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
He's never complained about the hardships this team has gone through. He signed a long-term contract because he wanted to be here.
He's not making some plays we expect him to make, he's made in the past and will make in the future. I'll tell you one thing: Pitchers go in slumps, hitters go in slumps, fielders go in slumps. Let's give him the benefit of the doubt. He's in a slump in the field. He has 48 hours to come out of it.
He's not even close to being what he's capable of being when he's healthy, ... He needs a day off. He's hurting.
He's in complete control of that ballgame, ... He's a battler, a warrior. And I'm not going to take him out of there.
I don't like to play one club that much in spring training. I'll hold something back. I won't let then see my real good stuff.
I don't like the overall results. To say the effort is not there would be a little harsh, but we're not doing the things that we are capable of doing to get the results we need. We are not making plays, we are making errors, we are not making pitches like we should and we are not hitting in situations.
I'm not going to jump on the wagon now and say, yes indeed, here we are. Certainly, it has been a nice mixture of good pitching and the offense has come to life.
I'm not going to walk him to lead off an inning. I don't walk anybody leading off an inning. I don't think there is anybody in the game I would ever walk leading off an inning, or walk him with the bases loaded to save three runs.
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 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.
If you want to be realistic, you say, 'What would it take? A miracle.' Well, miracles happen. Not too often, but they do happen once in a while. But, realistically, yeah, we're looking at it, and probably it's insurmountable.
I guess we've gotten comfortable real quickly in this ballpark.
I guess more disgust because we had two games won and then we lost them.
I guess they decided to give me a birthday present.