Gibbons has to go. When the whole team save a handful of players (im going to say 5) are not even close to performing to their potential, then the Manager needs to be replaced. It sends the message to the rest of the team and also corrects managing errors (of which there are plenty in evidence). You can blame AA all you want, but he was smart about one thing: He didnt fire Gibbons at the end of last season. Gibbons can now be scapegoated. If the team were still s*** this season with a new manager, well then everyone can blame AA for a bad team. At this stage, the blame falls on the coaching staff. That is how it has always been in baseball and always will be. Coach is first to go, then players, then GM.