Let me start out by saying I’ve always been, and likely always will be a fan of John Gibbons. I’ve always felt he was criticized far more than he deserved in most cases, and I’ve defended him in many conversations in my personal life, and in other articles I’ve written here at Jays Journal in the past.
One game won’t change that completely either, but I’m having a hard time coming up with an argument to use in his defence this time around. Friday night’s series opener against the Royals looked like it was all but wrapped up leading into the bottom of the 9th, and then somehow the Blue Jays managed to throw it away.