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...
balls benefit guys hard hit
We hit some balls hard right at guys today. That's baseball, we also benefit from that, too.
beat goes guy tough
The thing about Crawford is he's got some big-time power, too. He can beat you in so many ways. They're pretty much the same guy once they get on, you know they're going to get their bases, it's tough to get them even when everything goes right.
baseball cares good guy notch phases top
I've been around some good baseball people, but he's so good in all phases of the game. You're not going to find a better worker, you're not going to find a guy who cares as much. Sometimes he probably cares too much, but he's just top notch all the way around.
anytime guy job shot top
Ryan's up-and-coming, pretty new to the job himself, but already he's one of the top closers in the game. Anytime you've got a shot at a guy like that, you've got to make that move.
banking guys top
Baseball's a gamble. We went for the top two guys out there. We're banking on them. And they're banking on us.
guy last possibly start talked
We even talked about it last winter, about him possibly being the leadoff guy to start the season,
guys
Those guys have been doing that all year.
best gets guys hope ideally played sake
Ideally he gets through. But for his sake you hope he gets claimed. Guys who played for you in the past, you always want the best for those guys.
guys
You guys are pretty much right on it. But things could change.
couple good guys searching work
We'll work that out. We've got a good bullpen. We've got a couple guys searching right now, but we'll need them and they'll be fine.
guys sure vernon
We don't need one leader. We just need everyone to come together. Vernon and Zaun and I'm sure the new guys will do their part, too.
behind guy
We don't like to see him. We don't like to see the guy behind him either,
cash chances guys left
We left some guys on. We had some chances to get to Leiter, but we just didn't cash in there. It happens.
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Obviously, it's a great thing to honor your country and to get that type of experience on such a big stage, but we're a little bit selfish in wanting those guys back as soon as possible. With so many new faces in camp this year, ideally you'd like to have all of them around as much as possible to establish chemistry and continuity in your lineup. But it's a great experience for Vernon, who's getting the most playing time of anyone.