WBC-Familiar Faces

March 07, 2009

On the field with Team Canada for batting practice were a couple of former Jays' trainers Tommy Craig and Scott Shannon. Craig, the longtime trainer through the glory years, is working for the Brewers and their Class-A team in Florida. Shannon is still living in Toronto. Both guys were let go by J.P. Ricciardi at different times. Also in the interview room was former Jays' pitcher, Paul Spoljaric. Team Canada might have been able to use another experienced lefthander in the bullpen, but Spoljaric, who plans on another year in the Intercounty League with Barrie, didn't have anywhere to train and get ready so he didn't even inquire. Former Jays' travelling secretary John Brioux is director of team travel for Canada. Former ticket manager George Holm also is working this round of the WBC -- not in tickets. Cal Quantrill and Cody Milloy, one the son of Paul Quantrill and the other of Jays' clubhouse manager Kevin Milloy are teammates on the Whitby Minor Midget baseball team and are batboys for today's game.

Posted by Richard Griffin at 01:23:28 PM

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Richard Griffin began working for the Star as baseball columnist on Feb.13, 1995. Griffin began his career in major-league baseball with the Montreal Expos in 1973 while attending Concordia University. He became director of publicity in 1978. Griffin is in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown as '93 winner of the Robert O. Fishel Award and has been at all or part of every World Series since 1978.

March 07, 2009