http://ttnept.forumotion.com/toronto-blue-jays-f34/-t1.htm Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:58:54 GMT 10 http://i34.servimg.com/u/f34/11/64/26/26/images10.jpg http://ttnept.forumotion.com/toronto-blue-jays-f34/-t1.htm http://ttnept.forumotion.com/toronto-blue-jays-f34/jays-owner-rogers-dead-at-75-t626.htm Sarah TORONTO -- The winter took a somber turn for the Blue Jays on Tuesday, with news coming that Ted Rogers, the founder of Rogers Communications Inc. and team owner, passed away overnight at his home in Toronto. He was 75. Rogers purchased the Blue Jays in 2000, hoping to breathe some life into a franchise that had struggled since last winning the World Series in 1993. Rogers quickly showed that his famous drive wasn't limited to his communications empire. Under his leadership, Toronto was able ... Toronto Blue Jays Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:58:54 GMT http://ttnept.forumotion.com/toronto-blue-jays-f34/jays-owner-rogers-dead-at-75-t626.htm#11842 http://ttnept.forumotion.com/toronto-blue-jays-f34/jays-owner-rogers-dead-at-75-t626.htm http://ttnept.forumotion.com/toronto-blue-jays-f34/blue-jays-pick-up-option-on-barajas-t586.htm Sarah TORONTO -- The Blue Jays handed Rod Barajas the starting job behind the plate last season and will bring him back in the same role for 2009. On Friday, Toronto exercised Barajas' club option to keep him in the fold next year. Barajas, 33, is scheduled to make $2.5 million in '09 as Toronto's No. 1 catcher. The Blue Jays might still be in the market for a backup catcher this offseason, though the club may look within in order to fill that role. "Rod did a good job for us," Blue ... Toronto Blue Jays Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:51:29 GMT http://ttnept.forumotion.com/toronto-blue-jays-f34/blue-jays-pick-up-option-on-barajas-t586.htm#11732 http://ttnept.forumotion.com/toronto-blue-jays-f34/blue-jays-pick-up-option-on-barajas-t586.htm