John Gibbons
John Gibbons
John Michael Gibbonsis an American former professional baseball player and the current manager of the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball. Gibbons briefly played in the Major Leagues as a catcher with the New York Mets, in the mid-1980s...
catch stay
He'll stay down here and catch in extended.
behind bit intimidate run stronger
He makes us that much stronger behind the plate. He can intimidate you a little bit with his arm. You can't just run at will when you're in that opposing dugout.
ball bounce business character handle seem separates stretch tough
We're on a tough little stretch right now, no question. But we always seem to bounce back, that's the character of the ball club. In this business you take your lumps sometimes, it's just how you handle it that separates you.
figures good guy hit throws watch
When he throws strikes, he's as good as anybody. When he figures it out, watch out. He was on. Nobody's going to hit that guy today.
keeps picked plate
When he's on, he keeps you off-balance. He picked the plate apart.
balls further guys runs ton
Some guys get by with a lot of hard-hit balls that are outs, they get a ton of runs scored for them. You look further than just results. You see what they guy's featuring and that will tell you everything.
beginning broke collapsed hand last lung
Look at the last two years. He had that collapsed lung twice, and then he broke his hand at the beginning of last year,
bullpen chance good
Look at his arm, his age. He's got a chance to be a very good starter. I don't think we're even considering the bullpen right now. He's got too much going for him the other way.
guy hitting home run tough
Look, if the guy is going to keep hitting a home run a day it would be tough to keep him out of there.
bit caught front
I just think it's his timing. He's off-balance a little bit more -- and he's getting caught out front a little bit more. But he's always hit. He's going to hit. It's just one of those things.
cleared sure
I just made sure I cleared it with Hillenbrand first.
command
His command is there. That is a big thing of his and he has it early.
ball curve
His curve ball was missing, ... but he still pitched well.
baseman instincts shot third tough
His instincts told him he had a shot at him. It's a tough play when the third baseman is on the move.