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Dibble needs to shut the hell up! I cant stand that guy! All he was saying was "If you have 400 HR's with a .430 OBP, you deserve to be in the HOF" or "If you have 500 HR's, I dont care what era you played in, you deserve to be in the HOF." The Mothereffer got on my damn nerves!

Look at my signature guys! I have that poster! WHOOO! Congrats Frank!

Didnt Loaiza lose against the DRays last time?

I thought we had to win 10 in a row to shave Hawk?

This thread makes me feel entrapped! Did we win last night?

Gammons just said the Sox are unlikely to trade Bartolo! DAMN IT! I'll miss ya Bart!

I can think of a few people here that Id like to see shave their whole body....

A WHOLE 7 STEALS! WOW!

Must have been those freak triples! When the ball bounces off the tip-top of the wall and then rools all the way to 1st base! OR whehe hits a pop-up 10 miles in the sky and the 2nd baseman loses it when its coming down! OR.....I can go on and on!

The best thing about you rimage was OAK 10- KC 0!

EL CABALLO! HR! 5-0 SOX! KEPT IT FAIR, YES!

A groundout to SS, he can do better than that, at least a base hit!

Our "Tub of Goo" is pitching well!

Its only the 4th inning! BTW, thanx whitesox247, for the update and welcome back.

Hi gys. Didnt know there was an early start today? Can someone give me an update. Im gonna record the rest of the game in case Frank gets 400.

From whitesox.com: By the end of the Tampa Bay series at U.S. Cellular Field this weekend, Frank Thomas could be the 36th man in Major League baseball history to hit 400 home runs. With the way Thomas swung the bat over the weekend in a four-game series against Detroit, he could reach that plateau by the fifth inning Monday night. But 400 home runs won’t satisfy the White Sox first baseman/designated hitter, not after hitting 35 or more in a season on six different occasions. He wants to hit at least another 100 before his career is finished. “Hitting 400 is very important, but my goal was to get to 500,” Thomas said. “I have a few more years to get there, but it’s great to make a good charge this year. “Reaching 500 is that magical goal. It’s one of those things that I got off to such a quick start that 500 was definitely one of my distant goals. I’m 102 home runs away, and that’s a couple of years away, I feel.” Thomas would be long past 400 and well on his way to his “magical” total if not for losing the 2001 season to a torn right triceps, suffered on April 27 against Seattle. Thomas hit .221 with four home runs in 68 games before the injury. It took Thomas most of last season to regain his form from the injury, with another down year for the perennial All-Star featuring a .252 average, 28 home runs and 92 RBIs. Intense work in the offseason had Thomas primed for 2003, and he has delivered to the tune of 22 home runs and 52 RBIs. The numbers are impressive. But they aren’t exactly what Thomas envisioned when he poured out blood, sweat and tears prior to Spring Training. “I thought it would be better, to be honest with you,” Thomas said. “The home runs are there, but I don’t think the RBIs are there, and that’s been key in my career. “There’s still time to turn it on, and you never know what can happen in (64) games. I’m not going to stress about it. I’ll just go up there and be a dangerous hitter.” In order to increase that danger factor, Thomas plans to forego a .300 average or his high walk total and focus on the power aspect of his game for the rest of 2003. It’s a sign of maturity and the ability to adjust from a 14-year veteran, especially for one who has topped .300 in 10 seasons and had more than 100 walks nine times. Thomas carried a .273 average into Monday’s game and has walked 64 times while striking out 68. He was mired in a 6-for-43 slump, prior to Sunday’s three-hit, two-home run afternoon. But hitting coach Greg Walker likes his second-half offensive approach. “It’s not just a focus on home runs, but a time to air it out,” Thomas said. “I want to be a damaging hitter, and when I get hot, max it out. I’m going to quit trying to do things that I did when I was younger. I’m not going to become a free swinger, but I will let it go. “If I pull the ball, then I pull the ball. If I get a pitch close enough to me to pull, then I don’t care about hitting it to right anymore. Center to left is where I want to put the ball right now. “I’m comfortable with the approach, and it’s what I’ve done in batting practice,” Thomas added. “It’s a home run derby with almost every swing. You get in the groove and start swinging the bat that way. It’s muscle memory.” White Sox manager Jerry Manuel is more than satisfied with Thomas being focused on the long ball. But he’s also watched the White Sox superstar change his approach from week to week and realizes it could happen again. “You know Frank,” Manuel said with a laugh. “He’ll get two cheap singles today and tomorrow it will be his average. You know how he is. We like for him to have production. In that third spot, we need him to produce. “If he feels like home runs this week, we will take it. That is instant production. Whatever makes him comfortable, as long as he produces, we are happy with that.” Thomas began Monday’s contest with 1,989 career hits and 1,350 career walks. Add those numbers to a resume that includes a .312 average, five All-Star selections and back-to-back Most Valuable Player awards in 1993 and 1994, and Thomas has a strong case for the Hall of Fame once he retires. But there’s no plan for retirement in Thomas’ near future. Not with 500 home runs, a long shot for 3,000 hits and other accolades on the not-too-distant horizon. “I would love to get there, but you never know,” Thomas said of the Hall of Fame. “Hitting 500 home runs should help, with so many doubles and everything else. “There are a lot of great guys still not in there that did a lot in this game, so that’s always a questionable call. The best thing I can do is play at a high level the rest of my career. “I don’t think any player leaves this game satisfied,” Thomas added. “Even the greatest ones say they could have done more.” Wow!

He murdered both balls? How will he have Baby Hurt's?

864 feet of absolute Thomasness!

Sorry guys, I gotta go help my Mom out. She's sick today. CYa, go E-LO!

Rowand flied to left after Tony G's double. Great play by Loz in the top 3. Line shot BACK AT HIM AND HE SNAGGED IT! 1 down.

Hi guys, got back from my fishing trip late last night. Offense is looking real good today. Loaiza with 4 k's through 2. Ill help ya out a little Jas.

If he really did commit Sexual Assault, then send that prick to jail, I dont care if he is a superstar, you just done put your hand on a woman...and then rape her!

Sorry, I was watching Mike Tyson: Beyond the Glory! I take my comment back. At 1st, I thought she charged him for some $$$, but now they have physical evidence and Kobe admitted it right now! The ESPN guy read a Kobe quote and Kobe practically admitted. So now, I call her the victim not the b****!

OMG! The D.A. said he could prove the case "without reasonable doubt." This is wierd. I thought the b**** just wanted money but this is for real. The Lakers are screwed! The D.A. said he has physical and witness evidence! Kobe might not play! But remember, this is just a charge, not a conviction.

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