They should have just dug up Sparky Anderson and propped him up in the dugout. These type of hires have me convinced that if the Jays let Gibby go he would be picked up by another org in no time. Anyone better than Ausmus though.
Directly no, but indirectly he had to throw an extra pitch....the impact, who knows?
edit: he got out of it so no effect i guess. Still a brutal call that could have decided the game.
I just can't see Shapiro coughing up the remaining 10 years/$295 million for Stanton, especially given his injury history. It would be so un-Shapiro like.