Water Under The Bridge: Blue Jays manager Gibbons moving on from Pillar argument
TORONTO — As far as Blue Jays manager John Gibbons is concerned, his blowup with outfielder Kevin Pillar is water under the bridge.
Gibbons praised Pillar to media on Monday afternoon, a day after he yelled at the outfielder in Toronto’s dugout in a 10-2 loss to the Yankees in New York. Gibbons was furious with Pillar after the outfielder had been caught trying to steal third base for the final out in the sixth inning.
“Let’s be realistic: it’s hard to criticize Kevin Pillar,” said Gibbons. “For the way he goes about his business. You never worry about effort, he sacrifices everything he’s got.
“I’ve got zero complaints about Kevin Pillar, other than that I didn’t like what he did yesterday.”