A biography for Gabe Kaplerhasn’t been written yet.
“We all have rooms in our homes that could benefit from a good spring-cleaning.”
“Chad Curtis told me I was going to hell if I didn't believe that Jesus Christ was my lord and savior.”
“When I backed off the cardio and refocused on strength training, the muscle definition came back.”
“Despite my strict, healthy diet when mired within my regular routine, when I venture in a explorative fashion for a meal, it's all out, no-holds barred, dessert, and drinks, the whole nine.”
“Young and wiry pitchers allow for the opportunity to add muscle, which often leads to improved velocity.”
“When a ball is struck with more velocity and at the right angle to create the most distance, you end up with a bomb.”
“After a Double-A season in which I was named Minor League Player of the Year by several publications, I grabbed some positive media attention. Being the emotional, entrepreneurial capitalist that I was, I decided to try to strike and start an online fan club.”
“The stress of not allowing yourself life's guilty pleasures from time to time is as unhealthy as the act of indulging.”
“Narcissism is a trait universally unappreciated by human beings, and NFL players fall into this human bucket.”
“That desire to compete is almost a physical addiction.”
“When an injury robs a player of his ability to train the way he's accustomed to, there is nearly always an alternative.”
“Brace yourself if you're a traditional hitting coach, I'm about to say something that will hurt your feelings. The best baseball swing is an uppercut.”
“I probably spend 14 hours a day, if you include a commute, at work. That doesn't leave a whole lot of time to train, and it certainly doesn't leave a lot of time for a social life. Which I have none.”
“For MLB players, sitting around aimlessly waiting to heal is never a good idea.”
“If Coors Field is the flashy youngster, Wrigley is a wise and weathered, tattered, beat up old man, but rich in charisma and character.”
“Letting the ball travel is an important mental cue. It's simply about making an attempt to see the ball and to slow it down. It's a relaxation technique used to avoid being jumpy and attempting to hit the ball directly out of the pitchers hands.”
“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.”
“On top of the highly variable necessary attributes to perform in each sport, human beings are like snowflakes; no two are alike.”
“In 2005, when I felt my Achilles snap, I knew instantly that it wasn't just my anatomy that had changed, but my life as well.”
“I loved having a fan appreciate my style of play, but nothing in the world is more gratifying than having 24 guys gaze at you adoringly for quite assertively scoring a run at the expense of a member of the other team.”