John Gibbons Best Quotations

Ideally he gets through. But for his sake you hope he gets claimed. Guys who played for you in the past, you always want the best for those guys.

But the top teams, in whatever sport, always bring out the best in you. That means you're usually ready to play, not that you'll win them all.

He was the best we had out there. It was his game. Sometimes your best moves backfire and your worst moves don't. Naturally, if you make a decision and it doesn't work, the other move probably would've been better. That's just baseball.

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.

We'll look at it and see who is pitching the best when that time comes. The thing that he does is give us flexibility. If he's in the bullpen, he makes us that much stronger down there. But if he keeps doing what he's doing ...

We gave them out best shot. We had the lead late. Aside from maybe Yankee fans and our own fans, nobody else in the world wanted to see us win that game for the weekend's sake.

Alex made some adjustments to his stance. I just see him better than I've ever seen him. He's more aggressive. He's not getting overpowered at the plate. I see him as one of those guys getting better and better. This is going to make it tougher, because he's not out there every day. You hope it doesn't stunt his growth. Right now you're looking at it as what's best for the team. He'll get plenty of action.

The best work you can get is taking balls off the bat, over and over and over again.

It's not always pretty, but certain guys find a way. That was the best I've seen him this year.

It's typical of what we've done all year. We hang around and give ourselves a chance. That's the mark of our team this year, that's the best way to sum it up.

He's one of the best players in the league and he's taken some heat for being a slow starter.

If he's going to be in a role where he's not going to pitch much for us, it does him no good at this stage of his career. In saying that, it doesn't mean he's not going to make this team. But we're not going to send him out there and let him rot. We're going to do what's best for him.