Host Jessica Kleinschmidt talks with former Toronto Blue Jays manager and co-host of The Gibby Show, John Gibbons. Jessica and John discuss a variety of topics including managing Josh Donaldson, José Bautista’s bat flip, thoughts on analytics, and more.
Here’s the full breakdown.
- 2:01: Welcome John Gibbons to Short and to the Point
- 2:29: Getting into podcasting
- 5:54: Keys to having a good podcast
- 7:44: Going from being in front of the media to being a part of the media
- 9:22: Toronto Blue Jays representing Canada
- 11:50: Managing Josh Donaldson
- 14:18: José Bautista’s bat flip
- 17:32: John’s thoughts on bat flipping before Bautista’s bat flip
- 19:31: Having a mentality of being hated in order to be successful
- 25:04: John’s thoughts on analytics
- 33:06: When did pitching staffs transition into having relief pitchers become more important?
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About Phillip Bupp
Producer/editor of the Awful Announcing Podcast and Short and to the Point. News editor for The Comeback and Awful Announcing. Highlight consultant for Major League Soccer as well as a freelance writer for hire. Opinions are my own but feel free to agree with them.
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