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...
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You guys are pretty much right on it. But things could change.
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We hit some balls hard right at guys today. That's baseball, we also benefit from that, too.
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Baseball's a gamble. We went for the top two guys out there. We're banking on them. And they're banking on us.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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Some guys get by with a lot of hard-hit balls that are outs, they get a ton of runs scored for them. You look further than just results. You see what they guy's featuring and that will tell you everything.
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Our guys have been very confident swinging the bat. From top to bottom we've been pretty effective, and that's what you have to have. All the good teams do.
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Our bullpen has been very good all year but those guys are tired right now. Everybody's tired.
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It breaks it up a little bit -- gets them out there to face some competition. It gets the guys on the mound seeing hitters that are swinging and working on making some pitches. It revs things up a little bit.
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He's got to get to know everybody. We tell guys to catch the guys they don't know, but especially him.
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We make sure we're not pushing guys too fast, too early. And then, as we get about a week or 10 days away (from the regular season), we'll push it a little bit harder.