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...
chance key limit mistakes plays routine trying
We're going to make our mistakes this season, but the key will be in trying to limit those. We want to make the routine plays when we have a chance to make them.
mistakes pay
He wasn't real sharp. But they have a good-hitting club. They make you pay if you make mistakes and that's what it was.
ball few hurting keeping missing mistakes year
He's not missing by much. But I would say that what's hurting him this year is a few too many mistakes ... like keeping the ball up.
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,
looked saw
I saw the replays and it looked like he got lucky.
bottom confident good guys swinging teams top
Our guys have been very confident swinging the bat. From top to bottom we've been pretty effective, and that's what you have to have. All the good teams do.
guys
Those guys have been doing that all year.
offense swinging
We have been swinging it well. I like the way our offense is built.
proved sure
We wanted to make sure he was all right. He proved that he was today.
breathing couple last pitching room
Our pitching (staff), we haven't had a whole lot of breathing room out there. The last couple of weeks, every pitch is meaningful.
bullpen good guys tired year
Our bullpen has been very good all year but those guys are tired right now. Everybody's tired.