That's not what they are doing. The 'hope' is that Frank can handle ANY situation he's in and they can get others back to contributing. It worked briefly for Konerko, who's back sliding again at .095 ths past week. However, Thomas has been asked to sacrifice for this club for years, accepting the DH when his better judgement said not to, and taking the DH now to help get others straight, and still has people who call him a whiner, or not a team player, or not liked in the clubhouse. Last night's celebration at home plate showed yet again just how his teammates, those who know him, really feel. Everyone else is just Bulls***.
Exactly. I love it when I hear people call him a whiner, a baby, and not a team player. Unless you know what goes on in that clubhouse and how he interacts with the guys... you know nothing. And even on the heels of JM questioning the media about only quoting selected text - basically busting them for trying to create trouble - people still say crap. I've been lucky enough to hear things from the horses mouth.. and it's very accurate to say that the Frank that is portrayed is not who Frank is.