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 think it's very important to everybody to try to finish over .500,
He wasn't real sharp today. When he got ahead of hitters, he couldn't finish them off. There were a lot of pitches in the strike zone.
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 had the ballgames. They were our ballgames to win, and we didn't finish them off.
We had the ballgames, ... They were our ballgames to win, and we didn't finish them off.
Sooner or later, Zimmerman's going to start three or four ballgames in a row, and Short may start two or three, Watson one or two, ... But basically, you're going to see the same guys that have been here finish out the season.
They see the finish line, but they don't want this season to slip away and finish under .500. They have pride, and they want to finish as well as they can. There's a lot of nicks and ailments here, but they are still going out there and giving me the effort.
They see the finish line and they don't want the season to slip away. They want to finish above .500. They have pride.
But if you finish over .500, you can say, 'We can go from here. If we win 'x' number of games more than we won last year, we can win this thing.'
It was a good comeback. Stirring. We just couldn't finish it off.
I think we had a little bit of help tonight,
It gets tougher every year. I feel like I have the individual's future in the palm of my hand, and I just don't feel comfortable with that kind of power.
Jeff Nelson and I have never quite gotten along as long as he's been in the league, ... I just know there has been tension.
I said the other day that they are going to let us hang around here and let us win this thing,