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TORONTO - John Gibbons took another early stroll to the mound and the crowd began to murmur again.

The Blue Jays manager probably should expect that reaction for a while. The previous time he visited a pitcher in the second inning, bedlam erupted. As a result, Gibbons has become more prominent across North America than any of his players, except perhaps Ted Lilly.

Last night, bedlam of another kind preceded the manager's first trip to the mound. Gustavo Chacin's return from the disabled list had quickly turned ugly. The left-hander retired just four hitters while allowing five runs in Oakland's 6-0 cakewalk at the Rogers Centre.

"The thing is, he's healthy," Gibbons had observed before the game when asked whether Chacin would work under a pitch count. "There's no limitations on him. We'll see how he pitches."

It did not take long. Back from 10 1/2 weeks of recovery from elbow problems, Chacin faced the entire A's lineup in the first inning, yielding three runs and leaving the bases loaded.

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