KIRK GIBSON RUMORS & GOSSIP
Corbin emerging as ace of backwards rotation
PHOENIX -- Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson insists he hasn't been surprised -- even pleasantly -- by young left-hander Patrick Corbin's historic start. We won't call Gibson dishonest, but it's hard to imagine that anyone saw this coming.
Heck, even Corbin didn't expect to be this good through seven starts.
"I didnt know my start would be like this,"...
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Gibson: Bell to take over as D-backs' closer
LOS ANGELES -- Heath Bell believes closers are born, not made, and he is back in that role after an elbow injury forced J.J. Putz to the disabled list Wednesday. It is not how Bell would have chosen to return to the ninth inning, but he does like the fit.
I just thrive in it, Bell said.
You know how they say closers are just kind of weird and out there. Born that way. I think Im...
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15 days ago
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BAD BLOOD
Baker won't shake Gibson's hand?
Stemming from a pregame argument over the use of the DH, Reds skipper Dusty Baker refused to shake D-Backs manager Kirk Gibson's hand after Monday's game.
Diamondbacks jump on the 'Harlem Shake' bandwagon (Video)
The Arizona Diamondbacks became the first MLB team to create a video for that viral dance craze sweeping the Internet, the "Harlem Shake". Watch closely and see if you can find manager Kirk Gibson doing his famous fist-pump.
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Diamondbacks Join Harlem Shake Craze With Kirk Gibson Stealing Show (Video)
The “Harlem Shake” is what all the kids are doing these days, and the Arizona Diamondbacks are getting in on the fun now.
Viral videos have been popping up all over the Internet, as the web’s newest meme is to recreate a few YouTube videos that have just blown up in the last week or two.
Ironically, none of them ever feature anyone actually doing the Harlem Shake.
Anyway, the...
D-backs add Steve Sax, Turner Ward to staff
PHOENIX -- Steve Sax was on deck when Kirk Gibson hit the walk-off World Series home run that won Game 1 of the 1988 World Series and still commands a thunderous response every time the highlight is shown in Dodger Stadium. Now they are together again, with only a slight shift in positioning.
Gibson hired Sax on Wednesday to be the Diamondbacks' first-base coach, replacing Eric...
Via Fox Sports Arizona
December 19, 2012
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Kirk Gibson skips son's graduation
He wouldn't, would he?
Oh wait, it's Gibson? Never mind. Kirk Gibson totally would.
The undertaker of understatement, the man who brought us the instantly quotable line "I'm not out here to win a beauty contest" is at it again.
Gibson guided the Arizona Diamondbacks to an 11-3 victory over Texas on Thursday -- in lieu of attending son Cameron's graduation...
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June 15, 2012
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Kirk Gibson Skips Son's High School Graduation Because 'You're Supposed to Graduate'
Kirk Gibson's busy. He's got a third-place Arizona Diamondbacks team to manage and a locker room full of 25 players to keep happy. But family comes first, right? Wrong. At least, when it comes to graduating high school. Gibson skipped his son's graduation ceremony in Michigan on Thursday night, but he didn't seem all too bothered by that. "You're supposed...
POPS HAD CIRCUMSTANCES
Gibson misses son's graduation, gives interesting answer
Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson was busy and missed his son's graduation. He gave a very interesting explanation for why.
Kirk Gibson: Not A Cardinals Fan
You know what I want to hear when the Cardinals leave a series?"We got out-executed the whole series," manager Kirk Gibson said. "They outpitched us, outdefended us, they swung the bats better than we did, and we're happy to see them go."Damn Skippy, Kirk. That's exactly what I wanted to hear. Spot on my man.The Cardinals got their first sweep of the young...
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