Toronto Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro joined Jeff Blair and Stephen Brunt on The Fan 590 Friday morning to discuss the team’s difficult start. Atop the list was the job status of manager John Gibbons, who received Shapiro’s support.
This vote of confidence is to be expected in a public forum, of course, but it’s difficult to place the poor individual performances of proven veterans on their manager.
Regarding Shapiro’s review, Gibbons told Sportsnet’s Arden Zwelling prior to Friday night’s game “Well you know what, that’s good to hear. But I’ve said this a million times — people always want to talk about your job security but you really don’t worry about that.