TORONTO -- Jim Lawson has been appointed chair of the Canadian Football Leagues board of governors, returning to his familys sporting roots. Lawson, a businessman and lawyer, is the chairman of the board of Woodbine Entertainment Group, Canadas largest racetrack operator. He signed with the Montreal Canadiens following his undergraduate studies and spent almost two seasons with their minor-league affiliate. Lawsons father, Mel, quarterbacked the Hamilton Flying Wildcats to victory in the 1943 Grey Cup. "The son of a Grey Cup champion, and someone who has built a successful career while consistently championing sports, community and charitable activities, Jim is perfectly suited to this role, and I look forward to working with him," CFL commissioner Mark Cohon said Tuesday in a statement. Lawson is a graduate of Brown University (economics) and Western Ontario (law). He has served on the board of several companies, including Algoma Steel Inc. 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When the Blue Jays aquired the likes of Jack Morris, Dave Stewart, Roger Clemens and even Doyle Alexander, it was through free agency. In the case of Morris and Stewart - besides the lure of big money contracts - it was the ability of Paul Beeston and Pat Gillick to convince them the Jays were on the verge of winning a World Series. It was somewhat the same with Clemens when he joined the team in 1997, though at the time there were those in the game who believed he had pitched his best years in Boston and was starting to slip. Alexander was a struggling Yankees castoff who seemed to be near the end of the line. A.J Burnett was also a free agent. Last winter, Alex Anthopoulos stunned the baseball world by trading for three quality starters in 2 deals, getting Josh Johnson and Mark Buehrle from the Marlins and R.A. Dickey from the Mets. Although those deals havent exactly panned out, you still cant understate how incredible a feat it was to aquire three starters with such resumes in one offseason. If you look back though over the Blue Jays history, there arent too many other top-end starters the team has been able to trade for. When they landed David Wells from the Yankees in the spring of 1999, it was Clemens himself who exercised a side deal with the Jays to force a trade. It was quality for quality. The Blue Jays picked up Juan Guzman from the Dodgers in 1987 for second baseman Mike Sharperson. At the time of that deal though, Guzman was a month from turning 22 and didnt actually crack the Blue Jays roster until 1991. David Cone is the only top notch starter the Jays traded for twice. In August of 1992, they got him from the Mets for Jeff Kent - who would later blossom into a star with the Giants - and outfielder Ryan Thompson. Cone left for Kansas City as a free agent after the Blue Jays won their first World Series, but the Jays got him back again in 1995 for David Sinnes, Tony Medrano and Chris Stynes - who never came close to what Cone was worth. The Blue Jays 1995 season crumbled despite all thhe springtime promise and the team shipped Cone to the Yankees in July for Jason Jarvis, Mike Gordon and Marty Janzen - three pitchers who didnt exactly have distinguished big league careers.dddddddddddd The point is that the Blue Jays have probably traded away more quality pitching than they have aquired through deals, including Guzman, Clemens and Roy Halladay. If the Blue Jays go the free agent route in the offseason, the pickings are pretty slim. The Royals James Shields, whos only 6-8 this season but still eats a lot of innings, is out there. But the team has a contract option for next season worth $12 million. The best of the rest include the Rangers Matt Garza, the Yankees Hiroki Kuroda (whos closing in on 40), the Reds Bronson Arroyo and of course, A.J. Burnett - who opted out of his contract the first time he was with the Jays to sign with the Yankees. Id never bet against Alex Anthopoulos based on what he did last winter, but its going to be a lot more difficult to get the pitcher the Blue Jays need this time around. Elsewhere, catcher Travis DArnaud - one of the top prospects the Jays gave up to the Mets for Dickey - could play his first big league game for New York as soon as this weekend. Catcher John Buck, who also went to the Mets in that deal, and his wife are expecting a child any day now. DArnaud was promoted to Triple-A Las Vegas this week in part so he would be in close proximity to Phoenix where the Mets are playing this weekend. Yankee Stadium is the place to be Friday night and the whole weekend. 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