Was wondering that too. Only thing I can think of is Richard Griffin brought it up in a media scrum once and Gibby was having some fun with it. Picturing that line delivered with the patented Gibbons wink and smile.
Ken Rosenthal @Ken_Rosenthal 37m37 minutes ago
Sources: #BlueJays’ five-year offer to Anthopoulos gave him right to opt out after one year if relationship with Shapiro was not working.
Why wouldn't he at least give it a shot for a year and see if they could make it work? There must have been some instant bad blood developed in that first meeting.
That or, as Keith Law suggested, they plan on a significant tear-down of the roster that he didn't want to be a part of.
paul hoynes @hoynsie 10m10 minutes ago Ohio, USA
Just a hunch, but I bet Ross Atkins, Indians director of player personnel, gets consideration for Toronto's vacant GM spot.
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We're a f***ing team that works the count and isn't afraid of walks. To get punished for that all of a sudden in the club's most important inning in recent history is egregious.
It was like the ump was punishing us for not trying to swing and drive in Pompey