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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:25 am
Postcards from Camp....Toronto Blue Jays in Dunedin, Florida  Aces high: Roy Halladay (left) n' A.J. Burnett clown around while posin' for pictures.
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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:26 am
 Catchers are head over heels about workin' on those pesky popups with instructor Ernie Whitt, who caught for Blue Jays from 1977 through '89.
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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:27 am
 Manager John Gibbons leads baserunnin' drills under high Florida sun.
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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:28 am
 Young guns (left to right): Josh Towers, Roy Halladay, B.J. Ryan n' A.J. Burnett.
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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:29 am
 You would be happy too if you had just signed a $126 million contract, as center fielder Vernon Wells did this offseason.
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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:30 am
 Blue Jays signed DH Frank Thomas to a 2-year, $18 million contract this winter to anchor their lineup.
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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:31 am
 Catcher Gregg Zaun gets Thomas in a headlock.
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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:32 am
 Jays signed Jo Matumoto, 36, from Brazil's national team. Sao Paulo native was MVP of 2005 South American Games n' probably will start season in minor leagues.
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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:33 am
 New startin' shortstop Royce Clayton gets loose. Career .258 hitter signed with Toronto after playin' for Nationals n' Reds last year.
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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:34 am
 Veteran right-hander Tomo Ohka was brought in to solidify a rotation that will be without free agent Ted Lilly.
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Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 10:28 am
Postcards from Camp....Chicago Cubs in Mesa, Arizona  Alfonso Soriano headlined Cubs' offseason spendin' spree, signin' for $136 million over 8 seasons
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Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 10:29 am
 Sweet Lou meets Cubs press corps.
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Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 10:30 am
 Former Notre Dame football star Jeff Samardzija signed with Cubs for $10 million over 5 years.
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Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 10:31 am
 New faces of Cubs: Soriano n' Piniella.
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Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 10:32 am
 Backstop alley at Cubs camp.
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