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'm not a doctor, ... I can't tell you how long it takes to recover from what he had. But it's kind of a little sorry to accept that somebody would say on Friday or Saturday -- four days in advance -- that, 'I can't pitch on Tuesday, but I can pitch on Friday.'
I know time is running out as far as I'm concerned.
I know this kid. He has never asked for more than one day off when he has thrown a lot. For him to say that he is hurting, he has got to be hurting.
I'm looking forward to when it counts to see how this team reacts. I think we'll handle it very well.
The frustration starts when we played like we played last night and then we come out and play like we did today. I don't know what it is. I just can't figure this team out.
The first time was much more severe, and he wasn't able to walk. I think this one will be kind of short term,
The chance is very good that he doesn't pitch again this year. I'd be surprised if he does. But if he does, it's because he says his arm is good. ... He still feels like his arm is not right and as long as he feels that way, I wouldn't even think about sending him out there to the mound.
These guys have to think about their futures and injuries. That's the game today. With this move, you'd want them to mentally accept it and want to do it. That's why I want them to ask me.
This is a key year for him, I think, for him to go back out there and back last year up with another solid year. There is no reason why he shouldn't be able to, barring some type of serious injury.
All I said to him was that you should have been able to call that. To me that's not arguing balls and strikes,
All I want him to do is work at it. Learn from his mistakes. Don't make the same mistake twice. So far he's putting the effort in. It's a slow process. It may take half the season, maybe the whole year.
All I wanted to know from him was, was he willing to play left field. He said he was ready to go, he wanted to get at-bats and get out there and play.
You can't have it both ways. The people we had in there at the end did a terrific job. The guys battled back.
You can't ask for anything more. He should have been out of the first inning with 16 pitches and a zero up on the board.