June 2, 200619 yr Frank is starting to heat up a little bit. Remember, he was hitting .178 coming into USCF, and now he's at .230 with 12 HR, 29 RBI, and an .830 OPS. He hit HR #460 tonight. He now has two straight games with an HR. I was pissed to see his career OPS fall from .996 to .989, but now it's back up to .992. Let's hope that he can stay healthy enough to get 400 to 450 ABs. He only has 3 doubles thus far, which is an indication that he ain't trying to force the issue. He probably has some of those off-the-wall type singles. And I mean literally off the wall.
June 2, 200619 yr QUOTE(hammerhead johnson @ Jun 2, 2006 -> 12:41 AM) Frank is starting to heat up a little bit. Remember, he was hitting .178 coming into USCF, and now he's at .230 with 12 HR, 29 RBI, and an .830 OPS. He hit HR #460 tonight. He now has two straight games with an HR. I was pissed to see his career OPS fall from .996 to .989, but now it's back up to .992. Let's hope that he can stay healthy enough to get 400 to 450 ABs. He only has 3 doubles thus far, which is an indication that he ain't trying to force the issue. He probably has some of those off-the-wall type singles. And I mean literally off the wall. He had a line-shot single off the wall, while he was in Chicago. So that's probably true. And note that this time, I'm deleting any posts that we've seen in previous threads discussing Frank. This thread is to discuss Frank's season and is staying kosher.
June 2, 200619 yr If there were any way he could get his OPS up to 1.000 again, it would look so damn good on his resume when he retires. That's a club with only 10 members right now with one of them not counting (Helton, 1.036) so in my mind he would be one of 10 players to have an OPS of 1000 or higher for his career. Amazing company.
June 2, 200619 yr Yeah the guy's power has never and will never leave him. Even as his body betrays him and his legs ache and his bat speed drops-the guy knows how to hit. He's strong enough and smart enough to still draw a lot of walks and to hit the ball out of the park. If he can get the old average up to 250 and hit 30 or so homers-he will have been a superb pickup by the Oakland A's
June 2, 200619 yr When Frank has the opportunity, he should thank Garland for serving up some juicy fastballs and turning his season around. Nothing like facing Jon to turn around the ol' confidence.
June 2, 200619 yr QUOTE(Jeckle2000 @ Jun 2, 2006 -> 03:02 AM) Can he play CF? Better yet, can he throw out of the bullpen?
June 2, 200619 yr QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ Jun 2, 2006 -> 12:11 AM) When Frank has the opportunity, he should thank Garland for serving up some juicy fastballs and turning his season around. Nothing like facing Jon to turn around the ol' confidence. IMO, that is the reason why he has been hitting the cover off the ball lately. Nothing better than coming back to your old home and facing old teammates. The crowd gave him a good applause and he replied with 2 HR’s.
June 2, 200619 yr QUOTE(Yoda @ Jun 2, 2006 -> 04:16 PM) IMO, that is the reason why he has been hitting the cover off the ball lately. Nothing better than coming back to your old home and facing old teammates. The crowd gave him a good applause and he replied with 2 HR’s. That's got to help, but there's some strong coincidence in that too. Frank's always been a sluggish starter, and once the weather heats up he usually does too.
June 2, 200619 yr I was sitting in left field at Camden Yards in '93 during the home run derby (believe it or not, right next to John Rooney's wife who introduced herself when she saw my Sox cap). Everyone was trying to catch home run balls, naturally. Until Frank came up, that is. He hit a laser on his first dinger that sent us all ducking. After that there was a palpable buzz. Then he hit one off the third deck. People went nuts. Damn that man can hit a ball HARD.
June 2, 200619 yr It is no stretch to think that his resurgence has been aided by his return to the Cell. He rose to the occasion the way great ones do, like Ted Williams in his final AB or Ruth hitting 3 homers in a game in the final week of his career. I think he was so focused that he did great, and now he has his swagger back a bit. The weather certainly isn't hurting either. If Frank can go on to hit his 500 next year and the Sox make a postseason run this year, then maybe there doesn't have to be any bad blood outside of Frank and Kenny.
June 2, 200619 yr QUOTE(The Ginger Kid @ Jun 2, 2006 -> 05:28 PM) right next to John Rooney's wife who introduced herself when she saw my Sox cap His former wife
June 2, 200619 yr QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ Jun 2, 2006 -> 05:11 AM) When Frank has the opportunity, he should thank Garland for serving up some juicy fastballs and turning his season around. Nothing like facing Jon to turn around the ol' confidence. Sadly you are not joking
June 3, 200619 yr QUOTE(Benchwarmerjim @ Jun 2, 2006 -> 10:25 PM) just hit another solo shot this time off Johan Santana Wow. 461.
June 3, 200619 yr Author QUOTE(Benchwarmerjim @ Jun 3, 2006 -> 02:25 AM) just hit another solo shot this time off Johan Santana That was Oakland's only run. Frank is approaching some milestones. He now has 1495 RBI, and 1494 runs. Edited June 3, 200619 yr by hammerhead johnson
June 3, 200619 yr QUOTE(hammerhead johnson @ Jun 3, 2006 -> 01:22 AM) That was Oakland's only run. God damn, the Twins are on fire right now. They have won 6 straight. Frank is approaching some milestones. He now has 1495 RBI, and 1494 runs. Thatd be raw if he got 1500 and 1500 at the same time
June 3, 200619 yr QUOTE(T R U @ Jun 3, 2006 -> 02:35 AM) Thatd be raw if he got 1500 and 1500 at the same time He got hit #2000 at the same time he got HR #400.
June 4, 200619 yr Frank get hurt today? Noticed he was PH for in the 3rd after getting a double in his 1st AB.
June 4, 200619 yr It's still so hard to see him in a green and yellow uniform. I really hope he can get that 500th home run before he retires, he deserves it.
June 4, 200619 yr QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Jun 4, 2006 -> 05:51 PM) Frank get hurt today? Noticed he was PH for in the 3rd after getting a double in his 1st AB. Just looked in the GameDay to see what it was: Bottom 5TH B:0 S:0 O:0 Oakland Athletics designated hitter Frank Thomas left the game due to an injured foot/ankle. And here comes the Frank bashing, though no one in this thread has suggested that the Sox did anything wrong by letting him go.
June 4, 200619 yr Damn. I hope it's not too serious. I would really love to see him get #500 before it's all said and done.
June 4, 200619 yr Yeah hopefully its just a little discomfort and they are erring on the side of caution by lifting him. He's been really good the last few weeks so let's hope that he's healthy and back in a few days
June 4, 200619 yr Author QUOTE(hammerhead johnson @ Jun 2, 2006 -> 04:41 AM) He only has 3 doubles thus far, which is an indication that he ain't trying to force the issue. Frank pulled up lame off of a double. He simply can not run anymore.
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