Short and to the Point: John Gibbons on José Bautista, Josh Donaldson, analytics, and more 

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.
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-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?