The greatest hitter in White Sox history retired last week. I can no imagine the hype this guy would have had if he had been a Cub. Jay Jaffe wrote a great article on his career. Frank Thomas was the best hitter of the 90s. If you compare Thomas' numbers to Pujols' numbers at a similar point in time (i.e. frank thomas at 6000 plate appearances where AP is at now), they are really similar. I really think what hurt Frank Thomas was the strike season. I mean he was at his peak. The White Sox were looking great then boom. Strike happens and people stray away from the game for a few years.
He is top 15 greatest hitters of all time and never been linked to PEDs. I think the Hall of Fame voters make a statement with the Big Hurt and he goes in 1st time with a big percentage. He deserves it.
He was one of my favorite players to watch at the plate. I hope he enjoys retirement!
So long Big Hurt!
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Love Frank Thomas!! I wonder how much his signed rookie card is worth now?
Survivor All-Stars is awesome so far!
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