We lost a giant of baseball history today with the passing of the great Frank Robinson. Robinson was one of those players from baseball's golden age that captivated me in my youth. He was a classic big slugger with huge hands and arms back when hitting 30 homers was a big deal (he did it 11 times). Always a notch below Mays and Aaron in the NL, Robinson still was fearsome winning rookie of the year in '56, 2 MVP's, a magical triple crown in '66, 2 World Series rings, finished 5th all-time in WAR among right-fielders, and even now is still 10th all-time in homers with 3 of those ahead of him being PED cheaters. A great, great player.
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