464 Quotes by John Gibbons

We had no choice, we had to go to them early. That would have been the perfect night for (Downs). We asked a lot out of our 'pen, but they sucked it up.

There was no reason at all to toss me. Everyone thought the ball hit the dirt. I guess he thought I was arguing balls and strikes.

He's right where he needs to be. The hits they got off of him, he was tying them up or they were off the end of the bat.

He's got one of the best arms in baseball. On any given night, he can shut out. I just think he'll fit in perfect.

When you're playing certain teams in the league, you know you've got to score. We scored five last night and then five in one inning tonight. You know you have to do that, and the pitching did a nice job. But, yeah, the add-on runs are key.

You don't look at results in the minor leagues because I don't think I've ever seen a guy go down there and not get hit around.

There was no reason at all to toss me,

He's riding the bike every day. I'll tell you that, ... He's in shape. He plays catch or does something every other day to keep his arm working. I'm not even worried about that.

There were days in spring training when I would approach him after he got a couple of at bats and ask him if he had had enough. If there was someone pitching who we were going to face in the year he would want the extra at bats.