Kyle Drabek
Kyle Drabek was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the first round of the (18th) 2006 MLB Draft. Three years later, as a top 25 prospect, he was one of three players traded for future Hall of Famer Roy Halladay. …
Ex-Blue Jays pitching prospect Tony Davis finds success on and off the field
From the highest levels of collegiate baseball at Florida to the professional ranks within the Minnesota Twins and Toronto Blue Jays organizations, Tony Davis has seen most of what the game has to offer. This may seem like your typical …
Colabello looking to rejuvenate career in Italy
Chris Colabello used to be the Independent golden boy who finally saw all of his potential fulfilled in 2015 when he hit .321 for the Toronto Blue Jays. At the beginning of the 2016 season, he was suspended for, knowingly …
