Jays send Downs to DL, bring back Accardo

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- 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 maddening Scott Downs slump of the last four weeks isn't so mysterious now. It's hard to pitch effectively when your left foot is in constant pain. The other cleat dropped with the Toronto closer Sunday as he was placed on the 15-day disabled list. The club feels Downs might have come back from his previous foot injury and it's anyone's guess as to when Downs...

Harry mentioned in the game thread that it would be interesting to see how Wells stacks up with J.A. Happ in this year’s Rookie of the Year race. I added a few other rookies who have been performing well. The result about Happ/Wells wasn’t that surprising, but some of the other players took me by surprise. We’ll look at the stats that the voters tend to look at...

This week in LWIB, renewed speculation concerning Rogers Communications Inc. ownership of the Blue Jays, the Minaya / Rubin imbroglio focuses attention on the tangled relationships between teams and media, the Yankees prevail in New York State Supreme Court, will problems at municipal bond insurer Ambac impact the Mets?, and is a sale of the Memphis Redbirds inevitable? ROGERS COMMUNICATONS...

It was 60 years ago that Joe DiMaggio uttered those famous words, "I want to thank the good lord I'm a Yankee."  In that light, I, Salim Valji am going to write the words, "Thank the good lord I'm a Blue Jays fan."     Everyone goes through tough times, it's a necessary evil in life.  Right now is one of...

Carlos Delgado finally was back in the batter's box launching home runs. And Carlos Beltran finally was back in center field tracking fly balls Monday at Citi Field.

Some links as we ponder what team might be desperate enough to pick up Sidney Ponson: Peter Schmuck at the Baltimore Sun notes that the George Sherrill trade sends mixed signals about whether the Orioles believe they can contend in 2010. Nick Cafardo at the Boston Globe has a lot of interesting stuff from Blue Jays GM J.P. Ricciardi in the aftermath of the Roy Halladay...