Welcome back Cito

Was very happy today to read that the Blue Jays have finally decided to do something serious about their quickly fading season and fire John Gibbons.  It is not too late to salvage the season, but the Jays need to start to win now and put together a strong winning streak.  Even if the Jays continue to struggle, hopefully Gaston can get some better play out of most players so that some of them might have some trade value before the July 31st trade deadline.

Cito Gaston is a hero to many Blue Jays fans, myself included.  I was just a boy when the Jays won their two World Series titles so my view of Cito Gaston is clouded by youth and inexperience.  I have to remind myself that Gaston did do a great job with a very talented team, but he also presided over an amazing fall from grace for the Blue Jays.  Teams in the mid-90s were pretty terrible.  Regardless, Gaston has the most wins of any manager in Jays history.  His status on this ball club should guarantee instant respect from his players.

The only member of the coaching squad that did not lose their job today was Brad Arnsberg, and rightly so given how good the Jays pitching has been this year.  It is nice to see that the entire coaching staff has been overhauled.  Most of the replacements are guys who used to coach with the Jays during Cito Gaston’s time.  The coaching changes might not be able to get this Jays team motivated, but at least now JP Ricciardi can say that he is doing everything he can to win.

Praise be to Cito, may he once again lead the Blue Jays to the promised land.