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...
bounce finish good ourselves road stretch tough trip
It was an inconsistent month. We had that good stretch where we put ourselves in position, ... I just look back at that road trip -- it was a tough trip and we know that. ... It was part of our schedule, but to bounce back and finish 14-14, I'd feel pretty good about it.
bullpen came gave hung ourselves
They pitched good. They're bullpen was outstanding. We battled and we hung in there -- gave ourselves some chances. But they came through.
best hang mark ourselves sum team typical
It's typical of what we've done all year. We hang around and give ourselves a chance. That's the mark of our team this year, that's the best way to sum it up.
factory law managers ours recruit
They recruit their managers from the factory floor; we get ours out of law schools.
came gave hung ourselves
We battled, we hung in there and gave ourselves some chances. They came through.
games guess guys night number sure using
I'm sure there's been some guys who have been using it for a number of years. Like anything else, some do, some don't. I guess we have see when there's day games after night games.
four knew slug tough
I knew it was going to be a tough day when they scored those four in the first. When you come in this place, you know you're going to slug it out with them.
bothering
It's still nagging, still bothering him. It's not 100 percent. If he's got to go out there, he can go out there.
balls best taking work
The best work you can get is taking balls off the bat, over and over and over again.
arm extra far starters week
That first week of the season, without having an off-day, you never know how far the starters are going to go. So we may need that extra arm down there.
might
That hurts. That might have put us back into that thing.
ask decision
They just keep making the decision more complicated. Ask me in October.
confident runs score solid top
They know we can score some runs so we're not out of games. They're confident that we have some offence. We're solid top to bottom.
focus gets innings start
It was his first start of the year, and there is a lot of focus on him. Once he gets the innings that he needs, he will be all right for us.