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...
affected ball baseball credit giving good influences last outside proved
I think the baseball world is not giving them as much credit as they deserve. They're a good ball club, they proved that last year, just too many outside influences affected them.
bone catcher cracked home minor plate three wrist
I had Vance for three years in the Minor Leagues, and I thought he was going to be an All-Star catcher one day. But he got in a collision at home plate and cracked a bone in his wrist -- so he was done for the year,
win
I feel we'll win between one and 162.
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.
If we need another guy, it will be (Scott) Downs.
few guy
If we need another guy, it will be Downs. He would be the guy we'd go to. We've got to see where A.J. is in a few days.
far happens kids
If that happens to Lilly, we're kind of in a jam. You've got some young kids down there in Triple-A, but, ideally, you don't want to have to go to that, because they aren't that far along, either.
gets hot trying win
If someone really gets hot and we're trying to win some games, it could come to that.
number three
He's had our number all year. Three times we haven't been able to do anything with him.
heck keeps knew last leagues minor saw september special
He's had a heck of a year. We knew we had something special when we saw him last September and with what he did in the Minor Leagues last year. He keeps getting better and he'll keep getting better.