The time for forgiveness and overlooking and waiting is over because you just don't have those numbers of games left. We got to have people going out there now doing the job, not hoping they are doing it.

Quote by Frank Robinson

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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...

You have to have a short memory as a closer.

You have to have a short memory as a closer.

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...

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

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

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

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

No. 1, these guys out here on this field. They keep my energy level up....

No. 1, these guys out here on this field. They keep my energy level up....

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,...

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 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...

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...

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]...

If the guys on the bench were as good as the guys you have out...

If the guys on the bench were as good as the guys you have out...

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...

No, I don't think my presence will cause an increase in black attendance at Cleveland.

No, I don't think my presence will cause an increase in black attendance at Cleveland.

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.

It's nice to come into a town and be referred to as the manager of...

It's nice to come into a town and be referred to as the manager of...

Be anything you want to be, but don't be dull.

Be anything you want to be, but don't be dull.

Life is too short to be little.

Life is too short to be little.

The most important thing I have learned over the years is the difference between taking...

The most important thing I have learned over the years is the difference between taking...