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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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,...

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....

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...

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]...

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...

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

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

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

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

You have to have a short memory as a closer.

You have to have a short memory as a closer.

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...

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...

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.

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 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,...

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.