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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Scott Downs is toast
taoofstieb.blogspot.com 7/29/2009 — Since returning from the DL following his valiantly stupid attempt to swing the bat late in an interleague game, Scott Downs has been nothing less than awful. In 6.2 innings since his return, Downs has one save (versus two blown saves), along with three losses. He's given up 6 runs over that ...

Blue Jays Machine: A Look at the Newly Acquired Blue Jays
bluejaysmachine.blogspot.com 8/4/2009 — My look at newly acquired Blue Jays Edwin Encarnacion & Josh Roenicke. Please take a read and pass it along to your friends. Thanks.

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 ...

Yankees Looking At Downs
mlbtraderumors.com 7/25/2009 — Jeff Blair of The Globe And Mail passes along a note that the Yankees are looking at Blue Jays closer Scott Downs . In today's massive Roy Halladay thread we learned that the Yanks had scouts in Toronto tonight, and we've known that they're on the ...

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 ...

Downs solid upon return from DL
torontobluejaysway.blogspot.com 8/26/2009 — It has only been a small sampling of Scott Downs' work since his return from the disabled list, but the early indications are that the Jays closer has returned to his fine form the team has been accustomed to the past three seasons. In his two outings, Downs, who has worked the 8th inning on ...

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 ...

Blue Jays' closer Downs goes back on DL (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 8/2/2009
Toronto Blue Jays closer Scott Downs was placed on the disabled list Sunday after aggravating the injured left big toe that landed him on the DL earlier this season. The Blue Jays recalled right-hander Jeremy Accardo to take Downs' roster spot. ...

Toss out one inning and it's a ballgame — SFGate: Top Sports Stories 8/3/2009
Bob Geren's earnest and fascinating search for good news with the A's each day tends to hit a wall when confronted with games like Sunday's 7-2 loss to Toronto. The Blue Jays slapped a five-spot on Vin Mazzaro in the first, and were untroubled by ...

Blue Jays' Romero looks award worthy — Major League Baseball News 8/3/2009
On Sunday afternoon in Oakland, Ricky Romero added another solid outing to his big league resume, leading the Blue Jays to a 7-2 victory over the A's.

A's leading off — SFGate: Top Sports Stories 8/3/2009
Cat with a new hat: Jeremy Accardo, the former Giants pitcher now with Toronto, took a new hat to the mound in the ninth inning Sunday. Reason: He was so mad he was sent down to the minors Thursday that he threw his hat in a clubhouse trash can. He ...

Blue Jays 7, A's 2 / Toss out one inning and it's a ballgame — SFGate: Top Sports Stories 8/3/2009
Bob Geren's earnest and fascinating search for good news with the A's each day tends to hit a wall when confronted with games like Sunday's 7-2 loss to Toronto. The Blue Jays slapped a five-spot on Vin Mazzaro in the first inning, and were untroubled ...