Frank Robinson Quotes

Frank Robinson — American Athlete born on August 31, 1935,

Frank Robinson is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder and manager. He played for five teams from 1956 to 1976, and became the only player to win league MVP honors in both the National and American Leagues. He won the Triple crown, was a member of two teams that won the World Series, and amassed the fourth-most career home runs at the time of his retirement. Robinson was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982... (wikipedia)

Close don't count in baseball. Close only counts in horseshoes and grenades.

Pitchers did me a favor when they knocked me down. It made me more determined. I wouldn't let that pitcher get me out. They say you can't hit if you're on your back, but I didn't hit on my back. I got up.

All in all, I wouldn't call it a bad outing. It was a short outing.

The fan is the one who suffers. He cheers a guy to a .350 season then watches that player sign with another team. When you destroy fan loyalties, you destroy everything.

But I'm not going to walk Barry Bonds, like some teams do, in the first inning with nobody on.

Frank Robinson Quotes

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