[News] Gibbons doesn't want catchers changing
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By Gregor Chisholm / MLB.com | 02/28/2013 4:45 PM ET
TAMPA, Fla. -- Don't count manager John Gibbons among those who believe
catchers should take a different approach when it comes to blocking the plate.
The debate on collisions at home resurfaced again this week after it was
revealed the Mets told former Blue Jays prospect Travis d'Arnaud they don't
want him to stand in the way of the runner.
"Play it like the game has always been played," Gibbons said. "Injuries are
freak things. If a guy gets one at home plate, it's usually pretty serious, so
that's the only problem with that.
"If you look at it, [catchers] drift out anyways. Very rarely they'll hold
their ground -- unless it's important and a game-winning run. The big complaint
was they start leaking out. Now they catch the ball out here and they have to
swipe tag and end up missing the guy, so you're like, 'Hey, hold your ground.'"
Gibbons knows a thing or two about this issue. He was a promising catcher in
the Mets' system and was expected to be the starter in 1984 until he received a
cheap-shot elbow to the face during a collision at home
The impact shattered Gibbons' jaw, and he ended up missing a significant amount
of time because of injury. The former first-round pick went on to appear in
just 10 games at the Major League level that season and never earned another
shot at the top job.
Gibbons also had a big collision with Pete Rose later that same year, but this
time Toronto's manager came out on top.
"Actually, Pete landed on the ground and I stayed up," Gibbons said with a big
smile. "I even have the picture if you'd like to verify that."
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