"He had a chance yesterday to defend himself in front of his coaches and his teammates. He chose not to," Gibbons said.
Gibbons said someone was done in Toronto -- him or Hillenbrand.
"If the front office felt differently than he wins and I lose, and I would be one out of here," Gibbons said. "I mean it. It was either him or me."
Asked if Hillenbrand did it because he wanted out, Gibbons said: "I know he wanted to get out. That's no secret. To be honest I don't think he really wanted to be here for the last two years."
If Dick Williams or Alvin Dark were still managing the 1970s Oakland A's, he'd be perfect. But in today's "chemistry" era, I don't think he's getting a job anytime soon.
Gibbons sounds a bit off his rocker, too.
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