Articles by scott sypien

Chasing The Dream: The Drew Vettleson Story and Interview

January 29, 2012 // 1 Comment

When the Tampa Bay Rays selected Drew Vettleson in the 1st round of the 2010 MLB Draft they selected a truly unique player coming out of high school. Not only did Vettleson excel at switch hitting but he was one of the very few athletes that could also pitch from both sides of the mound. [...]

Chasing The Dream: The John Leonard Story and Interview

January 25, 2012 // 1 Comment

Passing through or growing up in Western Pennsylvania you quickly realize one thing. The region is a hotbed for professional sports. The Steelers, Pirates and Penguins all have had numerous moments of success over their history. Championships are no stranger to the people of Western Pa. [...]

Chasing The Dream: The Steven Hensley Story and Interview

January 22, 2012 // 3 Comments

Many players who get drafted at the high school level have an important decision to make. Take a chance and go pro now and let the team that drafted you develop you or go to college and develop your game and hopefully improve you place in the draft a few years later. Steven Hensley whom we spotlight today he had that choice. In 2005 the Washington Nationals took a late, 44th round draft pick on Hensley [...]

Chasing The Dream: The Tony Thomas Story and Interview

January 19, 2012 // 2 Comments

In the 3rd round of the 2007 MLB Draft the Chicago Cubs selected a player that many felt could turn out to be an early sleeper pick. They selected a 2nd Baseman from Florida State by the name of Tony Thomas. Before the draft Thomas was turning the heads of a lot of scouts due to his impressive numbers. Thomas led the NCAA in runs, doubles, total bases and had an impressive .430 batting average [...]

Chasing The Dream: The Robby Rowland Story and Interview

January 14, 2012 // 7 Comments

The 2010 MLB Draft was held June 7th through the 9th. In the third round of that draft, the Arizona Diamondbacks selected Robby Rowland a right handed pitcher from Cloverdale HS. Located about 80 miles from San Franciso California, Cloverdale has produced a line of Rowland draft picks. Rowland's father and brother also graduated and were drafted by major league teams. After the draft, Rowland did have a decision to make. [...]

Chasing The Dream: The Cameron Selik Story and Interview

January 10, 2012 // 1 Comment

The 2010 MLB draft will most likely go down as the year Bryce Harper got drafted. As with the 1st pick overall The Washington Nationals selected the young phenom who was on major sports magazines touting him as the "next one" before he was even draft eligible. In this weeks spotlight we focus on Cameron Selik whom The Washington National selected in the same draft in the 22nd round. Find out his story as he chases his dream to the big leagues. [...]