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Ken Williams admits he's working on being more patient. He denies, however, that the effort is related to the $60 million waiver claim he made last August on Alex Rios.

CATCHER: Now that the Blue Jays have filled their hole at shortstop be signing veterans Alex Gonzalez and John McDonald, the team's primary need is behind the plate.

The Chicago White Sox have signed 32-year-old outfielder Andruw Jones. If this was 2006, one could consider this a blockbuster signing.

Gisele Bundchen has fans who are male and female. Photograph by: GETTY IMAGES FILE PHOTO, CanWest News Service; Saskatoon Starphoenix Who has the munchies? Janice Hough found it fascinating that in the same day Tim Lincecum won the Cy Young, Ricky Williams scored three touchdowns for Miami: "Today might be the best day for stoners since the ...

ESPN.com reports that Roy Halladay will not re-sign with the Toronto Blue Jays after his contract expires at the end of the 2010 season assuming that he is still a Blue Jay for this coming season.

It's baseball awards time, which means it's also time for my own 2009 awards, starting with the Least Valuable Player Following those are the Anti Cy Young Award and the not-so-great Manager of the Year Award .

Randy Ruiz swung a powerful bat after an August promotion to Toronto, quickly becoming a favorite among Blue Jays fans with his feel-good story.

Early rumors flying out of the winter GM meetings in Chicago are all over the board concerning free agents, trades, and declining profits.

The day Jeff Moorad took control of the Padres, general manager Kevin Towers was unofficially given notice that his days were numbered.

J.P. Ricciardi and Kevin Towers will pick their next assignments carefully, and both are confident there will be a next one.

J.P. Ricciardi wanted to get his main message out. Letting outfielder Alex Rios go to the White Sox for nothing - Chicago claimed Rios on waivers and the Jays opted not recall the two-time all-star from the wire - is not a financial "dump" for his club.

Mighty Joe Mauer Minnesota's rundown of the Detroit Tigers aside, the other news out of the Twin Cities is catcher Joe Mauer, a Minnesota native, probably winning a long overdue MVP award.

Robert MacLeod Last updated on Saturday, Oct. 03, 2009 03:32AM EDT T he 33rd season in the history of the Toronto Blue Jays is almost over.

Photo by sniderscion from the Torontoist Flickr Pool . You gotta credit the Toronto Blue Jays: for once, they're actually treating their fans to a meaningful September.

Alex Rios of the Chicago White Sox, left, beats the tag from Detroit Tigers second baseman Placido Polanco to steal second base in the second inning.

The months have turned to weeks, the weeks to days, and soon, the days to hours.

Kenny Williams the General Manager of the Chicago White Sox made two key deals this year, one for Jake Peavy and the other for Alex Rios.

Bonine pitched well, holding the Chicago White Sox hitless for 5 2-3 innings. Turned out it wasn't good enough to beat Peavy, after Gordon Beckham 's homer in the sixth ended the no-hit bid and helped Chicago to a 2-0 victory Friday night.

Jose Bautista is trying to take advantage of an opportunity while it lasts. As the 2009 season nears a close for the Blue Jays, the utility man has found himself on the field more often, presenting a chance to show he can handle a more prominent role next year.

The Blue Jays' class of '09 will mercifully graduate in a week, heading to the golf course without a post-season pitch being thrown in anger for the 16th straight year.