Blue Jays manager John Gibbons ejected again and he's on a ridiculous pace
Not your typical Canada Day celebration, but don't knock it until you try it
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Today is Canada Day, meaning the Blue Jays are 1. playing an afternoon home game and 2. wearing their eyesore red jerseys.
Here's where most people would connect those red uniforms to the anger demonstrated toward home-plate umpire Vic Carapazza by Toronto's Edwin Encarnacion (who could be facing a suspension for initiating physical contact) and John Gibbons.
Not us though. Oh no, we know better -- at least when it comes to Gibbons, who doesn't require any visual aid in order to work himself into a lather. Gibbons has now been ejected this season a majors-leading six times -- or once every 16 games, per Jordan Bastian.
John Gibbons has been ejected once every 13 games this season for Blue Jays. Six in 79 games managed. He missed 3 games due to suspension.
— Jordan Bastian (@MLBastian) July 1, 2016
Let's put Gibbons' temper into perspective with these five factoids:
- For his career, Bobby Cox -- the king of ejections -- was tossed once every 28.5 games.
- Cox's single-season high was 11, which seems to be within reach for Gibbons.
- The rest of the American League East managers -- that's John Farrell, Joe Girardi, Buck Showalter, and Kevin Cash -- have combined for four ejections this season.
- Clint Hurdle and Robin Ventura -- seemingly the only other managers to be ejected more than twice -- have combined for six ejections.
- Home-plate umpire Dale Scott issued six ejections after the Jose Bautista-Rougned Odor fight.
So there you have it. The lesson learned here: Gibbons must really enjoy taking early showers.
