Downs back to DL; Accardo returns to Jays
torontobluejaysway.blogspot.com 8/3/2009 — Well that didn't last long. 2 days Jeremy Accardo was sent down to AAA to make room for newly acquired Josh Roenicke, he has rejoined the ball club following the the foot injury suffered by Scott Downs. On Saturday, Downs aggravated the left toe that caused him to miss 19 games the past two ...

Accardo heading to the DL?
torontobluejaysway.blogspot.com 6/24/2009 — Not another pitcher heading to the disabled list! It appears that might be the case for the Jays, this time, the victim being Jeremy Accardo. After facing one batter in a game against Washington, the recently recalled reliever exited the contest with what was described as a "cramp in his leg ...

Sweet return for Jeremy Accardo
torontobluejaysway.blogspot.com 6/21/2009 — Jeremy Accardo must feel relieved to finally be back in a Blue Jays uniform. After going down to a season ending injury in May of last year, Accardo has waited patiently to ply his trade north of the border. He failed to make the club out of spring training, but likely assumed he would be on ...

What Did Jeremy Accardo Do Wrong?
theondeckcircle.net 8/17/2009 — I guess it’s difficult to argue with the Blue Jays on this one. After all, the team has the American League’s sixth best team ERA with a mark of 4.19, and the company line can sometimes be confused for “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it…and if it’s mediocre, ...

The New Guys
bjays.wordpress.com 7/31/2009 — It now seems relatively official that the Jays are getting back Edwin Encarnacion, Josh Roenicke, and Zach Stewart for Scott Rolen. There’s going to be a lot of crying that this is a sign the Jays are not going to attempt to compete next year, but come on – when you get three ...

Accardo’s New Pitch
bjays.wordpress.com 6/23/2009 — Confession time: when Jeremy Accardo saved his first game of the year, I almost cried. Yeah, he got two outs on five pitches, but they were almost unbelievably straight down the middle, he was hit hard, and didn’t even hit 91 mph. He threw one slider, and none of his once-incredible ...

A Look at the Newly Acquired Blue Jays
bluejays.gearupforsports.com 8/4/2009 — On the last day of the 2009 July 31st non waiver trade deadline, the Toronto Blue Jays traded third baseman Scott Rolen to the Cincinnati Reds for third baseman Edwin Encarnacion, right handed pitcher Josh Roenicke, a pitching prospect by the name of Zach Stewart and cash considerations. In ...

The trade deadline was like a Jason Marquis fastball to the noggin
taoofstieb.blogspot.com 8/3/2009 — You know, it could have been much worse. But it still kinda stings. When last we left you, the Jays had just traded Scott Rolen to Cincinnati for someone other than Yonder Alonso, and someone on Twitter blew our minds with the late and false rumour that Roy Halladay had been dealt at the last ...

Rolen traded; Encarnacion, prospects to Toronto
torontobluejaysway.blogspot.com 8/1/2009 — In what appeared to be a rather curious move by General Manager J.P. Ricciardi (because it now appears all system go toward contending again in 2010), 3rd basemen Scott Rolen has been shipped out of town to Cincinnati in exchange for 3rd baseman Edwin Encarnacion and two pitching prospects. ...

Demoted Accardo puzzled - Sports - ReviewJournal.com
lvrj.com 9/1/2009 — "There's really no rhyme or reason to some of the decisions that are made, and that's out of your hands as a player," Accardo said Saturday before the 51s' x-x win/loss over/to Reno at Cashman Field. "All you can do is pitch, and pretty much this ...

Reds' Rolen happy to be back in Midwest (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 8/1/2009
Scott Rolen used to go to Cincinnati Reds games when he was growing up in Indiana. On Saturday, he got to pull on the uniform himself. Rolen was in the starting lineup against the Colorado Rockies just one day after the Reds acquired him from the Blue ...

His other ex-team steals Rickey Night — SFGate: Top Sports Stories 8/2/2009
With Rickey Henderson's jersey No. 24 adorning the wall in left field on Saturday night, his former club played one good inning and did zip otherwise. It was another former Henderson team, the Blue Jays, who came away with a 6-5 victory on Rickey ...

Elbow surgery for Volquez — SFGate: Top Sports Stories 8/2/2009
Cincinnati Reds right-hander Edinson Volquez is scheduled to undergo elbow surgery Monday. It was not immediately clear if he will have Tommy John ligament-replacement surgery. On the disabled list since June 2, Volquez could throw only 20 pitches of ...

One of his other ex-teams steals Rickey Night — SFGate: Top Sports Stories 8/2/2009
With Rickey Henderson's jersey No. 24 adorning the wall in left field on Saturday night, his former club played one good inning and did little else. It was another former Henderson team, the Blue Jays, who came away with a 6-5 victory on Rickey ...

A's on deck — SFGate: Top Sports Stories 8/2/2009
Today vs. Blue Jays 1:05 p.m. CSNCA Romero (9-4) vs. Mazzaro (2-7) Monday vs. Rangers 7:05 p.m. CSNCA Millwood (9-7) vs. Anderson (6-8) Tuesday vs. Rangers 7:05 p.m. CSNCA Holland (4-6) vs. Gonzalez (2-2)...