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Cito Gaston to return in 2009
Posted: Thu Aug 7, 2008 11:24 pm
by Peteros
According to Ricciardi.
http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/2008/0 ... di_gaston/Does this also mean Ricciardi will be back again next year??
Re: Cito Gaston to return in 2009
Posted: Fri Aug 8, 2008 12:27 am
by Geddy
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.
Re: Cito Gaston to return in 2009
Posted: Fri Aug 8, 2008 12:58 am
by Harry Palmer
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.
Re: Cito Gaston to return in 2009
Posted: Fri Aug 8, 2008 1:31 am
by evilRyu
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
Re: Cito Gaston to return in 2009
Posted: Fri Aug 8, 2008 3:41 pm
by hsb
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).
Re: Cito Gaston to return in 2009
Posted: Fri Aug 8, 2008 6:18 pm
by Schad
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.
Re: Cito Gaston to return in 2009
Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 7:46 pm
by Maddogfromto
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.
Re: Cito Gaston to return in 2009
Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 5:05 am
by bhinder11
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.
Re: Cito Gaston to return in 2009
Posted: Sat Sep 6, 2008 5:01 pm
by PopAGat
Ricciardi can still go.
Hope Cito stays though.
Re: Cito Gaston to return in 2009
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 8:18 am
by tsherkin
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.
Re: Cito Gaston to return in 2009
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 8:33 pm
by NeverGoingToWin
Re: Cito Gaston to return in 2009
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 2:17 am
by RapsFanInVA
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.
Re: Cito Gaston to return in 2009
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 12:57 pm
by Dr Octagon
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...
Re: Cito Gaston to return in 2009
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 4:00 pm
by Geddy
When I heard the terrible news about JP, all i could think of was...
Re: Cito Gaston to return in 2009
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 6:54 pm
by LLJ
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...