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John Gibbons Reportedly Withdraws Name as Candidate for Pirates Manager

By Pat LackeyOct 21st 2010 – 6:53PM

After losing 105 games in 2010 and stretching their MLB record franchise losing streak to 18 seasons, it would stand to reason that maybe the Pittsburgh Pirates' open managerial gig isn't the most attractive job in baseball. That must be what John Gibbons thinks, at least, because The Kansas City Star's Bob Dutton reported...

Mariners Choose Eric Wedge as Manager, Expect Renewed Intensity

By John HickeyOct 15th 2010 – 7:47PM

For the second time in six years, the Mariners are dipping into the ranks of former Cleveland managers to fill a managerial opening. Eric Wedge, who managed in Cleveland for seven seasons from 2002-09, and who has interviewed for almost every available managerial job that has come open since, is the man general manager...

Bobby Valentine Won't Be Managing the Mariners Next Season

By Josh AlperOct 15th 2010 – 3:55PM

The Bobby Valentine rumor mill keeps on turning, yet the man himself is rolling down the river without a new dugout to call home. A couple of days after he reportedly took himself out of the running for the job in Florida, Valentine has been told that he's no longer a candidate for the managerial position with the...

Mariners Interview Manager Candidates Eric Wedge, Lloyd McClendon

By John HickeyOct 13th 2010 – 4:52PM

SEATTLE -- Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik said he would be interviewing as many as 10 candidates for Seattle's open managerial post, and he's at least halfway there halfway through this week. After interviewing Bobby Valentine on Monday and Cecil Cooper and John Gibbons on Tuesday, the Mariners are bringing in...

John Gibbons Interviews for Pirates Job

By FanHouse StaffOct 11th 2010 – 5:49PM

The Pirates' methodical search for their next manager rolled on Monday as former Blue Jays skipper John Gibbons became the third person to interview for the job. Former Indians manager Eric Wedge and former Diamondbacks and Marlins third base coach Bo Porter were the first two in line for a shot at replacing the fired...

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John Michael Gibbons (born June 8, 1962, in Great Falls, Montana) was the manager of the Toronto Blue Jays in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2008. He is often referred to as "Gibby" by his players and other baseball cohorts.

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