Frank Robinson
Frank Robinson
Frank Robinsonis an American former Major League Baseballoutfielder 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth31 August 1935
CityBeaumont, TX
CountryUnited States of America
I felt like I had to take a shot early,
If they can get through their normal-type games, going deep into the game, we'll be able to handle the weekend with the people we have right here.
If we can do that more often, we're going to win our share of games.
If they were still here, they wouldn't have done the job. But to lose the guys to replace them, that hurts.
I don't get the same feel. I don't get the same electricity, the same energy about the situation now that I did at the beginning of the year. That is missing out of the clubhouse.
I'd like to see them play sharper, more alert, and for the defense to play good, clean baseball.
I don't believe in walking anybody in the first inning with the bases loaded or whatever. I don't think they've made that guy yet. But he does deserve attention and respect in situations.
I'd certainly prefer to finish fourth than finish fifth. There's a stigma to that: last. 'You finished last, last year.' And after the start we had, ... that just kind of throws cold water completely on the whole season right there.
We've gone into his area two nights in a row, and he's done this two nights in a row. When we've gone into an area where we feel like we can get him out, we've gotten him out.
What you really want to accomplish is to have your side heard. What we will benefit from right now is we will have his services for now, until the hearing itself.
What you really want is to have your side heard. You just hope they will understand your side and maybe you can get a reduction in your suspension.
He's a good hitter, he's a good athlete. We've got to start treating him like a hitter.
He said it about six or seven times, ... Brinkman is the one who deserves a suspension.
He said he would like to pitch. I said, 'OK.