Edited December 29, 20232 yr by Buehrle>Wood

What happened here?

Another former MLB player named Frank Thomas passed, think he played for the Pirates. 

*Gonzo/Charles Dickens voice*

"And Frank Thomas, who did NOT die,"

Edited December 29, 20232 yr by MiddleCoastBias

8 minutes ago, MEANS said:

Another former MLB player named Frank Thomas passed, think he played for the Pirates. 

Yep, he played in the 50s and 60s. Started with the Pirates and IIRC also played with the Phillies, Cubs and expansion Mets. Had some power with 200+ homers but wasn’t that good with the glove. 

Edited December 29, 20232 yr by The Mighty Mite

3 minutes ago, The Mighty Mite said:

Yep, he played in the 50s and 60s,  for the Pirates for sure but IIRC also for the Phillies, Cubs and expansion Mets. Had some power with 200+ homers but wasn’t that good with the glove. 

He was always in Cooperstown for Hall of Fame induction weekend. He'd set up a table on the sidewalk advertising "Frank Thomas autographs beginning at [time]" (this is a common thing for others players that played on the same team as the players that are getting inducted that weekend).

You could tell who was making their first trip out for an Induction weekend as they lined up an hour in advance. He was always a good sport about it and had fun, saying he was the original Frank Thomas and that ours was the *other* Frank Thomas.

Anyway, RIP to that guy.

And she'll like it too [that he's not dead]!

For a second there I thought he might have taken too big of dose of nugenix.

34 minutes ago, MiddleCoastBias said:

He was always in Cooperstown for Hall of Fame induction weekend. He'd set up a table on the sidewalk advertising "Frank Thomas autographs beginning at [time]" (this is a common thing for others players that played on the same team as the players that are getting inducted that weekend).

You could tell who was making their first trip out for an Induction weekend as they lined up an hour in advance. He was always a good sport about it and had fun, saying he was the original Frank Thomas and that ours was the *other* Frank Thomas.

Anyway, RIP to that guy.

Never heard that but a good chuckle.

Thomas was also the guy who started needling Dick Allen badly when they both were teammates on the Phillies. Some of the comments may have been racial and it led to a fight:

 

He has not yet joined Wade Boggs in the sky.

https://x.com/thebighurt_35/status/1740787452091240690?s=46&t=G3On-_LleGmZce-r3ClVZA
 

 

1 hour ago, Lip Man 1 said:

Thomas was also the guy who started needling Dick Allen badly when they both were teammates on the Phillies. Some of the comments may have been racial and it led to a fight:

 

Allen had issues in the 60s but he should have cleaned Thomas’ clock, guy was a jerk.

1 hour ago, Quin said:

He has not yet joined Wade Boggs in the sky.

RIP boss hogg

 

 

 

Oops

In an update to this story, Frank Thomas of the White Sox was rushed to the hospital after becoming violently ill after seeing Chris Getz’s most recent player acquisitions.

Just another example of how bad the modern media is.