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...
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.
far happens kids
If that happens to Lilly, we're kind of in a jam. You've got some young kids down there in Triple-A, but, ideally, you don't want to have to go to that, because they aren't that far along, either.
bats pitch swung
It was just one of those nights. They swung the bats and we didn't pitch as well as we will.
chance locked perennial slow starter tells until worked
He's so locked in, but he's worked at it. He was a perennial slow starter until this year. All that tells me is he has a chance to have a big year.
full running speed
He's getting there with his running but he's not at full speed yet.
win
I feel we'll win between one and 162.
baseball cares good guy notch phases top
I've been around some good baseball people, but he's so good in all phases of the game. You're not going to find a better worker, you're not going to find a guy who cares as much. Sometimes he probably cares too much, but he's just top notch all the way around.
hurt question
That's hurt him. There's no question about it.
definitely
It'll definitely be a pitcher. We've got a lot of options.
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.
along help impression
They can make an impression and help us along the way. You never know what's going to happen.
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.
count couple forces goes knows last man odd time won
Any time he goes out there, you know you can count on him, ... If you look at the last couple of years, he's always won for us but he's been kind of the odd man out, but he forces his way in there and knows how to win.
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.