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...
heard
Haven't heard one of those in a while.
pitch rather tight
Gus battled through it. I think he'd rather pitch in a tight game. He doesn't like the comfortable lead.
closing games tall
He's a big, tall right-hander. He'll be closing out games one day.
future good iron question
He's a big part of the future here. There's no question about that. He'll iron it out. He's too good not to.
lose win
He's a big part of our team. We win together, we lose together. Yes, he's still the closer.
afraid man speak
He's a big man and he's not afraid to speak up.
arguably fit good rookie starting talented tremendous
He's a good hitter, and he's having a tremendous September. He could arguably be the Rookie of the Year, and he should be here for a long time. He's starting to fit in; he's very talented -- and clutch.
hits night reed three
He (Rios) wasn't benched (yesterday), he wasn't going to play (yesterday), ... Reed (Johnson) got three hits the night before and that's why he's in right.
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.
feeling finger question struggling
I can't put a finger on it, but he's been struggling -- there's no question about it. He's feeling it right now, but we know what he can do. He's a big part of this and we need him.
game matters
From here on out every game matters to them and it doesn't matter who they're playing,
came helped mental spring tone toughness valuable year
From day one of spring training, he came in with mental toughness and helped set the tone for our team. He had an all-star year for us, so he's very valuable for us.
couple gets learn pitch settles sign takes trouble
I expect, once he settles in -- it may takes him a couple hitters, it may take him an inning or two -- once he gets over that, he should be fine. We're not going to yank him at the first sign of trouble because he's here and he's got to learn how to pitch in those situations.
tenderness toronto
I don't think it is anything serious. He went back to Toronto with tenderness in his forearm. It should just be one start.