Before he arrived in Philadelphia, Andy MacPhail's baseball career had taken him to quite a few places, like Houston, Chicago, Minneapolis and Baltimore. But it is his upbringing in New York that caused MacPhail to be a bit taken aback when he first met Gabe Kapler.
"Gabe, I'm a New Yorker. I don't think anybody can be that positive. I'm like, 'What?' " MacPhail said while addressing the media on Tuesday. "I've come to know him a little bit. He's all in. He is what he is. He's communicative. If you know anything about Gabe, he makes adjustments.