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 wasn't going to sit there and wait until he threw the game away in the first inning. You're going to pitch for me, you've got to throw strikes.
Three-and-oh. Throw the ball down the middle of the plate. You think he was swinging there?
I don't want him to carry that into the season with a tender arm, and you probably saw some throws yesterday that weren't quality throws. That was an alarm to me to get him out of there and try to get this thing right.
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 are not catching the ball; we are not throwing the ball. We don't seem to be focused on what is going on out there and what the situation is.
You're told by the umpire that you're allowed to pitch inside. What does that do? You're allowed to pitch inside until we feel like in our minds that you're throwing at someone intentionally. How do you know when that is?
He's a very unique individual. Not everybody can do what he does. It comes from his background, his work ethic. He loves the work load. He wants to throw as many innings as possible. He loves doing it.
He has a nice, easy motion and there's no real strain on his arm. He doesn't want to come out of games. He has no ill effects. He throws easy and he works a lot of innings.
He could not push off the mound and he couldn't get his position, ... He was throwing straight up. He couldn't get down and drive toward home plate off of that knee.
He can throw it at any time and throw it for strikes. It's a very effective pitch for him. I want to learn how he throws it, keep it in mind, maybe teach it to someone else.
He is just out there throwing. He's just not pitching. He thinks throwing harder is better. It's not. He has to get back to pitching and locating his pitches. You just can't just stand out there throw fastballs by people.
He had a live arm, but he couldn't find the strike zone. You expect him to be a little sharper, but he'll throw better the next time out.
I just don't know why we can't throw and catch the ball. Am I embarrassed by it? Not really. I'd like for us to be sharper.
I didn't think he was going after the hitters. He was walking himself into trouble. He was one base hit away from the game blowing in our faces. I don't like pitchers throwing balls. You can't defense ball four.