No, I don’t think my presence will cause an increase in black attendance at Cleveland. – Frank Robinson
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
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
Pitchers did me a favor when they knocked me down. It made me more determined. I wouldn’t let that pitcher get me out. They say you can’t hit if you’re on your back, but I didn’t hit on my back. I got up. – Frank Robinson
But I’m not going to walk Barry Bonds, like some teams do, in the first inning with nobody on. – Frank Robinson
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
Managers don’t have as much leverage as they used to have. We can’t really be the boss. – Frank Robinson
I always tried to do the best. I knew I couldn’t always be the best, but I tried to be. – Frank Robinson
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
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
The way we’re going… if I called up another pitcher, he’d just hang up the phone on me. – Frank Robinson
The fan is the one who suffers. He cheers a guy to a .350 season then watches that player sign with another team. When you destroy fan loyalties, you destroy everything. – Frank Robinson
I know a lot of people on the field – players, coaches, managers – are glad that I’m gone. – Frank Robinson
