Why: Of all the managers in baseball, he seems the most set in his old-school ways: "When I was your age, a starter threw 145 pitches per game…then he mowed the outfield lawn!" etc. If you're Roy Halladay, A.J. Burnett, or Dustin McGowan, you have to be wondering if Gibbons is an assassin sent from a futuristic society to destroy you. Bonus points: He grunts a lot. 2008 Prediction: Pain, anesthetics, and physical therapy, in that exact order.
