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Oct. 19 Gibbons postgame interview
- Updated: October 20, 2016
Q. Did you have a chance to address your team after the game in the clubhouse and what was the sentiment that you expressed?
JOHN GIBBONS: Yeah, I did. I basically thanked them for the effort all year. It was a crazy year. Some ups and downs.
One thing you heard me say, it’s a special group. They come to play. They had another great year. We got to this point. We weren’t able to get over the hump again. But you know what, a damn good job of getting to this point.
I’m proud of those guys as well as the coaching staff. I know the organization is proud of them, too. Hopefully the fans are just as proud of them, because it’s an entertaining group. They put on a good show. We just got beat in this series. Plain and simple.
Cleveland will be a great representative of the American League.
Q. There’s a good chance maybe you might not have Bautista and Encarnacion next year. When you look at this group and what they’ve accomplished, how do you put that into words?
JOHN GIBBONS: Well, yeah, this group’s come a long way. We were staring at a playoff drought for a lot of years around here. And they came through for the team last year, the organization. And then repeated it this year. The guys you’re talking about, not only those two, but a few other guys that are possible free agents that have really done a lot for this team. The guys in particular, Eddie and Jose I think you’re talking about, I think they really helped put this team back on the map again, what they’ve accomplished. And they really — both of them made their name here in Toronto.
But baseball is still a business. It’s a game we play, but it’s still a big business and guys earn the right to try free agency, what have you. They both love it here, but it’s still a business.
But me personally, if I’m not around them again, I have great memories, regardless of what they did on the field, two good guys. And we spent a lot of time together, me and of course the coaching staff and everybody else.
I’m proud of those guys and you hope they’re back.
Q. What did you see in Ryan Merritt …
