Gibbons and Blue Jays agree to 1-year extension

-The Toronto Blue Jays and manager John Gibbons have agreed to a one-year, $650,000 contract extension, a team official said Monday.

Gibbons led the Blue Jays to an 87-75 record and a second-place finish in the AL East last season - the first time they finished higher than third since winning the World Series in 1993.

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Gibbons will try to catch thieves

When it came to controlling base stealers last season, the Toronto Blue Jays were generous to a fault.

The Blue Jays were last in the American League in stolen bases allowed over the course of the 2006 season with 130. Throughout all of major-league baseball, only the San Diego Padres, who allowed 150 stolen bases, sported worse totals than the Blue Jays.

But not all of this futility can be pinned on the Jays' catchers, manager John Gibbons said.

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