SSH2005 Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 Thank God there is loyalty in baseball. Adios Frank, we'll miss you. You were about the only reason to come out to the ballpark in September for many seasons. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Saying goodbye to Frank wasn't about loyalty, it was about health. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greasywheels121 Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 QUOTE(Texsox @ Jan 25, 2006 -> 05:57 PM) Thank God there is loyalty in baseball. Adios Frank, we'll miss you. You were about the only reason to come out to the ballpark in September for many seasons. I highly doubt we ever see a player last on the Sox for that many consecutive years ever again. Root for that laundry, baby! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayitaintso Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 QUOTE(AddisonStSox @ Jan 25, 2006 -> 04:47 PM) First ballot. Best player to ever don a White Sox uniform. Now, what are we setting the over/under at for next season's games played? Seriously. Best of luck to Big Frank, but, baseball is a business and I won't believe he can play another full season until I see it. I think the max amount of games that he would play is 100. I don't see him staying injury free the entire season, so i will say he plays 75 games next season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg The Bull Luzinski Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 It's too bad the A's don't play the Cubs. I would love to see Frank slam 4 homers in a game against them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greasywheels121 Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 Someone's going to have to give up their number. http://oakland.athletics.mlb.com/NASApp/ml...fid=29101161811 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sox-r-us Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 Sorry but I am not changing my avatar or sig Focking sucks Good luck Frank. Hopefully you decide after this year to re-sign another one year deal with the White Sox, play as a pinch hitter and hit the 500th HR at the Cell. I know I am dreaming but I also dreamt we would win the WS in my life time and it happened so .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHarris1 Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Jan 25, 2006 -> 05:17 PM) Someone's going to have to give up their number. http://oakland.athletics.mlb.com/NASApp/ml...fid=29101161811 You can't be serious. There aint no way in f*** legendary bullpen coach Brad Fischer is gonna give his number up for some guy named Frank Thomas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 Is comparing this to losing a loved one a good correlation, only on a much lower level? I mean...we all knew this day was coming...yet this has been like by and large the most depressing day of the offseason - atleast for me. It's just hard to take it all in and realize that he is no longer a member of the Chicago White Sox. Good luck to the best hitter in the history of Chicago baseball...we'll miss you tremendously, and for all the negative media you went through from the mid to late 90s until the day you left, I have a feeling you will be the only member of this era in Chicago baseball to be remembered leaving with honor, integrity, and respectability. And you got your ring too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSH2005 Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 You can't be serious. There aint no way in f*** legendary bullpen coach Brad Fischer is gonna give his number up for some guy named Frank Thomas. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 QUOTE(SSH2005 @ Jan 25, 2006 -> 04:57 PM) Saying goodbye to Frank wasn't about loyalty, it was about health. Shhhh, we wouldn't want the A's to find out his health is an issue. They obviously don't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Jan 25, 2006 -> 03:23 PM) And you got your ring too Damn...the A's have a game on April 4th, Ring ceremony day. Frank won't be getting it that day. The A's are at the Cell on May 22, 23, and 24. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santo=dorf Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jan 25, 2006 -> 06:59 PM) Damn...the A's have a game on April 4th, Ring ceremony day. Frank won't be getting it that day. The A's are at the Cell on May 22, 23, and 24. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Is Frank going to be ready to play come 4-4-06? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quade36 Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 It will be so weird seeing him in another uniform Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santo=dorf Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 I can't wait for the first Frank-BMac matchup either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSH2005 Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 I can't wait for the first Frank-BMac matchup either. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> He better throw a lot of curveballs and changeups and not that mostly straight low-90's fastball. Frank would rake that thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerbaho-WG Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 You know, I almost hope that Frank hits his 500th home run against us at The Cell. I'm pretty sure every Sox fan could stomach that one. Good luck, Frank, we'll be waiting for you in May. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Be Good Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Good Luck with the A's Hurt, hope to see you in the postseason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBAHO Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 All the best to him. Hopefully for his sake he can come back and hit like to he used to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Balta1701 Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 I still have that card sitting in a frame back home in Indiana. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg The Bull Luzinski Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Teams I would like to see Frank hit 500 against: 1. Cubs (probably won't happen) 2. Yankee$ 3. Red Saux 4. Injuns 5. Twinkies 6. Barry Bonds (I guess he plays on a team) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baines3 Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 (edited) I wish Frank the best. He should get a standing Ovation when he plays the Sox. In my opinion, retire the number then. I hope does well, except when he plays the White Sox. (no offense to the Big Hurt or any Sox fan.) He will always be remembered as a White Sox. I miss him already. Edited January 26, 2006 by whitesox1976 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yakyusox Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 I was at one of the first games when he was called up in 1990. The sun shone pink through one of the Old Comiskey windows and I could have sworn Frank had a glow, an aura or something. Whenever he came to bat good things happened. I hope Frank has a phenominal year. But, the A's always play us tough and Iwon't be able to watch Frank in an A's uniform winning a game for the A's. I can't...I won't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSH2005 Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Frank Thomas is guaranteed $500,000 under the terms of his contract with the A's. He can make an additional $2.6 million if he remains healthy. Thomas can earn $1.4 million in roster bonuses as long as he's not on the DL due to additional left foot problems. He would get $325,000 each on May 1 and June 15, and $375,000 apiece on July 15 and Aug. 15. Also, he can earn $1.2 million in performance bonuses: $200,000 each for 300, 350, 400, 450, 500 and 550 plate appearances. Source: The Associated Press Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinnySoxFan Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Is anyone else surprised at how cheap they got him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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