ST. PETERSBURG, FLA.—John Gibbons saunters past, seemingly without a care in the world, pre-game nosh on his plate. Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Richard Urena tags out Tampa Bay’s Mallex Smith after he got a little greedy trying to stretch a single to left. Because Gibbons always took Sundays off from the media scruff, at least before the game. But Gibbons is cutting Martin — ersatz manager, skipper-for-a-day, cameo capo — no slack. Gibbons usually enjoys these sessions but he’s clearly checked out already, spiritually, disengaging from the Jays even as he prepared for Game 161 on Saturday evening.

Source: thestar September 30, 2018 01:09 UTC