Yardbarker: Frank Thomas

Why They Hate J.P.

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:44:00 -0500

From an article on TSN.ca, about why the Toronto Blue Jays should pass on Marco Scutaro:"In other words, the Blue Jays need to tread carefully before they offer a contract to a 34-year old player who is coming off what author Malcolm Gladwell would classify as an 'outlier' season - formally known as a career-year. ... To make an example that is recently relevant to the Blue Jays would easily be the signing of Frank Thomas. Let's be clear, I'm not comparing Thomas to Scuta...

My 90s What If Nightmare Involving Brian Austin Green and Frank Thomas

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:13:25 -0500

On a day when there are plenty of relevant, important sports stories to discuss, JRod ignores them all to discuss his two most frightening What If scenarios of the 1990s: Brian Austin Green having the lead role in Saved By The Bell and the White Sox passing on Frank Thomas in the 1989 draft.

No-Brainer of the Year: Frank Thomas Should Retire as a Member of the White Sox

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:03:43 -0500

Frank Thomas, currently pondering his retirement, is back on the South Side covering the White Sox as part of his new gig with Comcast SportsNet. Whenever Frank does retire, he needs to do so wearing a White Sox #35 jersey as a member once again of the franchise where the vast majority of his Hall of Fame resume was written.

Frank Thomas back -- on the television crew

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:15:14 -0500

Jokes all around for former Chicago White Sox slugger Frank Thomas returned Wednesday to the U.S. Cellular Field -- but as a member of the media.

MLB Athlete Number 35 - Frank Thomas

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:46:18 -0500

Frank Thomas, who played most of his career with the Chicago White Sox, but also spent time with the A's and Blue Jays, sported number 35 every year (even if some years it was in addition to other numbers) and is the best MLB athlete to ever wear that number.Over a 19 year career, Thomas smacked 521 homers, 1,704 RBI, 2,468 hits and batted a career .301.Thomas was taken by the Sox with the 7th pick in the 1989 amateur baseball draft. The hulking first baseman out of Auburn University quic...

Numbers On Steroids: Frank Thomas

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 18:02:25 -0500

Numbers on Steroids is a look at baseball players during the 90s to see if anything screams out at you.

Mr. Frank Thomas is up next, all 6 foot 87 inches and 2068 pounds of him.

Averages Say: Why the extra plateu in his mid 30s?

At Bats Per Home Run Says: Lowest at Bats Per Home Runs at 37? Hmm....

Explaining It Away

The man is about 8 men put into one. He's god damn huge. Additionally as an old man he's become much more of a straight power player than an all around hitting beast. If you take a look at his average and OBP it's been on a steady decline for over a decade now. The 37 anomoly in averages is simply due to playing in only 37 games. Him hitting 39 homers at 38 is a bit concerning but I think with testing, the assumption of solid health, and the concept of vengeance on the White Sox for getting rid of him that the numbers can be explained away pretty well.

The Verdict

Frank Thomas has always been a massive man. He put on some pounds in his later years, but his numbers nor his body type ever screamed steroid use.

Man Built Like Truck No Need Steroids

The Big Hurt Hits a Triple!!

Fri, 02 May 2008 08:03:34 -0500

The other day the Big Hurt hit a triple! When was the last time this "Vitamin B" taking behemoth hit one?

Manager Gibbons Idioit Says Google & Wiki

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:07:50 -0500

That's what the search results on Google and Wikipedia say. With screen caps

Thomas to A's? Not so Fast

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 02:38:33 -0500

It looked as though the Oakland A's were about to sign Frank Thomas, but the Seattle Mariners have reportedly put in a late bid to complicate their efforts.

Future HoF'er Frank Thomas Released!

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:32:35 -0500

Toronto Releases $9M Man If you haven't already heard, the Toronto Blue Jays have released Future Hall of Fame 1B/DH Frank Thomas (long time White Sox, short time A's & Blue Jays). Blue Jays' GM J.P. Ricciardi was quoted as saying, "I don't know that we have the luxury of waiting two to three months for somebody to kick in because we can't let this league or this division get away from us."

Old Man Comments on Big Hurt Situation

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 12:20:00 -0500

Who is the American League Player of the Week? John Gibbons. Why? Because he kicked the Big Hurt's ass right out of the park!

The Big Hurt

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 12:28:42 -0500

He hit homerun 500 the other day, and this is my own in-depth look at how he affected baseball. He was simply a man among boys during the 90's. Thanks Frank.

Rating the Tigers Entrance Music

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 18:13:27 -0500

was fortunate enough to attend this afternoon's Tigers game against the Blue Jays with my friends Matt and Bill. I would give a more detailed account of the game but I don't remember much because it was freezing. Freezing is actually an understatement. Today's game made the Ice Planet of Hoth look like a sunny summer resort planet, only instead of AT-AT's lumbering around it was Frank Thomas and Troy Glaus and instead of snow and sleet blowing around and stinging your face it ...

Baseball's Hottest Wives

Sat, 24 Mar 2007 16:53:35 -0500

After reading Callum's Jose Lima articles and checking out Stephanie McGwire (Mark McGwire's wife) over at Baseball Central, I began to start thinking about how lucky baseball players are that they can slay any woman they want and how I am cold and lonely with my only friends being Jack Daniel and Captain Morgan. Without further adieu, my list of Baseball's hottest wives.

Questionable Move by Big Hurt

Fri, 17 Nov 2006 01:19:20 -0500

Frank Thomas had few takers this past offseason but Oakland was one of them. They threw him in their lineup, kept him happy, and he had a great year. He hit 39 homers and drove in 114, followed by a couple homers in the ALDS upset over Minnesota. And now, he's gone. Thanks for nothing Oakland. Or should I say Fremont?