What Did John Gibbons Yell at Will Little, Anyway?

I don’t claim to be an expert in lip reading, but I know expletives when I hear them … especially when it happens at the ballpark.

When John Gibbons unleashed a profanity-laden tirade against home plate umpire Will Little yesterday, I was a surprised that Gibby yelled so loudly that the ballpark mics picked up most of the heated exchange.

Gibbons definitely didn’t hold back after he was tossed from the game.


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Kudos to Mark Sheldon for capturing the exchange and posting it to Twitter. After watching this clip far too many times, I think I’ve pieced together what I believe to be the transcript of Gibby’s outburst on Will Little. Enjoy.

(Gibbons from the dugout) Hey! Flip a coin!

(Little tosses out Gibbons)

(Gibby saunters towards home plate)

How is your f*#%ing day? Were you out all f*#%ing night?

Nobody knows what you’re going to f*#%ing call. One time it’s up, one time it’s down. One time it’s in. This pitcher hasn’t walked four guys in his f*#%ing life.

(Little shrugs, gives a smug look)

Don’t give me that f*#%ing shrug. Tell me you had a horseshit day – one time – we all do, okay?

OHHHH, you’re not f*#%ing doing it.

That little “shrug” John Gibbons was talking about? It’s this one from Will Little and it seems to be his go-to reaction when players and managers give him grief.


Gibby the best.

Ian Hunter

Ian has been writing about the Toronto Blue Jays since 2007. He enjoyed the tail-end of the Roy Halladay era and vividly remembers the Alex Rodriguez "mine" incident. He'll also retell the story of Game 5 of the 2015 ALDS to his kids for the next 20 years.

2 thoughts on “What Did John Gibbons Yell at Will Little, Anyway?

  • July 29, 2017 at 11:58 am
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    Can a Manager protest a game do to bad umpiring if so how come no managers do it

  • July 29, 2017 at 1:33 pm
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    The umping was the worst that I have seen.even the amateur umps have a well defined strike zone.little should be evaluated and demoted to the little league.his smugNess was disgusting. We wanted to watch a game not the little show he should be put on the gong shoe.

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