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Newly hired Gaston could ultimately save or doom Ricciardi's job

By Sean McAdam
Special to ESPN.com

Monday, June 30, 2008

It has not, by any measure, been a fun month to be J.P. Ricciardi. In the span of a few days, the general manager of the Toronto Blue Jays: (1) went against baseball protocol by publicly criticizing an opposing player (Cincinnati's Adam Dunn) on a Toronto radio show, angering ownership and resulting in a public apology; (2) fired his longtime friend -- and one-time roommate -- John Gibbons as his manager; and (3) heard and read widespread speculation that Gibbons' replacement, Cito Gaston, was ...

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