As Blue Jays fans sit in cubicles and couches across the country attempting to deal with the news that GM Alex Anthopoulos had rejected the five-year contract extension offered to him by the club, another name supposedly had his fate sealed with the news was manager John Gibbons. At least one analyst predicted that Gibbons would be feeling the pressure given Anthopoulos was out the door.
On the Jeff Blair Show on the Fan 590 in the wake of the news, Blair expressed his opinion that Anthopoulos’ departure would mean Gibbons was done in a conversation with Shi Davidi.