After their offseason hibernations, it can be a struggle for athletes to get back in the stricter habits of exercise and nutrition required by a team. The Phillies’ current manager Gabe Kapler is almost too well-known for his healthy inclinations from food to exercise to mindfulness and now, nearly all sports teams, not just baseball, hire nutritionists, trainers, psychologists, and more. Every possible profession is represented to make sure the players are at their best in all ways to start the season. But let’s roll back the clock here-- before team flights were catered with the best organic dishes available and locker rooms had freezing cryotherapy machines, there was Dallas Green’s spring training guide.
From the Archives: Phillies Spring Training 1971
