When the coaches told Jay Gibbons to "go out there and be Manny", they didn't think he would try to imitate his defense as well. I overlooked every time he would turn a routine fly ball into a potential inside the park home run because his OPS was over 1.000, but yesterday's performance was too hilarious to ignore. Jay Gibbons No Like Wall

Jay Gibbons signed a small $200,000 1 year contract to come back to the Dodgers, most likely in a bench role, unless he shows something in Spring Training that forces the Dodgers hand. I personally like the deal, he’s worth a lot more and I was surprised that he signed for such a small amount but it shows he has a lot of loyalty for the Dodgers since they gave him the shot...

You may be only vaguely familiar with the name (unless you’re a die-hard Orioles fan), but Jay Gibbons certainly made a loud introduction for the Dodgers and their fans on Tuesday by making going 3-4 with a HR in his first major league start since 2007. Gibbons is 33 years old and actually was preparing the last couple of years to become a college coach, but a return to health...

The Dodgers signed Jay Gibbons to a one-year major league deal worth $400K plus incentives, according to Dylan Hernandez of the LA Times. Gibbons, 33 earned a call up to the majors after hitting .347/.375/.594 in Triple-A this year. Gibbons didn't stop there as he put ended up posting a .280/.313/.507 line in 80 plate appearances for the Dodgers in 2010. This was completely...

Maybe it's because of the chimpanzee we keep around the SoSG offices, but we can't get enough of Jay Gibbons. Or at least, I can't get enough of Jay Gibbons. Which made today's LATimes feature article on Gibbons, by multimedia superstar Dylan Hernandez, a nice treat: There was a time when Jay Gibbons was so desperate to find a job that he wrote a letter to every...

Once upon a time back in 2000 Jay Gibbons was a Rule 5 selection by the Baltimore Orioles that went on to have a handful of productive seasons with them until completely falling down and off the map after 2007. He played decent enough defense in the outfield and at firstbase, hit for pop, and especially lit up the team that let him go (Toronto Blue Jays- 19 homeruns against). However...

The Dodgers have designated 34-year old lefty swinging outfielder Jay Gibbons for assignment. Gibbons played in 24 games for the Dodgers this year and he was 14 for 55 (.255 avg, .668 OPS) with 5 runs scored, 1 homer and 5 RBIs. He played in 61 games in parts of two years with the Dodgers and he was 35 for 130 (.269 avg, .755 OPS) with 16 runs scored, 6 homers and 22 RBIs. It...

I thought someone was playing a practical joke or something. Because for the first time in so long I saw a roster move that made a ridiculous amount of sense. The Dodgers announced today that they designated Jay Gibbons and Juan Castro for assignment. This was so long overdue, I don't know what the thinking was with keeping these guys around. There is no shortage of options or...

Dylan Hernandez brings us the news that Jay Gibbons is coming home from Winter Ball because he has blurred vision. Jay Gibbons, who was playing winter ball in Venezuela, returned to Los Angeles on Tuesday night to get his eyes examined, according to Dodgers sources. Among the candidates to be the Dodgers’ starting left fielder, Gibbons was 2 for 14 in four games for the Tiburones...

The Dodgers have re-signed 33-year old lefty swinging outfielder Jay Gibbons to a 1-year deal worth $400,000 bucks with incentives. Gibbons played in 37 games for the Dodgers last season and he was 21 of 75 (.280 avg, .819 OPS) with 11 runs scored, 5 homers and 17 RBIs. He has now played in 816 games in his first 8 years in the majors and he is 745 of 2,862 (.260 avg, .769 OPS...

It's funny, reading Tony Jackson's headline, Gibbons hopes contact issue solved over at ESPN.com. Could this be about Jay Gibbons' horrible spring 2011, in which he's batting 2-for-22 (.091) with 5 Ks? No, it's not that contact; it's a contact lens: GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Jay Gibbons returned to the team's spring-training...

Jay Gibbons has struck another harmonious chord for Independent Baseball with his splashy re-entrance into the major leagues with the Los Angeles Dodgers. A longtime Baltimore Orioles outfielder (2001-2007), the left-handed Gibbons emerged from a brush with being named in the infamous Mitchell Report to start cleansing his reputation with the Long Island (NY) Ducks in the Atlanticâ€...

33-year old lefty swinging outfielder Jay Gibbons is in line for a boost in playing time with Scott Podsednik down for the year. Gibbons has played in 27 games for the Dodgers this year and he is 15 of 46 (.326 avg, 1.032 OPS) with 8 runs scored, 5 homers and 15 RBIs. Gibbons will try to finish strong for the Dodgers as he tries to revive his career that was almost cut short when...

The Los Angeles Dodgers have signed Jay Gibbons to a one-year deal Major League deal, according to the Los Angeles Times’ Dylan Hernandez. The 33-year-old Gibbons played in 37 games with the Dodgers in 2010 where he hit .280/.31/.507 with 5 home run

Jerry Sands may have relegated Dodger outfielder Jay Gibbons to the realm of the irrelevant, but according to the Daily Oklahoman, Gibbons' vision issues don't portend a major-league call-up anytime soon: The Dodgers assigned Gibbons to their Triple-A club in Albuquerque where he hit .347 with 19 home runs before calling him up in August. With the Dodgers, Gibbons hit five...

The Dodgers' revolving door in left field continued for a third straight day Monday, as Jay Gibbons became the third player in as many games to start there.

A couple days ago, the Dodgers picked up their half of Scott Podsednik's 2 million dollar option for 2011, shockingly (not) he thought he could do better and will become a free agent, according to Dylan Hernandez. He doesn't get a buyout since he declined his part of the option. It would have been nice to have him back on the cheap, but it's no big loss if he doesn...

Left fielder Jay Gibbons can't wait to continue his feel-good resurgence with the Dodgers after his career seemed finished.Can't get excited about the Dodgers season? Call Jay Gibbons.

Jay Gibbons is in the extra innings of his career, and the 34-year-old is making the most of his opportunities in the Dodgers' outfield.

33-year old lefty swinging outfielder Jay Gibbons is trying to fight his way back to the big leagues after being named on the Mitchell Report a couple of years ago. It almost appears as if Gibbons was blackballed for a couple of years but he’s trying to make up for lost time now. Gibbons has played in 39 games in AAA-ball this year and he is 57 for 152 (.375 avg, 1.055 OPS...

The last we heard of Jay Gibbons was in 2007 while a member of the Baltimore Orioles. Three years later, Gibbons has finally made it back to the Majors, and thus far, he is making it count...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...

DODGERS 15, PHILLIES 9 The Dodgers win by two field goals in Citizens Bank Park, their own house of horrors, thanks in part to the incredible Jay Gibbons, who homered today for the first time since 2007. Gibbons ended up 3-for-4 in today's game with 3 RBI and the two-run HR, making him 4-for-5 as a Dodger with a 2.200 OPS. The rest of the Dodgers' offensive lines were...

Dodgers outfielder Jay Gibbons, who saw a specialist Tuesday in Los Angeles to correct the depth perception in his left eye, has already seen improvement in his ability to pick up pitches.

The Los Angeles Dodgers reportedly have designated veteran outfielder Garret Anderson for assignment and purchased the minor league contract of our old friend Jay Gibbons. Though Jay was prominent in baseball's steroid/HGH scandal, I can't help but root for him to make a successful comeback.

The Dodgers are expected to re-sign Jay Gibbons, whose resurrection after three years in baseball purgatory is one of the feel-good stories of the year.