Quote of the day: Frank Robinson

Frank Robinson on running the bases during his Hall of Fame career from 1956-76:

“The baselines belong to the runner, and whenever I was running the bases, I always slid hard. I wanted infielders to have that instant (of) hesitation about coming across the bag at second or about standing in there awaiting a throw to make a tag. There are only 27 outs in a ballgame, and it was my job to save one for my team every time I possibly could.”