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RIP Frank Robinson

Started by derspiess, February 07, 2019, 04:01:10 PM

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derspiess

February 07, 2019, 04:01:10 PM
Never had the privilege of seeing him play, but I always idolized him.  Actually got to meet him by random chance at a hotel in Bal Harbour, FL when he was managing the Nationals.  He went out of his way to be nice to me, even before I realized who he was.

Hell of a player, and blazed a trail as the first black manager.  RIP Frank
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Valmy

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February 07, 2019, 04:38:01 PM
I read his autobiography as a kid (though probably ghost written since it was published shortly after is triple crown year in 1967). One of my favorite players even though he retired one year before I was born :P

RIP Frank. Sorry Peter Angelos fired you.
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February 07, 2019, 07:23:34 PM
Frank should get three RIP threads.  One for each piece of his 1966 Triple Crown.
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