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Chasing The Dream: The James Paxton Story and Interview

May 25, 2012 // 3 Comments

Growing up in Canada, most youngsters dream of being the next Lemieux, Gretzky or Crosby, not James Paxton however, as he dreamed of becoming the next Randy Johnson or Andy Pettitte. In our lastest installment of Chasing The Dream we take a look at James Paxton as he rises through the Mariners system and gets close to making his debut in the big leagues. [...]

Chasing The Dream: The Justin Bianco Story and Interview

May 14, 2012 // 3 Comments

In the early rounds of the 2011 MLB Draft the Arizona Diamondbacks drafted a duo of prospects from the Western Pennsylvania area. Already featured here on Chasing The Dream is one half of that duo, John Leonard. Now we take a look at the other half Justin Bianco as he also begins his journey through the minor leagues to reach his goal of making it to the major leagues. [...]

Chasing The Dream: The Matt Bywater Story and Interview

April 25, 2012 // 1 Comment

In 2010 the Baltimore Orioles selected left-handed starting pitcher Matt Bywater in the seventh round. While most college pitchers sign relatively fast Bywater considered putting off his chase of a major league baseball career for his senior season at Pepperdine. In the final hours before the deadline period was to end, Bywater ultimately decided to begin his pursuit of the majors. [...]

Friday Five: Kleinknecht Pitches His Way To Victory

April 20, 2012 // 0 Comments

In this weeks Friday Five we take a look at unique performance by infielder Barrett Kleinknecht who pitched instead of hit his way to victory. Also we highlight the performances of Tony Thomas, Jake Brigham, Cameron Selik and Drew Vettleson who all had impressive weeks on the diamond [...]

Chasing The Dream: The Blake Swihart Story and Interview

April 19, 2012 // 0 Comments

In this weeks feature we take a look at Boston Red Sox prospect Blake Swihart as he begins his first full season of professional baseball. We take a look back at the decision he needed to make between college and the pros and take a look at some of Swihart's early professional experiences and accomplishments. [...]

Friday Five: Sampson Shines In Multiple Starts

April 13, 2012 // 0 Comments

Today is our premier edition of the Friday Five. Each Friday we will take a look back at the last week of the season and highlight some of the best performances of those we have featured on our website. We hope you enjoy this new edition to the site as we follow these players as they chase their way to the major leagues. [...]