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...
bit breaks face gets guys hitters mound seeing swinging
It breaks it up a little bit -- gets them out there to face some competition. It gets the guys on the mound seeing hitters that are swinging and working on making some pitches. It revs things up a little bit.
ball breaking good looked lost strike
He looked really good the first inning, he was getting his breaking ball over. Then he kind of lost his feel for the strike zone.
breaking bush definitely good hard needed
Bush was outstanding tonight. He had a good breaking ball. He had that hard crisp one. We definitely needed that, no question.
ball breaking gets hard tough
He can overpower you. He's got that big, hard breaking ball that's tough to do anything with when he gets ahead.
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.
break facing
We just want to break it up for them a little bit. Get them out there facing some competition. It revs things up a little bit.
break caught force run second
One run wasn't going to do it, anyway. We caught a break on the force at second and they got one there. It's a wash.
ball breaking settled
He settled in with that breaking ball (after the first inning) and we couldn't do much with it.
break
It was the break we needed, put it that way,
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.
cat found
I think Cat has found his place out there in left.
base doubles hits might
It got away and it got away quick. If those (homers) are base hits or even doubles it might be a different story.
learned move ready year
It has been a long year but I look back at it more with a sense of satisfaction and optimism. I think we've learned a lot and we're ready to move forward.
difference dramatic styles
I think there's a dramatic difference in their styles -- especially on the same day,