My first year [2001], I was making $200,000, and I thought that I had hit the lottery. My mind-set was to earn a starting job, not just make the team. It is all about timing. Albert Belle had a hip problem. The team asked if I was willing to play the outfield. I was willing to do anything. Jay Gibbons
Motivational, Inspirational, Funny Quotes
![Obviously, it's a step in the right direction. Ten [days] is a little light [as a penalty.] But 20 [games], you're hurting your ballclub -- not just with public scrutiny, but you're hurting your team on the field. - Jay Gibbons Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=T2J2aW91c2x5LCBpdCdzIGEgc3RlcCBpbiB0aGUgcmlnaHQgZGlyZWN0aW9uLiBUZW4gW2RheXNdIGlzIGEgbGl0dGxlIGxpZ2h0IFthcyBhIHBlbmFsdHkuXSBCdXQgMjAgW2dhbWVzXSwgeW91J3JlIGh1cnRpbmcgeW91ciBiYWxsY2x1YiAtLSBub3QganVzdCB3aXRoIHB1YmxpYyBzY3J1dGlueSwgYnV0IHlvdSdyZSBodXJ0aW5nIHlvdXIgdGVhbSBvbiB0aGUgZmllbGQuIA==&author=ICBKYXkgR2liYm9ucyAgICA=&num=8 "Obviously, it's a step in the right direction. Ten [days] is a little light [as a penalty.] But 20 [games], you're hurting your ballclub -- not just with public scrutiny, but you're hurting your team on the field. - Jay Gibbons Quotes")
![This isn't a shut case. It's not easy to [release a player] like that, I know. Yeah, he's made some mistakes, but a lot of people have. We're just going to have to see how it plays out. - Jay Gibbons Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=VGhpcyBpc24ndCBhIHNodXQgY2FzZS4gSXQncyBub3QgZWFzeSB0byBbcmVsZWFzZSBhIHBsYXllcl0gbGlrZSB0aGF0LCBJIGtub3cuIFllYWgsIGhlJ3MgbWFkZSBzb21lIG1pc3Rha2VzLCBidXQgYSBsb3Qgb2YgcGVvcGxlIGhhdmUuIFdlJ3JlIGp1c3QgZ29pbmcgdG8gaGF2ZSB0byBzZWUgaG93IGl0IHBsYXlzIG91dC4g&author=ICBKYXkgR2liYm9ucyAgICA=&num=7 "This isn't a shut case. It's not easy to [release a player] like that, I know. Yeah, he's made some mistakes, but a lot of people have. We're just going to have to see how it plays out. - Jay Gibbons Quotes")
