Close don't count in baseball. Close only counts in horseshoes and grenades.

Quote by Frank Robinson

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I know a lot of people on the field - players, coaches, managers - are...

I know a lot of people on the field - players, coaches, managers - are...

The fan is the one who suffers. He cheers a guy to a .350 season...

The fan is the one who suffers. He cheers a guy to a .350 season...

At least when it's in French, I won't know what the heck they're saying.

At least when it's in French, I won't know what the heck they're saying.

You have to have a short memory as a closer.

You have to have a short memory as a closer.

I haven't seen a player in this game, as long as I've been in it,...

I haven't seen a player in this game, as long as I've been in it,...

Spring Training used to get real long because you were going over the same [fundamental]...

Spring Training used to get real long because you were going over the same [fundamental]...

Managers don't have as much leverage as they used to have. We can't really be...

Managers don't have as much leverage as they used to have. We can't really be...

Pitchers did me a favor when they knocked me down. It made me more determined....

Pitchers did me a favor when they knocked me down. It made me more determined....

If he can hit, he can hit. I don't care if he came from Class...

If he can hit, he can hit. I don't care if he came from Class...

But I'm not going to walk Barry Bonds, like some teams do, in the first...

But I'm not going to walk Barry Bonds, like some teams do, in the first...

The fan is the one who suffers. He cheers a guy to a .350 season...

The fan is the one who suffers. He cheers a guy to a .350 season...

The way we're going... if I called up another pitcher, he'd just hang up the...

The way we're going... if I called up another pitcher, he'd just hang up the...

People come out to see the players. When do you see a manager anyway? When...

People come out to see the players. When do you see a manager anyway? When...

All in all, I wouldn't call it a bad outing. It was a short outing.

All in all, I wouldn't call it a bad outing. It was a short outing.

I just didn't have anything to say, so I said nothing.

I just didn't have anything to say, so I said nothing.

I always tried to do the best. I knew I couldn't always be the best,...

I always tried to do the best. I knew I couldn't always be the best,...

The time for forgiveness and overlooking and waiting is over because you just don't have...

The time for forgiveness and overlooking and waiting is over because you just don't have...

You ought certainly to forgive them as a Christian, but never to admit them in...

You ought certainly to forgive them as a Christian, but never to admit them in...

Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and...

Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and...

There is no love without forgiveness, and there is no forgiveness without love.

There is no love without forgiveness, and there is no forgiveness without love.