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...
hesitation moving
He was moving like nothing ever happened. I didn't see any hesitation or anything. We'll know better tomorrow.
days row three
He's pitched three days in a row so he won't be in there.
good lately
He's pitched so good lately and he hasn't had much to show for it.
cares dies great guys last lives ought throw tough
He's pitched great for us the last two years, so he ought to be able to throw with confidence. But it's a tough business. He's one of those guys that lives and dies with his outings because he cares so much.
available days row three
He has pitched three days in a row and won't be available tonight.
number pitches
He got the number of pitches he needed. He didn't look bad. That one inning, he was scattering a little bit. Other than that, he pitched okay.
awful goes knows nobody overthrow pitch strike
He goes through spurts where he'll pitch like that, and then he'll just overthrow and he can't find the strike zone. Nobody knows why, but when he's on, he's awful tough.
coming finds gates groove harder rhythm starts tougher trying
He finds his groove -- finds his rhythm a little bit. Naturally, when a guy's struggling, he starts pressing. He's probably coming out of the gates trying a little too hard. Sometimes the harder you try, the tougher it gets.
successful
He does all the things successful lefties do,
catch stay
He'll stay down here and catch in extended.
ball bounce business character handle seem separates stretch tough
We're on a tough little stretch right now, no question. But we always seem to bounce back, that's the character of the ball club. In this business you take your lumps sometimes, it's just how you handle it that separates you.
figures good guy hit throws watch
When he throws strikes, he's as good as anybody. When he figures it out, watch out. He was on. Nobody's going to hit that guy today.
keeps picked plate
When he's on, he keeps you off-balance. He picked the plate apart.
damn good year
But it's his first year and he has done a pretty damn good job.