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...
caught couple good played runs scratched
We played a good ballgame, ... We scratched a couple runs and caught the big break.
eliminated guys played proud
We're not eliminated yet. I'm proud of the way the guys have played this year, they get after it. We're only going to get better.
against certain expect mcdonald might particular reed year
We could go with Reed if he's in a particular lineup. We might have McDonald in there against certain lefties. There's some flexibility there. I expect Russ to be even better there this year after getting the first year under his belt.
abuse choice innings
We had no choice (yesterday), we had to get some innings out of him. But we weren't going to abuse him by any means.
asked night perfect sucked
We had no choice, we had to go to them early. That would have been the perfect night for (Downs). We asked a lot out of our 'pen, but they sucked it up.
attach number
We'll get Q (Quiroz) in but I wouldn't want to attach a number to it.
couple days figure next
We'll look at that. We'll see how the next couple of days go and figure something out.
best keeps pitching stronger time
We'll look at it and see who is pitching the best when that time comes. The thing that he does is give us flexibility. If he's in the bullpen, he makes us that much stronger down there. But if he keeps doing what he's doing ...
either love
You'd love to have either one of them.
believe expecting imposition license liquor suspension warning
We didn't believe the imposition of a liquor license suspension was commensurate with the offense. We were expecting to get a warning or something of that nature.
depending hold learning
We'll put a hold on him every now and then, depending on the situation. He's still learning how to steal.
produce successful
We need him. He's a big part of this team, if we're going to be successful he's got to produce this year.
base doubles hits might
It got away and it got away quick. If those (homers) are base hits or even doubles it might be a different story.
learned move ready year
It has been a long year but I look back at it more with a sense of satisfaction and optimism. I think we've learned a lot and we're ready to move forward.