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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We had a great season last year, and we might be even better this season, ... We only lost seven seniors, and the seniors for this season are great. We have a chance to be right there.
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Last year, we went to Cincinnati and played St. Xavier,
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Last year, we played well against both those teams, and that gave us confidence. Now, I think we closed the gap a little bit more.
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I think they all know the expectations. The last few years that I've been here, you came in just hoping you would improve on the previous year. ... This year, we made some key additions, and you add that to what we did last year, and there's some optimism.
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Look at the last two years. He had that collapsed lung twice, and then he broke his hand at the beginning of last year,
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Our pitching (staff), we haven't had a whole lot of breathing room out there. The last couple of weeks, every pitch is meaningful.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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He's been steady for us the last couple of years,
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He's pitched great for us the last two years, so he ought to be able to throw with confidence. But it's a tough business. He's one of those guys that lives and dies with his outings because he cares so much.
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He went to see team doctors in Toronto (on Wednesday). He wasn't obligated to go out there (at camp) the last few days.
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We even talked about it last winter, about him possibly being the leadoff guy to start the season,
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When you're playing certain teams in the league, you know you've got to score. We scored five last night and then five in one inning tonight. You know you have to do that, and the pitching did a nice job. But, yeah, the add-on runs are key.