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If the guys on the bench were as good as the guys you have out there, they'd be out there in first place.
Frank Robinson
First
At least when it's in French, I won't know what the heck they're saying.
Frank Robinson
Saying
Close don't count in baseball. Close only counts in horseshoes and grenades.
Frank Robinson
Baseball
I haven't seen a player in this game, as long as I've been in it, that can't be pitched to... Barry is an outstanding ballplayer. I respect him an awful lot. I also have confidence in my pitchers that they can pitch to Barry Bonds and get him out.
Frank Robinson
Confidence
Respect
I just didn't have anything to say, so I said nothing.
Frank Robinson
Nothing
I know a lot of people on the field - players, coaches, managers - are glad that I'm gone.
Frank Robinson
People
Coaches
Managers
If he can hit, he can hit. I don't care if he came from Class Z league.
Frank Robinson
Care
Class
It's nice to come into a town and be referred to as the manager of the Cleveland Indians instead of as the first black manager.
Frank Robinson
Manager
First
But I'm not going to walk Barry Bonds, like some teams do, in the first inning with nobody on.
Frank Robinson
First
You have to have a short memory as a closer.
Frank Robinson
Memory
People come out to see the players. When do you see a manager anyway? When he's out on the field arguing with the umpires, making a fool of himself and you know you can't win, and when he brings out the line-up card.
Frank Robinson
Manager
People
Fool
No. 1, these guys out here on this field. They keep my energy level up. They try hard, they don't complain about things - and I'd just like to be with them when things are good, and hopefully we can win a pennant together.
Frank Robinson
Energy
No, I don't think my presence will cause an increase in black attendance at Cleveland.
Frank Robinson
Cause
Will
Managers don't have as much leverage as they used to have. We can't really be the boss.
Frank Robinson
Boss
Managers