Wells not Well
baseballmusings.com 6/12/2009 — The Tao of Stieb wonders how low Vernon Wells can fall : In the 32 games since Vernon Wells last hit a ball out of the park (May 6th versus Anaheim), he has posted a .574 OPS and driven in a grand total of seven runs in 134 plate appearances. Each one of which, it should be noted, with him ...

Vernon "Boo" Wells comes around
taoofstieb.blogspot.com 6/25/2009 — At least Vernon Wells still has his sense of humour. The Jays' struggling centerfielder extended his hit streak to eight with a double and a homer in last night's 8-2 win over warbling troubadour Bronson Arroyo and the Cincinnati Reds. Following the game, he recognized the recent displeasure ...

Maybe Vernon should take up golfing
bluejayhunter.com 6/14/2009 — Another game, another day where Vernon Wells goes hit less. It's a pattern that we've seen all too often lately and despite being moved up in the batting order, Wells is still a huge hole in the Blue Jays lineup. Each time Vernon Wells strikes out, the Toronto Blue Jays have paid him ...

Vernon Wells not living up to his hefty contract
sports.espn.go.com 6/24/2009 — Blue Jays center fielder Vernon Wells plays baseball the way it's meant to be played. He runs hard through the bag on every ground ball, habitually throws to the right base, and stays out of the trainer's room unless absolutely necessary. His ...

Wells Deal Will Likely Haunt Jays
tylersarticles.blogspot.com 6/24/2009 — Jerry Crasnick recently penned a column discussing how Toronto Blue Jays center fielder Vernon Wells has failed to live up to his massive contract so far. Crasnick did a fine job of describing the issue and touching on Wells’ offensive struggles, even going to the player to see what he ...

Who is Vernon Wells Really?
passion4baseball.blogspot.com 6/17/2009 — One of the neat things about being a baseball Fan in the modern age is the ability to read a diverse amount of writing from all over the country. Growing up in Jersey, the local papers such as the Bergen Record and the New York Daily News were the sole providers of information except for the ...

Quote of the Day: Vernon Wells
umpbump.com 7/10/2009 — In a NYT article about a supposedly new method of quantifying defensive value: “It’ll be neat to find out what the numbers are,” said Toronto Blue Jays center fielder Vernon Wells, who is known for smoothly tracking down deep fly balls.” Umm, Vernon? You had a -24.0 UZR/150 last year ...

Yankees must take Wells to get Halladay -
newsday.com 7/16/2009 — Vernon Wells Could Blue Jays' CF Vernon Wells be the tipping point in bringing Roy Halladay to the Bronx? ( Getty Images Photo / July 6, 2009)

Wells flying high in Philly
torontobluejaysway.blogspot.com 6/19/2009 — Maybe it's a sign our overpaid centre fielder is getting his act together. Or maybe Vernon Wells will revert back to being useless. Either way, Wells' solid series against the Phillies will hopefully kick start his limp season. Wells capped off the series sweep by having his finest ball game ...

Wells returns (did anyone realize he was gone?)
torontobluejaysway.blogspot.com 7/22/2009 — Vernon Wells made his return to the Blue Jays lineup against the Indians after sitting out the previous 3 game series against the Red Sox with a stomach ailment. Not so coincidentally, the Jays won 2 of 3 against their division rival in the $126 million dollar man's absence then lost to a ...

At fork in road, Jays' Richmond took right turn — USATODAY.com MLB - Top Stories 7/2/2009
It's about 2,000 miles across Canada from Edmonton to Toronto. For Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Scott Richmond, it was ...

Adam Lind: To Be a Casualty of The Current All-Star Selection Process — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/2/2009
In baseball, everyone is talking about Albert Pujols, and rightfully so.   “The Machine” is once again setting his sights on the first Triple Crown since Yaz in 1967. With less than 24 hours left to make your pick, Pujols clearly ...

Posada has bruised left thumb — Newsday.com - Yankees 7/3/2009
With the Yankees starting a set of four straight day games against Toronto today, Jorge Posada's night off would not have been unusual. But Joe Girardi said Posada's left thumb was sore after he took a foul tip directly off it Wednesday. "It just ...

Burnett is less fired up for Yanks meeting with Jays — NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 7/3/2009
A.J. Burnett will make his 16th start of this season this afternoon, facing his former team, the Blue Jays, at the Stadium. But the hard-throwing righthander won't take the mound with added incentive or any special purpose.

Settling the Ricky Romero/Troy Tulowitzki Draft Argument — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/3/2009
The day was June 7, 2005; a day that up until this year had haunted the members of Blue Jays management because it was the day that they let Troy Tulowitzki get away. That was...until Ricky Romero skyrocketed his way through the minor leagues and ...