Gibbons Gone in Toronto

by kentbenfer on Jun 20, 2008 12:59 PM CDT

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3454016

John Gibbons has been fired in Toronto. They are bringing back Cito Gaston along with several guys who used to be on his old coaching staff. One has to wonder how long JP Ricciardi has. You know this probably wasn't his decision. He probably won't be too far behind. I can't believe they brought Cito back, though. I thought Gerry Fraley said that Buck might take over.

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CITO!

I always loved that guy, for some reason.

"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"If you ain't got no money, ain't nobody calls you honey," Bo Diddley

by Rodney on Jun 20, 2008 1:07 PM CDT reply actions

"There is no reason for me to move to third base," Young said.
-FOTF 5/20/2008

"Well, we are one of the cheapest teams in Major League Baseball"
-Tom Hicks 4/8/2008

by Jayslick on Jun 20, 2008 6:38 PM CDT up reply actions

Haha! Thanks

It must be the eyes….or the ‘stache.

;)

"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"If you ain't got no money, ain't nobody calls you honey," Bo Diddley

by Rodney on Jun 21, 2008 12:54 AM CDT up reply actions

Fraley said

if Gibbons and Ricciardi go, Buck might be next. One down, one to go.

by SanDiegoKev on Jun 20, 2008 1:12 PM CDT reply actions

I wonder if........

...... they are going to clean house there are some useable piece’s up there that I would like to get my hands on, just like in Seattle

by blueballlefty on Jun 20, 2008 1:14 PM CDT reply actions

Toronto is different than Seattle

in that they have a good amount of good parts at the major league level. I don’t see them as being as far away as the Mariners to the point where they need to tear it down and start over.

"We live, we die, and the wheels on the bus go round and round." - Tony Romo

by kentbenfer on Jun 20, 2008 2:28 PM CDT reply actions

cito gaston?

good lord what a reach.

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by ab03 on Jun 20, 2008 2:36 PM CDT reply actions

Gaston

There is a pretty good discussion over at BTF about Gaston. Essentially they think he would be a great fit for a few teams, but probably not the Blue Jays. Gaston, they say, is a player’s manager. He runs out the same lineup night after night, and will defend the players on the field no matter what. Assuming you have a quality team, this seems like a reasonable strategy. When the Blue Jays’ talent diminished during Gaston’s first tenure, he did not have the ability to “shake things up” and get more out of team. Somebody said something along the lines that, as far as retreads go, one could do a lot worse than Gaston.

Apparently, the team also hired a bunch of other coaches from the ‘93 team; now that sounds like a reach.

by Excel Hearts Choi on Jun 20, 2008 3:29 PM CDT up reply actions