TORONTO - As the Blue Jays played the Orioles in the opener of a four-game series Thursday evening, Friday nights starter was making his way to Toronto from Portland, Maine. Sean Nolin, a 23-year-old lefthander who was the clubs sixth round pick in the 2010 draft, will make his major league debut. "Super excited," said Nolin, who arrived shortly after the Blue Jays 12-6 win over Baltimore and addressed the media almost immediately. "(Pitching in the major leagues) is something Ive wanted to do since I was probably five years old and Im happy to be here." It was a whirlwind day. Nolin was informed of his call up while sitting in the dugout as his New Hampshire Fisher Cats teammates were playing Portland. He quickly packed, made the two hour drive from Portland to Boston, caught a flight to Toronto and arrived at Rogers Centre shortly after 10 oclock. There will be no rest for the weary. Nolin couldnt predict how well, if at all, he would sleep but when he arrives at the park on Friday catcher J.P. Arencibia will be waiting for him. They have a game plan to discuss. "I got to catch him last year when I was rehabbing in the (Florida) State League for the playoffs," said Arencibia. "Hes got good stuff. The biggest thing to know is youre here for a reason, you belong here. Hes got great stuff. Its just now about going out there and playing. Its the same exact game, no different, its just relaxing and trusting your abilities. God gave him some gifts, just use them." Nolin features four pitches: fastball, changeup, curveball and slider. In three starts with New Hampshire, Nolin is 2-0 with a 1.17 ERA. Hes struck out 16 hitters in 15 1/3 innings. All the more impressive considering Nolin missed the first month of the season rehabbing an injury. Nolins parents, Edward and Patricia, will be in attendance Friday night after making the 10-hour drive from their Long Island home. Theyd drive but they dont yet have their passports. "Thats on them," Nolin joked. Casey Janssen reflected on his major league debut, also against Baltimore, on April 27, 2006. "I was kind of in awe," said Janssen. "You think all that hard work and all the time and efforts that you put into it; of course its a special day. I honestly couldnt wait for it to be over. Hopefully his nerves will be calmed down a little bit and he can pitch his game and pitch to his strengths and treat it as much as he can as if its just another baseball game." Meantime, the Blue Jays will give the ball to Chad Jenkins on Sunday. Jenkins, whos been available out of the bullpen but hasnt been used, hasnt pitched since throwing five effective innings of one run ball in a 12-4 win at Boston on May 12. 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The NFL says its all about player safety.Try telling that to Cam Newton, one of the leagues biggest stars.The way the Carolina Panthers quarterback was beaten up in a season-opening loss at Denver, one would think it is back to open season on anyone wearing a helmet and shoulder pads.If nothing else, it showed that Newton is subject to a different set of rules than the leagues other QBs.Can you imagine Tom Brady or Drew Brees taking four helmet-to-helmet hits -- including two where the defender appeared to leave his feet and launch himself into Newton -- with only a single flag being dropped?We cant either.Clearly, the NFLs epiphany on player health -- which the jaded will note only came at the prodding of a massive lawsuit brought by former players whose lives were ruined by repeated hits to the head -- still hasnt gone far enough.Weve got to treat Cam like a quarterback, Panthers tight end Greg Olsen said after Thursday nights Super Bowl rematch, won by the Broncos 21-20. I know hes the biggest guy on the field, but hes still a quarterback.Its only natural that the officials see Newton, as imposing a quarterback as there is at 6-foot-5 and 245 pounds, in a different light than his mostly smaller counterparts.And, to be sure, Newtons running ability puts him in harms way a lot more often than a pure drop-back passer.The guy is a ... tight end, defensive end playing quarterback. What are we supposed to do? said Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall, who doled out a couple of egregious hits on Newton. When hes running the ball -- theyve got quarterback-designed runs, quarterback keeps, quarterback powers, draws, everything -- were going to treat him like a running back.Thats no reason for the officials to continually look the other way.In the short term, the league needs to immediately send out an edict to its officials that ALL quarterbacks are deserving of the same protections, as well as launch an urgent review of its concussion protocol after Newton went through the entire game without being tested, even after all those brutal hits.Never mind that the Panthers said he was tested four times afterward and all were negative.The next player might not be so lucky.Longer term, the league needs to seriously consider following the college game, which has brought down the hammer on targeting. When a player initiates a hit with the top of the helmet, leaves his feet to deliver a blow or levels a defenseless player, he is ejected from the game and has to sit out the first half of the next game as well. In addition, hiss team receives a 15-yard penalty.ddddddddddddAll targeting calls are automatically subject to a video review, a necessary step in a violent game thats nearly impossible to keep a handle on in real time. While the targeting rule still has its share of hiccups, the replay system helps to weed out the calls that are blatantly wrong, an important safeguard when a foul comes with such stiff penalties.At the very least, the NFL needs to expand its replay system to help officials determine which hits are truly dangerous.I think as far as big hits on quarterbacks or hits to the helmet, I think that would be important and I think eventually it is going to come that, Carolina coach Ron Rivera said Friday. If there is a questionable call, you have to go to replay just to make sure. Again, this is about player safety at the end of the day, so we have to find a better solution to keep these things down to a minimum.The NFL already determined that Marshall shouldve been penalized for his second hit to Newtons head after the quarterback had thrown a pass, according to a person speaking to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the league doesnt comment publicly on the details of such reviews.That could lead to a hefty fine.Big deal.The league needs to show its at least as concerned about player safety as it is about deflated footballs.Immediately after the game, Newton shrugged off the beatdown he received, saying it wasnt his job to question the officials. Maybe he was still groggy. Maybe hes gotten so used to being subjected to a different standard that he expects it.I try and warn the refs every time I do get hit in the head, he said. But if the flag is not thrown, then its OK.No, its not.The league should be watching out for all its players, even those who seem big enough and strong enough to take care of themselves.Its kind of been like that since hes been here, Carolina linebacker Thomas Davis said. They judge him different. They look at him different.Thats got to change.Week 2 would be a good time to start.---Paul Newberry is a national writer for The Associated Press. Write to him at pnewberry(at)ap.org or at www.twitter.com/pnewberry1963 . His work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/content/paul-newberry .---AP Sports Writers Steve Reed in Charlotte and Arnie Stapleton in Denver contributed to this report.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale NFL Jerseys Jerseys From China Wholesale NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys ' ' '