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...
division hold rarely runs score shut slug three tough
There's no secret. When you're in the division with these guys, you've got to slug it out. When you go head-to-head with them, very rarely is there going to be low-scoring games. ... It's tough to shut them down, to hold them to three runs or less. You've got to score with them.
bunch josh lights pitch score
You've got to score a bunch and you've got to pitch lights out. And Josh did that.
area few maybe needs score taken
Now maybe we'll be taken a little more seriously. Now we just have to go out and score a few more runs. I think that's an area that still needs to be addressed. J.P. is working it pretty hard.
confident runs score solid top
They know we can score some runs so we're not out of games. They're confident that we have some offence. We're solid top to bottom.
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.