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...
change couple course few guys looking starts until
We like a couple guys down there in Triple-A that can come up and do that job. We're not looking at it as a one-time deal. Of course if the guy comes up and struggles, we may change that. But we want the guy to make a few starts until A.J. is ready.
breathing couple last pitching room
Our pitching (staff), we haven't had a whole lot of breathing room out there. The last couple of weeks, every pitch is meaningful.
ball bullpen came closing couple last might time
Our bullpen came up big time tonight. Gustavo struggled. He might be getting a little tired. He's closing in on that 200-inning marker. His last couple of starts, his ball has been up.
bases clears couple nice nixon
I thought he had another one. Nixon made a nice play over his shoulder. Couple more feet, he at least clears the bases with a double.
caught couple good played runs scratched
We played a good ballgame. We scratched a couple runs and caught the big break.
caught couple good played runs scratched
We played a good ballgame, ... We scratched a couple runs and caught the big break.
couple days figure next
We'll look at that. We'll see how the next couple of days go and figure something out.
cost couple fresh good injuries last needed playing stage time valuable
The last couple years, the injuries were costly for him, and they set him back and cost him valuable playing time at that stage of his development. It's a good opportunity. He needed a fresh start.
believe couple hoped win
To be honest, I would've hoped that he'd win 10 games. I've got to believe he'll get a couple more.
approach ask bats couple days extra face pitching spring training year
There were days in spring training when I would approach him after he got a couple of at bats and ask him if he had had enough. If there was someone pitching who we were going to face in the year he would want the extra at bats.
bush caught couple last together worked
They've got a left-hander going and he's caught Bush very well, they've worked together very well the last couple of times out.
anytime count couple forces goes guys last man odd won
Anytime he goes out there, you know you can count on him. You look at the last couple years here, and he's always won for us. But he's always been the odd man out, too. He just forces his way in there, comes out and wins. There's something to be said for guys that are winners.
count couple forces goes knows last man odd time won
Any time he goes out there, you know you can count on him, ... If you look at the last couple of years, he's always won for us but he's been kind of the odd man out, but he forces his way in there and knows how to win.
couple
She's OK. He'll be back in a couple of days.