Cito Gaston to return in 2009

Peteros · Post #1 » by **Peteros** » Thu Aug 7, 2008 11:24 pm

According to Ricciardi.

http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/2008/0 ... di_gaston/

Does this also mean Ricciardi will be back again next year?? :banghead:

Post #2 » by **Geddy** » Fri Aug 8, 2008 12:27 am

I'm a bit indifferent at the moment about this news. As long as it is not indicative of JP's future then i'm ok with it.

Post #3 » by **Harry Palmer** » Fri Aug 8, 2008 12:58 am

rkid wrote:I'm a bit indifferent at the moment about this news. As long as it is not indicative of JP's future then i'm ok with it.

evilRyu · Post #4 » by **evilRyu** » Fri Aug 8, 2008 1:31 am

i really don't think this news has anything to do with JP's tenure... in other words, there's still a good chance he's getting canned

hsb · Post #5 » by **hsb** » Fri Aug 8, 2008 3:41 pm

JP is a lame duck. Good move, if anything, the new GM can bring his own guy (JP staying is not an option in my reality).

Post #6 » by **Schad** » Fri Aug 8, 2008 6:18 pm

I'm with everyone else. Cito has handled the team very well (with the exception of his love of batting two powerless players 1-2 in the order), so I'm happy to have him back...and he'll make a great year-long stabilizer so that JP's replacement can spend the off-season remodeling the team, rather than chasing his dream coach.

Maddogfromto · Post #7 » by **Maddogfromto** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 7:46 pm

I'm glad Cito is staying, reminds me of great days gone by

Jays are like 5 or 6 games above 500 since he took over, I just don't want them to win to much so that Rogers will consider keeping JP.

bhinder11 · Post #8 » by **bhinder11** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 5:05 am

Maddogfromto wrote:I'm glad Cito is staying, reminds me of great days gone by

Jays are like 5 or 6 games above 500 since he took over, I just don't want them to win to much so that Rogers will consider keeping JP.

I understand what your saying but I don't see Godfrey as a person who accepts mediocrity, and being a couple games above 500 is mediocrity, especially in this division.

PopAGat · Post #9 » by **PopAGat** » Sat Sep 6, 2008 5:01 pm

Ricciardi can still go.

Hope Cito stays though.

Post #10 » by **tsherkin** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 8:18 am

Keep forgetting that there is a baseball section to RealGM, damnit...

Glad Cito's staying on. The difference with him versus without him is tangible and we've needed a good manager for years now. His presence is impactful, especially on this group.

It's good news. Not world-altering, but definitely good news.

NeverGoingToWin · Post #11 » by **NeverGoingToWin** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 8:33 pm

http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/2008/09/25/gaston_jays/

RapsFanInVA · Post #12 » by **RapsFanInVA** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 2:17 am

J.P. gets to come back next year too. I refuse to be optimistic about next year. 93 wins, 3rd place finish, no playoffs is my predicition. Based on the last 6 years I've been watching, why should I expect anything other than slightly above average baseball from this team.

Dr Octagon · Post #13 » by **Dr Octagon** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 12:57 pm

wow, more JP.

I'm getting tired of him. He got here, .500 tea, 7 years later, payroll is doubled, a 4th place .500 team.

I don't see the point of keeping him, and continuing to run around in circles...

Post #14 » by **Geddy** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 4:00 pm

When I heard the terrible news about JP, all i could think of was...

LLJ · Post #15 » by **LLJ** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 6:54 pm

Ugh. Canadian teams have a hard times firing guys when it matters. Come to think of it, this is a pretty common Canadian trait. For example, I still don't know how Bob Kinnear still holds his job, but I digress...