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...
gets hot trying win
If someone really gets hot and we're trying to win some games, it could come to that.
coming likes
He really likes coming out of the bullpen. He's said that.
bunch josh lights pitch score
You've got to score a bunch and you've got to pitch lights out. And Josh did that.
anytime guy job shot top
Ryan's up-and-coming, pretty new to the job himself, but already he's one of the top closers in the game. Anytime you've got a shot at a guy like that, you've got to make that move.
determine exams fort happened hold hopefully length move second time
Preliminary exams say the same thing. We'll let (Dr. Andrews) determine that and then go from there. It's big. The second time it's happened to him. You've got to move on. We've just got to hold down the fort and hopefully he's not out for any length of time.
brought stands threat
He's just a threat when he stands in the box. That's what we brought him over for.
ahead college drafted easier everybody low move says start
He can do some things, but the big thing he got drafted for was his bat. Everybody says he can hit. When you draft college players, it's easier to move them faster. Usually you start them in low Minors and they're ahead of that.
lose win
He's our closer. He's a big part of our team. You win together, you lose together.
brought
He's experienced. That's why we brought him here.
cost couple fresh good injuries last needed playing stage time valuable
The last couple years, the injuries were costly for him, and they set him back and cost him valuable playing time at that stage of his development. It's a good opportunity. He needed a fresh start.
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.
dave pitches tells threw
That just tells you something about Dave Bush, because he threw 100 pitches the other day.
arm bike catch plays riding worried
He's riding the bike every day. I'll tell you that, ... He's in shape. He plays catch or does something every other day to keep his arm working. I'm not even worried about that.
feeling ready sooner year
If we're going to do anything this year, we need a big year out of him. So the sooner he can get ready the better. He's feeling good.