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...
check elbow knows
He went to get an MRI and check it out. It could be his forearm, and it could be his elbow. We don't know. He has had that elbow reconstructed in the past, so he knows his body.
feeling good home looking note stuck
He went out on a good note today. He has been looking for that 13th win, been stuck on 12. He'll go home feeling good.
anyone confidence knows win
He's confident. He's got as much confidence as anyone out there. He knows how to win. It comes down to that. He knows how to win, and we win when he's pitching.
becoming location pitchers
He's becoming one of the better pitchers in this league. His location is better than it used to be. He's going to be a big winner.
ahead ball breaking fastball throwing tough
He's become a better pitcher. He's throwing more strikes. He's got a better feel for that breaking ball now, and he's locating his fastball better. He's ahead more and he's been real tough on right-handers.
confidence needs struggling
He has been struggling and he needs to get his confidence back. This is just a short-term thing and it's circumstances more than anything right now. But he needs to get back in a groove.
game
He had his 'A' game going. He can do that to you when he is on.
elbow few good great honest knew surprise tender
He had great stuff. He went out there a few times and pitched very good for us. He may have had a tender elbow at times. To be honest with you, it doesn't surprise me. We knew he could pitch.
great
He has done a great job. Nobody's going to be 100 percent.
good threw
He did a good job, he threw strikes.
feeling finger question struggling
I can't put a finger on it, but he's been struggling -- there's no question about it. He's feeling it right now, but we know what he can do. He's a big part of this and we need him.
good ideally team time
Ideally we would have our whole team here the whole time because we have such a new look and so many new faces. But it's for the good of the game, so you just deal with it.
But we're not in their head, I wouldn't think so.
ahead coming expect spring throw
We kind of had (Janssen) ahead coming out of spring training. Experience-wise they're all pretty similar. You know (Janssen) is going to come up and throw strikes, you expect him too anyway. It's his opportunity.