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.
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He will get five starts instead of six. It's just to make sure, give him plenty of time. He is still on schedule to start opening day.Frank Robinson
If they can get through their normal-type games, going deep into the game, we'll be able to handle the weekend with the people we have right here.
Frank Robinson
I'm not going to walk him to lead off an inning. I don't walk anybody leading off an inning. I don't think there is anybody in the game I would ever walk leading off an inning, or walk him with the bases loaded to save three runs.
Frank Robinson
If I had one wish in the world that wish would be to have Jackie Robinson here to see this happen. I don't think that I would have stood the pressure or have gone through what Jackie had to.
Frank Robinson
That's a lot of years to live in this game. To be in the game this long, you have to be very fortunate. A lot of people has been involved in this game and very few have spent that much time in the game. I feel very lucky, and I appreciate the opportunities that I've had and still have. I don't take anything for granted.
Frank Robinson
It's already out there now. It's just like it happened last year, one guy starts to complain about it, the next guy picks it up a few games later when they hit a ball pretty decent. Then it starts to spread. To say management doesn't care about winning, that's way off base.
Frank Robinson
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