SI Vault Frank Robinson October 21, 1974 So says major league
baseball's first black manager, speaking out here on race,
player discipline, the Perry affair, job security—and the
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5 6  The manager can let off some steam by yelling at the
umpires. If he hasn't been run out of a game all year he hasn't
been doing his job. Bobby Winkles didn't believe in getting on
umpires. He didn't even want his players to. But it's part of
the game. And if you think you're safe at second and you jump up
and start arguing and you look around and your manager's not
there, the fans and the umpire and the opposition lose respect
for you. They think, "It couldn't have been very close, if his
manager's not out there backing him up." If I think my player's
right I'll be arguing along with him, and if anybody's going to
be run out I'll make sure it's me. I