Jay Gibbons
Jay Gibbons
Jay Jonathan Gibbonsis a former American professional baseball right fielder in Major League Baseball. He played college baseball at California State University, Los Angeles and in the Major Leagues for the Baltimore Orioles and Los Angeles Dodgers. He attended Mayfair High School in Lakewood, California. He is the current hitting coach for the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes of the California League...
came manager season telling
I came into the season with a manager telling me that I'm going to be the first baseman,
care losing
There has been a lot of distractions. After losing the first game, we showed that we do care and that we want to win.
everybody good middle sour trying wants win
We're trying to do it for us and end on a good note. It's been such a sour middle of the year. And also for our manager, Sam. Everybody wants to win for him, and we want him back.
easy five guessing halfway lose shadows spin
You have five innings, that's all you get here, ... After that it's a guessing game. The shadows are not easy to hit. You can't see the spin well, then halfway through it, you lose all of the spin and then even the ball.
everybody fine normal seemed self worried
Everybody was worried after the stroke, but he seemed fine and was his normal self.
asking national news reporters seen
We see reporters that we have never seen before. This is national news now. They're all asking the same question.
reporters seen
We see reporters that we have never seen before,
ball changes die hope last lets needed next playing policy problem step steroids worrying year
We have made significant changes to the policy in the last year and a half. We made the first step by ourselves, and we thought we needed to take the next step. We hope this lets things die down with Congress, because we want to end the problem now and get back to playing ball and not worrying about steroids every day.
bit good hear road today
Obviously, on the road it's going to be a little bit rougher for him. I think it's good for him to come back today and hear some of the cheers.
bit road
Obviously, on the road it's going to be a little bit rougher for him.
ride
This probably is a little different, something new, ... I'll ride it as long as I can.
given sorry timing top
I feel sorry for him, given the timing of it. You think he's on top of the world after getting 3,000 hits.
bats brutal figure puzzled swinging
I can't figure it out. I'm a little puzzled by it. It's pretty brutal how we're swinging the bats right now.
couple left pitches tough
He was pretty tough tonight. He left a couple of pitches up and that was it.