We can all remember where we were in 2018 when Gabe Kapler’s positivity became too much. By mid-September, the rookie manager’s relentless optimism was looking less like a healthy mindset and more like incurable brain worms.
After dropping a winnable series to the Mets, the microphones found Kapler, and he said what we weren’t all thinking:
“I think we are well-prepared to get back to Philadelphia in a really good spot to strike. I think we didn’t perform our best on this road trip. I don’t think that can be diminished. It happened. And now we turn the page and get prepared for a home stand in Philadelphia.