tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534235676864614634.post6966531760059394069..comments2024-03-12T03:12:01.172-04:00Comments on Orioles Card "O" the Day: Frank Robinson, 2009 Topps Ring of Honor #RH28Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01334533396646438555noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534235676864614634.post-14048621013913506802009-09-01T00:19:08.579-04:002009-09-01T00:19:08.579-04:00Bob - Thanks for sharing! I remember you mentionin...Bob - Thanks for sharing! I remember you mentioning previously that you'd been at the game with Frank's catch. It's great to hear that you had some positive experiences meeting him!Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01334533396646438555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534235676864614634.post-19677127718244560332009-08-31T22:41:49.855-04:002009-08-31T22:41:49.855-04:00Wow, Kevin. I love that card. I'll always thin...Wow, Kevin. I love that card. I'll always think the world of Frank Robinson. <br />My Dad and I were at the Yankee DH when Frank made that catch. I had a back cover of Baseball Digest that showed the sequence of him catching it, falling into the stands and getting up. Had it on my wall for years. BTW... Ralph Houk got tossed when he was arguing the call during the lineup card exchange for the second game. LOL.<br />In 1969 I took a banner to Yankee Stadium I painted with Frank's #20. A bat boy offered to take it to the clubhouse during the pregame. Soon after Frank came up the steps of the dugout with the signed banner and gave it back to me. <br />One final Frank story, and my favorite. I was with my University of Houston buddies watching the Cougars play Arizona State in 1972 in the Astrodome. At one point I turn around and in the aisle is a guy who looks just like Tommy John. Dawned on us that it WAS Tommy John, the Dodgers were watching the game right behind us while killing time before their game with the Astros that night. Then we saw that the whole section was filled with the Dodger team and Frank was sitting at the end of my row. I had to go over and say 'hello' and make some stupid small talk about the O's missing him while he signed my football program. <br /><br />Thanks for giving me the chance to relive a couple of cool baseball memories. and Happy Birthday Frank!!Commishbobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18069472376708715755noreply@blogger.com