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...
darn expected good lay team teams
For a team that wasn't expected to do a whole lot, they've done a darn good job, ... Some teams lay down there and die. Not that group.
bats swung type
It was a slugfest type game. We swung the bats good. They had that one big inning.
character guys quality says shine strong sun tendency
It says something about the guy, how strong he is. Strong character guys and quality guys, the sun has the tendency to shine on guys like that in the long run.
bat bottom came hand
It's his bottom hand. His hand came off the bat on a swing. He's swollen.
nice
It's been a while. It makes for a nice off day tomorrow.
It's not completely healed, so he's pretty much done for the year.
goes good help spend time
It'll help his hitting, too. Sometimes when you spend too much time on the bench, too much goes on in your mind. But he's a good fielder, too.
definitely
It'll definitely be a pitcher. We've got a lot of options.
describe hard ok pitching
It's hard to describe his outing. He was pitching OK in spots,
jobs worse
It's big-league baseball, man, ... Get out and get after it, you know? There are worse jobs in the world.
happened move second throwing time
It's big, it's the second time it's happened to him. Nothing you can do about it, you've got to move on. . . . He was throwing good, he was throwing hard.
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.
defense good
Their infield defense is as good as anybody's in baseball.
days few goes good improve season throughout
The few days I've seen, I've got a pretty good idea of how he's going to be. I think he's going to be solid. I think he's going to improve throughout the year. As the season goes on, he's going to get better and more comfortable out there.