14 Ways John Gibbons Could Signal for an Intentional Walk

To the dismay of some baseball purists, MLB officially announced yesterday that it was doing away with the intentional walk. No longer will we see catchers’ arms outstretched and pitchers lob in four consecutive pitches to walk a batter. That magic is gone.

Under the new rules, the defending manager simply has to signal to the umpire if the defending team wants to intentionally walk a batter. Immediately, my mind went to John Gibbons and the various ways he may intentionally or unintentionally call for a free pass.

With this new rule in place, Gibby can use all kinds of angry, confusing and comical signals to indicate an intentional walk to the umpires. Here are some of the options John Gibbons could opt to use moving forward.

A reminder: if you’re a fan of these John Gibbons reactions, you should probably follow the GibbyGIFS Twitter account to get the full scope of the many faces of John Michael Gibbons.
 

The Big Gulp

Gimme one of those big gulps, there. pic.twitter.com/v4ofkrSfFy

— Gibby GIFS (@GibbyGIFS) August 3, 2016

 

The WTF

Gibby the best. pic.twitter.com/rdOZpTAJox

— Gibby GIFS (@GibbyGIFS) June 17, 2016

 

The Maracas

It's the dance that's sweeping the nation. pic.twitter.com/3T0QltMd9w

— Gibby GIFS (@GibbyGIFS) June 8, 2016

 

The Buckshot

The best Gibby GIF of all time. @GibbyGIFS pic.twitter.com/M2oqG13xcn

— Ian Hunter (@BlueJayHunter) October 24, 2015

 

The Get Off My Damn Lawn

"I'm sorry sir, we stopped serving in the 5th inning." pic.twitter.com/vHu9EsTKPu

— Gibby GIFS (@GibbyGIFS) June 4, 2016

 

The Pat Venditte

Gibby calls for the lefty-righty out of the pen. pic.twitter.com/zOS1nFilam

— Ian Hunter (@BlueJayHunter) April 16, 2016

 

The Gunslinger

This might be my new favourite John Gibbons GIF. pic.twitter.com/PDML4uZv37

— Ian Hunter (@BlueJayHunter) May 18, 2015

 

The Super Big Gulp

Gibby just signaled for a Big Gulp. pic.twitter.com/gEibzHY686

— Gibby GIFS (@GibbyGIFS) April 3, 2016

 

The You Know

An interesting hand signal. pic.twitter.com/ZyUTuucA0M

— Gibby GIFS (@GibbyGIFS) July 8, 2015

 

The Dump & Chase

Gibby wants Loup to shoot glove side. pic.twitter.com/9CoqcnWjSd

— Ian Hunter (@BlueJayHunter) June 23, 2015

 

The Goggles

"Gibby Glasses" are a thing now, apparently. pic.twitter.com/G4P6Kxfhrl

— Ian Hunter (@BlueJayHunter) June 3, 2015

 

The Double Shot

Gibby, the best. pic.twitter.com/GzP4NrpdLd

— Ian Hunter (@BlueJayHunter) April 29, 2015

 

The Hop

Next, please. pic.twitter.com/majBOWuI6K

— Gibby GIFS (@GibbyGIFS) May 12, 2016

 

The Shut It

Gibby's got this, guys. pic.twitter.com/sJbBz29adv

— Ian Hunter (@BlueJayHunter) April 9, 2015