The way we're going... if I called up another pitcher, he'd just hang up the phone on me.
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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.Frank Robinson
I think that has to be done and will be part of the conversation if he gets here today. We'll see what happens. That will just be one little small part of the conversation that I will have with him.
Frank Robinson
I think you have to ... take an MRI on every pitcher that you acquire in a trade or free agency - the elbows, knees and shoulders. That's the only way you're going to be able to look at the elbow and shoulder and knees, and get a pretty good idea of what's in there.
Frank Robinson
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
Nobody is going to win a job today, tomorrow or the first week of Spring Training. So everybody settle down and do what you are capable of doing. Get yourself ready for the long haul. Mostly everybody in that room doesn't have a real good chance to make that club. There are just too many people in there.
Frank Robinson
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.
Frank Robinson
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