Gibbons has no issue with ALCS strike zone

TORONTO — Jose Bautista created a stir on Sunday when he suggested there were “circumstances” working against the Blue Jays in their American League Championship Series vs. the Indians. Bautista did not specify what those circumstances might be, but If he was referring to the strike zone, manager John Gibbons doesn’t necessarily agree.

Gibbons laughed off the notion that there might be a conspiracy working against Toronto in the postseason. He instead pointed to the inherent difficulty of being an umpire and noted that the Blue Jays’ pitchers have also benefited at times from borderline pitches being called strikes.

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“It’s probably not going to shock you,” Gibbons told reporters when the subject of the strike zone came up. “I think you guys in this room have heard that before, haven’t you? You’ve been here six months.”

Game Date Time Matchup TV Gm 1 Oct. 14   CLE 2, TOR 0 Gm 2 Oct. 15   CLE 2, TOR 1 Gm 3 Oct. 17 …

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