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...
guys pencil season
You can pencil those guys in, when the season starts, for 130 RBIs apiece, ... That's a given. They don't miss. That's why they're MVP candidates.
breaking command focus hitting lose move pitches start
The first start of the year, there's a lot of focus on him. He wasn't hitting with his breaking ball. His command was off. That was all. He was in and out. He'd move the pitches and then he'd lose it. But he was OK.
bats key since swinging
The key is we're really swinging the bats well. We have been since Day 1.
guys help
All I know about my guys out there is they get after it. They don't quit. There's something to be said for that. In the long run, that's going to help us out.
calm couple course last problem
All indications from the MRI are that it's nothing serious. You've got to let it calm down. He had that tendon problem last September, and of course it healed. It just flared up on him. ... In about a couple weeks, it'll calm down. So it's nothing major.
ball balls front hit hits home hooking kept last left remember run saw time
The home run he hit, when hits balls to the left side, he's usually out in front and hooking them into the stands, but he kept that one fair. I can't remember the last time I saw him hit a ball like that down the line.
disrupt focus
The focus is always on this division. We can disrupt some things.
bench homer keeps
A homer a day keeps the bench away.
bad behind care clutch couple guy last player talking watch
You watch Ortiz the last couple years -- there's not a more clutch player out there. I don't care who you're talking about. Of course, the guy behind him ain't bad either.
clutch few guy past watch
You watch Ortiz over the past few years and there is not a more clutch guy in the game.
clicked reports slow start ticket today
All the reports I had is he can hit. He's kind of had a slow start but today it really clicked for him. ... His ticket is his bat.
carried lose offence pitching together win
You win together you lose together ... That offence has carried this pitching many times this year.
certain couple games hundred pitches stop win
You win a couple hundred games because you make pitches at certain times that stop damage. That's just what he did.
expecting hope period
All we can do is hope he's not out a long period of time. It's unfortunate because we're expecting a lot out of him this year.