One of the first things I learned from veteran teammates - as a minor league player in the Detroit Tigers organization - was that you do everything in your power to stay out of the training room. It's a survival of the fittest thing.
More Quotes by Gabe Kapler
No sir, I don't have a crystal ball, but I do have common sense.
On MLB team flights, adult beverages are often enjoyed. Usually, the youngest, most wet-behind-the-ears players will be responsible for carrying the beer and ultimately delivering it to the veterans.
Sports psychology suggests - and we as players have been taught - that negative self-talk can diminish our chances for success and that the opposite is also true. Given the talent, we can also think and speak our way to success.
Athletic toughness is extraordinarily difficult to quantify.
I believe in my heart that the name of the game in baseball - from an offensive perspective - is getting on base and not making outs.
I won't step foot inside a new eatery without some strong recommendations or after consulting a site like Yelp or Urban Spoon.