RIP Frank Robinson

[smwhorn 485]

"MAYBE the best 3rd baseman ever" (said by a dude in the elevator).

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2819848-hall-of-fame-outfielder-manager-frank-robinson-dies-at-age-83?utm_source=cnn.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=editorial

Edited February 7, 2019 by smwhorn

[VirginiaLonghorn 4902]

1 minute ago, smwhorn said:

MAYBE the best 3rd baseman ever.

That would be his Orioles teammate, Brooks Robinson. 

[smwhorn 485]

4 minutes ago, VirginiaLonghorn said:

That would be his Orioles teammate, Brooks Robinson. 

sorry I was being ironical.  Should have added the extra the first time.

Still, RIP Frank Robinson.

[DeadArmadillo 907]

Stay hard, Frank

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

Damn another great one from my team gone....

[SuingToGetAMessageBoard? 3871]

 

Here with high school teammate Bill Russell.  (they were good).

[Beau Vine 55859]

 

[Bert Orange 1173]

RIP number 20

[cafe society 2903]

One of my earliest sports heroes.   Hard-nosed, proud;  a technician and artist.   Won the Triple Crown.  Only player to win the  MVP in both leagues.   And the first African-American manager.  He was the best player on some absolutely great Orioles teams in the '60s and '70s.  His defense was overshadowed on the Earl Weaver Orioles because they were the greatest defensive teams I've ever seen.  Brooks Robinson and  Mark Belanger on the left side of the infield, both of whom were, IMO, the best fielders at their respective position I've seen.  Davey Johnson and Boog Powell on the right; Johnson was an excellent defensive 2B, but after he left he was replaced by an even better fielder and player, Bobby Grich.  Frank Robinson was very good in RF, Paul Blair in CF one of the two best defenders there in my memory (along with Andruw Jones).  Everybody played their ass off, not so much out of fear of Earl Weaver, but because they didn't want to incur the wrath of Frank Robinson.  He was the OF version of Bob Gibson, a fearsome warrior.  RIP.

 

[runthebone 8372]

RIP

[InkaUtexas 26860]

He was the reason I had a Orioles hat when I was 5. I come from a Red Sox family and not a word was said. 

RIP. 

[Whatever 700]

A baseball legend.  RIP Mr. Robinson.

[Fudge Nuggets 19453]

20 hours ago, VirginiaLonghorn said:

That would be his Orioles teammate, Brooks Robinson. 

Love me some Brooks Robinson but you're high if you think he was a better overall 3B than:

[cochamps 1885]

Frank was a Bad, Bad man.

[phdhorn 6225]

On 2/8/2019 at 11:05 AM, Fudge Nuggets said:

Love me some Brooks Robinson but you're high if you think he was a better overall 3B than:

All around?  Maybe Schmidt.  But Brooks was the best fielding third baseman to ever live, and it's not even close.

[Leeroy Jenkins 2475]

I have been an O’s fan since birth.

I got to watch most of an O’s game from the owners box back in 95 when I was at the Naval Academy. I was lucky enough to sit next to Frank. What a great player and what a great guy.

[Hank Chinaski 6348]

Robinson was before my time, but I remember looking at his stats as a kid and thinking that he was as good as anyone. He's an inner-circle HOFer, and based on what I've read about the man, was tough as hell. 

[Pato del Muerto 53451]

Yeah, other peer HOFers talk about him with reverence. What more could you ask for?

[Macanudo 13314]

I just heard about this today.   Frank was winding down his career as I started paying attention to baseball but my dad is a big O's fan and raved about how good he was.  

RIP good sir.

[Kyrie Eleison 9312]

born in Beaumont, btw...