Gabe Kapler

“Well-struck baseballs must land safely in the gloves of fielders; borderline calls must go the way of the artist on the mound. Pitch selection must be on point. Defensive genius must occur. And everyone must adhere to the time tested baseball tradition of superstition.”

“When do you get into your best conversations? Probably when you're relaxed.”

“Not only do squats build muscle in the quadriceps, hamstrings and calves, they also allow for the release of testosterone and growth hormone providing a highly anabolic environment for all other areas to grow when trained.”

“David Price gives the best high-fives in all of baseball. They sting the hands and deliver noteworthy affirmative vibes.”

“I was a Southern California boy raised on rap music and cussed like a sailor.”

“I came out on the losing end of a home-plate collision enough times that I truly had to consider the risk.”

“Despite the perception, players possess little free time in the cities they frequent on the road. They spend an extraordinarily unbalanced percentage of their time traveling to and at the ballpark.”

“There are so few Jewish ballplayers, so you want to be a positive role model and provide an example that the Jewish community can be proud of.”

“I tore my Achilles' tendon in September 2005.”

“If you're looking for a MLB example of a guy who was dominant as a youngster and regressed as an additional cautionary tale, Atlanta Brave Steve Avery fits the bill.”

“I've always made the case that a baseball locker room is simply an extension of society. Every type of person you have in your large office environment is also represented in an MLB clubhouse.”

“Seeing the news on 'FOX Sports Live' of yet another baseball player on crutches always reminds me of the September night in 2005 when I tore my Achilles tendon in Toronto.”

“By branding myself authentically, the eyeballs will come.”

“As I think back years later as to what a Game 7 is, what stands out most is how unpredictable it is, even for the athletes closest to the environment.”

“I am immensely proud of our people. The way we have been persecuted, and our drive and our survival, is mind-boggling. I think that is part of the reason I continue to be so connected to the Holocaust, and why that has such a moving effect on me.”

“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 want to display my failures at every turn, and ultimately I want to lead by example.”

“Post career-threatening injury, you must fight not only your body, but your mind as well.”

“I am extremely connected to and proud of who I am culturally, where I come from, my parents and their parents.”

“Attempting to predict shoulder and elbow issues due to extensive innings early in a pitchers career is an inexact science.”