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Article: FRANK ROBINSON BASEBALL'S DEAN OF DISCIPLINE.(vice president of on-field operations - Major League Baseball)(Brief Article)
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- Ebony
- Article date:
- August 1, 2000
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Hall of Famer is making a point that he means business
DURING his playing days, Frank Robinson was considered to be, more than anything else, a ballplayer's ballplayer--one who was hard-nosed, dedicated and a student of the game who respected it to the utmost. It's that same spirit that he has brought to the front office as he proceeds on a mission to preserve the integrity of the game as baseball's vice president of on-field operations.
One of the primary duties of the job that he took during the off-season is to maintain order, including dealing with players who participate in on-field brawls. And it didn't take long for the Hall of Famer to show that ...