Oftentimes fans, friends, and teammates will ask me for my favorite cities to travel to when I'm on the road hard. It's hard for me to make any list without including New York City.

One of the things that I mention to folks, though, is to get out of Manhattan, check out the other boroughs. Brooklyn is one of my favorites, but the Bronx stands out as my number one, having taken the four train from Grand Central Station to 161st many times over the years to various stops. It's one of my favorite places to spend a little time, grab something to eat, check out a bar or a restaurant, monuments…

Harlem is also at the top of my list. I recently had a very cool experience checking out the Polo Grounds, which is now the New York City Housing Authority projects. It's interesting to envision what the Polo Grounds stadium might have looked like just a stone's throw away from Yankee Stadium.

Lucille's in Harlem is an excellent breakfast/lunch spot with relaxed, easy-going vibes. I've had one of my better meals over the last couple of seasons in New York at Lucille's, as well as good quality coffee. Highly recommend it.

Gabe Kapler - Postcards From The Road - NYC

Growing up in Los Angeles, I used to romanticize some things about cold-weather cities. So naturally, when the Detroit Tigers drafted me, I was excited to see what that city was like. Getting there in April of my rookie year in 1999, one of the coolest things that stood out to me was the steam coming up through the maintenance hole covers in the streets. It's interesting what you hold onto when you're 22 or 23 years old, and that was one of those things.

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