Frank Robinson Is A Badass
My first entry into this blog is to notice that Washington Nationals' Manager Frank Robinson is a badass.
From the Post:
Robinson's staring contest with umpire Jim Wolf in the top of the third inning of the Nationals' 4-3 victory Wednesday was documented on, and timed by, ESPN's "SportsCenter," at 45 seconds. It began when Robinson complained about a strike call to first baseman Nick Johnson.
"I made my call, and I saw him almost come out of the dugout, and I didn't know what he was yelling at, because it wasn't really a questionable pitch," Wolf said Thursday. "I said, 'Are you yelling at me?' And I couldn't understand what he was saying."
Robinson, though, said Wolf was yelling at him to be quiet.
"He kept yapping at me, and I was talking at him, and he's telling me, 'No more,' but he's still yakking at me," Robinson said. "I'm trying to tell him, 'You stop talking to me if I can't talk to you.' "
Robinson's solution: Unleash the iciest of glares. "I kept looking back to see if he was yelling," Wolf said, "and all of a sudden, he just stared at me. I was like, 'What? Are you staring at me?' I felt like [Robert] DeNiro in 'Taxi Driver': 'Are you looking at me?' And he just kept staring, and I was like, 'All right, I'll stare at you back.' "
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PTI commentators note that this happened on Robinson's 70th birthday.
Now, I know this is late, so the new stuff is that the Nats are still battling for wild card status after an apparently miraculous 8-6 comeback win versus Atlanta Friday. By the way, I had to do some Internet research to figure out what "wildcard" means. It means that a baseball team goes into the playoffs without winning its division. Here are a couple of links about the wildcard that I might have to read later:
http://www.all-baseball.com/ref/wildcard.html
http://www.athomeplate.com/wildcard.shtml
From the Post:
Robinson's staring contest with umpire Jim Wolf in the top of the third inning of the Nationals' 4-3 victory Wednesday was documented on, and timed by, ESPN's "SportsCenter," at 45 seconds. It began when Robinson complained about a strike call to first baseman Nick Johnson.
"I made my call, and I saw him almost come out of the dugout, and I didn't know what he was yelling at, because it wasn't really a questionable pitch," Wolf said Thursday. "I said, 'Are you yelling at me?' And I couldn't understand what he was saying."
Robinson, though, said Wolf was yelling at him to be quiet.
"He kept yapping at me, and I was talking at him, and he's telling me, 'No more,' but he's still yakking at me," Robinson said. "I'm trying to tell him, 'You stop talking to me if I can't talk to you.' "
Robinson's solution: Unleash the iciest of glares. "I kept looking back to see if he was yelling," Wolf said, "and all of a sudden, he just stared at me. I was like, 'What? Are you staring at me?' I felt like [Robert] DeNiro in 'Taxi Driver': 'Are you looking at me?' And he just kept staring, and I was like, 'All right, I'll stare at you back.' "
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PTI commentators note that this happened on Robinson's 70th birthday.
Now, I know this is late, so the new stuff is that the Nats are still battling for wild card status after an apparently miraculous 8-6 comeback win versus Atlanta Friday. By the way, I had to do some Internet research to figure out what "wildcard" means. It means that a baseball team goes into the playoffs without winning its division. Here are a couple of links about the wildcard that I might have to read later:
http://www.all-baseball.com/ref/wildcard.html
http://www.athomeplate.com/wildcard.shtml
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