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...
fan few last leagues minor phase played tough towns york
I've always been a fan of the guy. He played for me in Triple-A. He's been in the big leagues the last few years. He's had some success. He's played in some tough towns -- in New York and L.A. -- So that doesn't phase him. He's not a Minor League player. He's a big league player.
darn played teams top
At the end of a long year, we played two of the top teams pretty darn good.
begin confident game goes great hope kid knocked matter played
I would hope not. He's a confident kid to begin with, you can tell by the way he goes about his business, the way he acts. There has never been a great one that played this game that didn't get knocked on their butt. It's just a matter of if you get back up or not.
ask build games good knock love played playing trying type
It doesn't get any easier, but we've played them good all year. We'd love to go in there and knock them out somehow. We couldn't ask for more for what we're trying to do here. We're trying to build something, getting used to playing these type of games for our own experience.
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.
cincinnati last played
Last year, we went to Cincinnati and played St. Xavier,
against bit both closed gap gave last played
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.
balls defense goes guy played takes talk talking
You talk about Orlando's defense -- those balls he goes back on, those in-between balls he takes away. Now, you're talking about a guy that's never played outfield, so it's a little more magnified.
eliminated guys played proud
We're not eliminated yet. I'm proud of the way the guys have played this year, they get after it. We're only going to get better.
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.
feels frustrates good leader pitching played team
As good as the team has played he feels if he's around we're that much better. That frustrates him, he's the leader of the pitching staff.
offence
We've been swinging. We like the way our offence is built.
bats offense swinging
We've been swinging the bats pretty well. I really like how our offense is built.