Frank Robinson Quotes:
Ocupation: Baseball Manager
Life: b. August 31, 1935
Birthday: August 31
Close don't count in baseball. Close only counts in horseshoes and grenades.
source: Quoted in Time, 31 July 1973. Usually attributed to Robinson, but slightly earlier evidence is found in the Guthrian (Guthrie County, Iowa), 26 Jan. 1970, which printed "Close only counts in horse shoes and grenades."
topic: Sports, Baseball, Horseshoes, Grenade, Baseball Fans, Baseball Managers
