He does not carry himself as a prima donna-type superstar. But to me he is one of the top players in baseball if he's healthy.
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Close don't count in baseball. Close only counts in horseshoes and grenades.Frank Robinson
In talking with Royce myself over the winter, Royce has indicated to me that he is coming here to compete for the shortstop job, and he wanted to know if he would have that opportunity. I think Jim Bowden told him he would have the opportunity, and I certainly told him that he would have the opportunity to compete. I never got into asking him if he would accept that backup role if he didn't. The guy is coming here to compete for a job. He doesn't want to talk about backing up if it doesn't happen.
Frank Robinson
I think it's time for one of the offensive guys to say something, ... There's no sense in a pitcher doing it, because they're going to be hollering at somebody that's down. . . . I just think it's time for the guys that are in the trenches together, the offensive players, to step up and try to get the attention of the rest of the team.
Frank Robinson
I don't have no expletive regrets, ... I'm not going to sit there and watch him go ball one, ball two, ball three, ball four. I don't give a hoot if it was two outs. He was one hit away from disaster.
Frank Robinson
Absolutely, I knew it was a good move. If we needed to make a move at shortstop, it wouldn't be a drop-off defensively. ... We didn't have that last year.
Frank Robinson
Every Opening Day is special to me. When they don't become special to you, it's time for you to get out of the game. You get butterflies, and can't wait to get started. You look forward to it from the time the season ends until the next Opening Day.
Frank Robinson
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