Jul 14, 2026 · 52 min · 8 segments
On today's episode of GET IT DONE LEAGUE, Josh Donaldson and Russ Martin take an in-depth look at the philosophy of hitting, including how the Jays should be relying on small ball baseball; they…
Arash MadaniHostIt's just, he's just, he's just one of the good ones, you know? He's just fun to, to have around, and he's like the, you know, sit at a campfire, let him tell stories, and you're just gonna laugh and have a good time.
He's, uh, h- you know, he's, he was always like a, like a dad to, to us, i- i- in the clubhouse.
I think, uh, what a lot of people got to see in that episode is just the camaraderie and, you know, the respect that all of us, we had for one another and that we have for Gibby.
And that was, you know, as we've talked about, like, that was a normal day for us in the Blue Jays clubhouse at that time.
Now, not every day was fun and games, but more times than not with Gibby around and, um, we were having a great time.
And it was, it was fun to actually kinda go into detail a little bit about the Tom Ford story.
Gibby was always like a dad to me, and he was always trying to rein me in but also having, you know, letting me kinda be myself at the same time.

What is the balance of wanting a player to be themselves but make sure they don't go too far? And what, what constitutes too far? How does that kinda work in the dynamic of a locker room, Russ?
I think he just trusted the clubhouse he had, and he kinda just let us do our things.
It's just, he's just, he's just one of the good ones, you know? He's just fun to, to have around, and he's like the, you know, sit at a campfire, let him tell stories, and you're just gonna laugh and have a good time.
He's, uh, h- you know, he's, he was always like a, like a dad to, to us, i- i- in the clubhouse.
I think, uh, what a lot of people got to see in that episode is just the camaraderie and, you know, the respect that all of us, we had for one another and that we have for Gibby.
And that was, you know, as we've talked about, like, that was a normal day for us in the Blue Jays clubhouse at that time.
Now, not every day was fun and games, but more times than not with Gibby around and, um, we were having a great time.
And it was, it was fun to actually kinda go into detail a little bit about the Tom Ford story.
Gibby was always like a dad to me, and he was always trying to rein me in but also having, you know, letting me kinda be myself at the same time.

What is the balance of wanting a player to be themselves but make sure they don't go too far? And what, what constitutes too far? How does that kinda work in the dynamic of a locker room, Russ?
I think he just trusted the clubhouse he had, and he kinda just let us do our things.
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