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...
coming couple days few ground later move next taking until week
He's going to do a couple of things here today, move around a bit, but it won't be until later next week that he'll be taking ground balls. He's still a few days away from coming back.
chance mean talk until
Now we feel we have a chance to do it. But you can talk all you want, until you do it, it doesn't mean a whole lot.
guy might pitch point sees until
There might come a point where he has to pitch with it, I don't know. He'll go see the guy who did the surgery. Hopefully, he'll get some reassurance from him. Until he sees him we won't know.
finish good hang until
We want to hang in there and see what develops. We want to finish well and say we had a good year. You play until you're eliminated.
change couple course few guys looking starts until
We like a couple guys down there in Triple-A that can come up and do that job. We're not looking at it as a one-time deal. Of course if the guy comes up and struggles, we may change that. But we want the guy to make a few starts until A.J. is ready.
chance locked perennial slow starter tells until worked
He's so locked in, but he's worked at it. He was a perennial slow starter until this year. All that tells me is he has a chance to have a big year.
almost believe die establish natural rookie starting sure time until whatever year
It's kind of a natural progression. The guy's got the stuff. He's starting to believe in himself, too. The first time up -- rookie year or whatever -- until you establish yourself, you're never sure if you belong. You feel like you almost live and die with every outing.
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.