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
Whether you're trying to excel in athletics or in any other field, always practice. Look, listen, learn - and practice, practice, practice. There is no substitute for work, no shortcut to the top.
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.
Be anything you want to be, but don't be dull.
Close don't count in baseball. Close only counts in horseshoes and grenades.
He's locked in right now. He's hitting the ball to all fields.
He's a professional. He takes the ball. He's not always healthy when he goes out there, but he doesn't complain about it. He just gives you the best he can possibly give you. It was the same way last year, even though we were really trying to protect him with that knee, he still wanted to throw as many innings as he possibly could.
I'm really proud of the way they battled and came back. We had a lot of opportunities tonight. We just didn't get the extra hit to put us over the top.
I keep my fingers crossed, but if they want to play in it I'm not going to try to talk them out of it. We're spreading (baseball goodwill) around. I just wish there was a better way to do it.
I left him back today. I didn't want him to put any more strain on that arm. We will see how he responds to the treatment.
I just can't figure this team out. I really can't. The more a pitcher struggles, or the higher the ERA is, the worse we do.
He pitched very well. You couldn't ask for anything more. He should have got out of the first inning with 16 pitches with a zero up on the board. After that, he went about his job. He did pitch. He didn't throw.
I am perplexed about how we're not producing on offense. But I can't start panicking now. You have to be very careful this early in the season. We have to be patient to a certain extent. How much longer, I can't tell you.
I am not going to sit here and say he should hit 25 home runs and drive in 90 runs or whatever. That's not fair. But what he is doing, I knew he had the abilities to do these things.
He's never complained about the hardships this team has gone through. He signed a long-term contract because he wanted to be here.