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Making (Old) Headlines
The 35th Street Review | September 4th 2008 by Sox/35th
You have to love Chicago baseball in September. No matter where you live or who you root for, everyone is but one headline away from another season of failure: Is this Hell? No, it’s Cleveland Tests on Sox’ Quentin ‘good so far̵ read more
Chicago White Sox or Chicago Cubs - Tale of the Tape
Midwest Sports Fans | August 25th 2008 by Jerod Morris
Who would have the advantage in a Windy Series - the Chicago White Sox or Chicago Cubs? Read this objective analysis for the answer. read more
Chicago: Frank Thomas versus Sammy Sosa - Who Was Better?
Midwest Sports Fans | August 17th 2008 by Jerod Morris
Frank Thomas or Sammy Sosa - who was better? This is the question that Midwest Sports Fan writer Jerod Morris attempts to answer. Morris analyzes the careers of the Chicago White Sox and Chicago Cubs icons. read more
Question of the Week
Ask Ryan | July 19th 2008 by Ryan Murphy
Benjamin, Chandler, AZSubj: Take your base!Who owns the modern day record for being hit by the most pitches?That honor belongs to Houston Astros second sacker Craig Biggio. The frequently bruised gamer has been plunked 285 times in 20 seasons, makin read more
Card of the Week: Frank Thomas
Blue Heaven | June 15th 2008
What can I say about the above card? The once surly White Sox slugger lets the photographer know what he thinks and Topps decides to put it in their 1994 Stadium Club set. read more
Fantasy Baseball Season Is 1/4 Over . . . Now What?
The Ultimate Fantasy Site Blog | June 4th 2008 by EJ Fulbright
You hear it constantly on Sports Shows/Baseball Broadcasts/ESPN, etc., etc., etc. (It's a long season!!!!!) This goes for all the different types of Fantasy Baseball (Although I favor Head to Head.)Case #1: Your team is either in last place or near read more
Make-A-Wish Fills Backorder
Razzball | May 20th 2008 by StanHayes
Jon Lester threw a no hitter against the Kansas City Royals yesterday (in case you were in a cave and didn’t hear). That goes to show you what getting rid of a locker room cancer can do for a team. Going forward, I see nothing remarkable from L read more
Designated Hitter Gives AL No Advantage
Razzball | May 3rd 2008 by StanHayes
Looks like someone got around to translating Karabell’s Etch-A-Sketch writings into fantasy baseball advice. Unless the rumors are true that Karabell’s gone green and started simply writing his fantasy baseball advice on toilet paper. Was read more
The Big Hurt
Fantasy Baseball Through the Eyes of a Gaijin | May 2nd 2008 by fantasybaseballmbp
Well well, the Blue Jays released the "struggling" Thomas and so far they seem to have overlooked something. Since the signing of Thomas by the A's he seems to have started something. In 27AB's he's hitting a mediocre .259 with no homers. But don' read more
Daily Recap
The Doozy Marooney | April 29th 2008 by Joanna Arcieri
Athletics beat Angels 14-2, move to top of AL West (Frank Thomas, above, went 3-3 with 2 RBI)Dan Haren pitches eight innings as Diamondbacks beat the Astros, 5-3Orioles-White Sox game suspended after 11 innings, scored tied at 3Mike Mussina earns 253 read more
The Walking Cain
Razzball | April 29th 2008 by StanHayes
I’m not looking at his wins and losses. I’m not even looking at Matt Cain half the time. Just the numbers, ma’am. His BABIP shows he’s been unlucky this season. His Ks say he can still hang with the big boys. I don’t lik read more
Harold back in TV, Big Hurt back in baseball
Ugueth Urbina is Burning | April 24th 2008 by ugueth urbina is burning
Everyone knows our undying love for two of our favorite black guys in baseball, Harold Reynolds, and Frank Thomas. Well, they both have jobs again.. and not illegitimate jobs like that stinkhole at MLB.com. Just kidding, MLB.com is not bad at all. Ou read more
Big Hurt’s Back
Chin Music | April 24th 2008 by Matt
Frank Thomas was one of the best free agent signings Oakland has made in the Billy Beane era. He was simply a monster in 2006 – a main reason the A’s made the playoffs and advanced to the ALCS – and at such a cheap price tag. How will Big Hurt read more
A Welcome Back To The Big Hurt!
Sports Princess | April 24th 2008 by Sports Princess
The Oakland A's resigned (& already played) Frank Thomas today after he was released by the BJ's a couple days ago. I wasn't too excited about this initially. Probably cause I'm always a bit skeptical when someone is let go... I mean, there must b read more
About Frank Thomas
Baseball Mud | April 24th 2008
The A's signed Frank Thomas to be their designated hitter today after Thomas was released last weekend by the Blue Jays.Thomas has more than 500 home runs, and many consider him a lock for the Hall of Fame. But his best seasons were so long ago that read more
Maybe It’s a Good Thing…
Bleeding Blue and Teal: a Seattle Mariners blog | April 24th 2008 by blueandteal
Maybe it was a good thing that we did not acquire Frank Thomas. According to one scout, “His bat was so slow, he was missing 85-mile-an-hour fastballs. Everything looked so slow, I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. I didn’t see hi read more
Thomas to A’s Official
Bleeding Blue and Teal: a Seattle Mariners blog | April 24th 2008 by blueandteal
Seattle Mariners target Frank Thomas officially signed with the rival Oakland A’s today for just $337,000. Seattle reportedly made a last second effort to get Thomas, but obviously to no avail. For that price, Thomas is a steal for Oakland. read more
Disney, Take Two
Tyler's Articles | April 23rd 2008 by Tyler Hissey
The Tampa Bay Rays remained undefeated in the land of Mickey, defeating the Toronto Blue Jays, 5-3, in the second game of this year’s Disney experiment on Wednesday night. Though attendance was concerning in the series opener—the Rays were, howe read more
Thomas to A’s? Not So Fast
Bleeding Blue and Teal: a Seattle Mariners blog | April 23rd 2008 by blueandteal
As has been reported by several sources, the Athletics were close to signing veteran slugger Frank Thomas after having been released by the Toronto Blue Jays. The latest news on the situation from Tim Brown of Yahoo! Sports states that a mystery team read more
Big Hurt Maybe Goin' Back To Cali
Bronx Liaison | April 23rd 2008
The Mariners must not have been keen on signing Frank Thomas to help infuse some power into an anemic offense. Further, Jason Giambi will not be threatened by another aging DH, as Thomas has an offer to sign with Oakland and another team:Frank Thomas read more
No mo’ Nomo (and Thomas)
Ugueth Urbina is Burning | April 22nd 2008 by ugueth urbina is burning
Yeah, we have not been posting for a few days. While that happened, an earthquake in the midwest happened, John Marzano died, Justin Huber is finally getting his break with the Padres, Danica Patrick getting a win, and Hideo Nomo and Frank Thomas get read more
A Suggestion for the A's
Oakland Focus | April 22nd 2008
OK, since the latest baseball drama involves my favorite player, the talented-yet-oh-so-egotistical Frank Thomas, I feel obliged to write a plea to the Oakland A's in his defense. That was a good year in 2006, Oakland. Remember it? Remember going read more
Base Hits: 4/21/2008
Dempsey's Army | April 21st 2008 by Dempsey's Army
Nothing wrong with taking two out of three from the Yankees. Good stuff.The bad news is that the Baltimore Orioles have played horrific baseball on the road this year and are getting ready to embark on a long road trip.For anybody waiting for the O' read more
Frank Thomas sac flies, commitment not good enough for Blue Jays
Sports Perspectives | April 21st 2008
Toronto doesn't know apparently when they have a good thing going for them. Kicking Frank Thomas to the curve because he didn't want to ride the bench for a couple games is one of the most asinine things I've ever heard of in baseball. First of all, read more
Blog-sifting: NBA-Free Zone!
With Malice... | April 21st 2008 by withmalice
Ok, given the time of year, it’s really easy to get intensely focused on the NBA. In order to remember that there are other things happening in the world of sports, here’s some stuff you should look at: Need a laugh? The oh-so-irrevere read more
Rollins Not Rolling, Arod Injured
Razzball | April 20th 2008 by StanHayes
Jimmy Rollins hits the DL. So there goes one of your top two picks. Yeah, that’s no fun. If you didn’t draft him, you’re smiling pretty wide today. Not because one of your leaguemates is suffering (okay, maybe that’s part of t read more
Weekly Blog Kiosk 4/20/2008
Blue Heaven | April 20th 2008
Quote of the Day on Saturday. "I look great, don't I?" By Nomar Garciaparra.Cardboard Junkie discovers the 1988 Dinosaurs Attack! Topps Set.I've added a whole new section of Dodger bloggers called "Video Bloggers." I only know of a couple of folks read more
One of Disney's Greatest Animators, Ollie Johnston, Dies at 95
Biz of Show Biz | April 15th 2008
One of the top animators that ever worked at Disney (NYSE:DIS), Ollie Johnston, died at the age of 95 Monday. He was the last of what was called the "Nine Old Men," who were primarily responsible for the animation style coming out of Disney read more
Fantasy Baseball Thoughts
Razzball | April 7th 2008 by StanHayes
The first week of fantasy baseball is in the books. More than likely you have at least one team that absolutely sucks. Started the year looking like Beth from The Real World, pre- and post-plastic surgery. I know I do. Well, the fantasy baseball seas read more
Thomas Has No Prob With Joba
Bronx Liaison | April 3rd 2008
Yesterday, the Mike & The Mad Dog sports radio talk show endlessly mulled over what they deemed to be a controversial fistpump following Joba Chamberlain's strikeout of Frank Thomas to end the eighth inning on Tuesday night. The two radio icons l read more
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