Rishard101 Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Here's my opinion on Frank and the whole issue: Frank Thomas has been one of the few clean power hitters during the Steroid Era as well as a leader in the movement to get steroids out of baseball. In 1992 through about 1995 he was arguably the best hitter in baseball, however other players began taking steroids and belting out 40, 50, 60 home runs like it was nothing, while Thomas suffered through an array of injuries during the time while all these other players were becoming superstars because of their seemingly amazing feats. Thomas has managed to hit 500+ home runs over his career howver because of the abundance of players that are doing that now because of the juice he is somehow not even considered a first ballot hall of famer by many. How would you feel if you did something completely clean, yet YOU were the one being punished because you didn't cheat? This is the predicament Thomas faces and I think we should all comend him for doing it the right way, and if he is not a first ballot hall of famer that would be a true symbol of everything that has been wrong with baseball during this time, it's not the ones who cheated getting punished, it's the ones who were clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swingandalongonetoleft Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 Frank Thomas is my favorite baseball player of all time. That said, the Mitchell report was not the who's who of roiders. Look at it. Pettite, Clemens, Tejada, Bonds and a bunch of small-timers or retired ballplayers. Did the names actually surprise anyone on here? More will come, rest assured. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 QUOTE(GOD @ Dec 13, 2007 -> 05:45 PM) Here's my opinion on Frank and the whole issue: Frank Thomas has been one of the few clean power hitters during the Steroid Era as well as a leader in the movement to get steroids out of baseball. In 1992 through about 1995 he was arguably the best hitter in baseball, however other players began taking steroids and belting out 40, 50, 60 home runs like it was nothing, while Thomas suffered through an array of injuries during the time while all these other players were becoming superstars because of their seemingly amazing feats. Thomas has managed to hit 500+ home runs over his career howver because of the abundance of players that are doing that now because of the juice he is somehow not even considered a first ballot hall of famer by many. How would you feel if you did something completely clean, yet YOU were the one being punished because you didn't cheat? This is the predicament Thomas faces and I think we should all comend him for doing it the right way, and if he is not a first ballot hall of famer that would be a true symbol of everything that has been wrong with baseball during this time, it's not the ones who cheated getting punished, it's the ones who were clean. the word of GOD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatScott82 Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 Yep Frank was robbed in 2000 by Mr. Roids himself (Giambi). Frank is and always will be Mr. White Sox in my book. Hopefully he ends his career strong in Toronto this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klaus kinski Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 Most difficult out of our lifetimes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wbicker2424 Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 I have a lot of respect for Frank. As one other poster said, he is also the reason I became a sox fan. I was sorry to see them let him go the way they did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allsox Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 Cheers to the best player in White Sox history! Frank, your statue for the Comiskey Park Concourse is being made right now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winninguglyin83 Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 Frank and Robin Ventura -- doing it the right way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 QUOTE(GreatScott82 @ Dec 13, 2007 -> 07:03 PM) Yep Frank was robbed in 2000 by Mr. Roids himself (Giambi). Giambi is a well known roider, but there's no way I'm calling him Mr. Roids. That's Canseco by a mile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beast Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 QUOTE(GreatScott82 @ Dec 13, 2007 -> 07:03 PM) Yep Frank was robbed in 2000 by Mr. Roids himself (Giambi). Frank is and always will be Mr. White Sox in my book. Hopefully he ends his career strong in Toronto this season. Quoted for truth. If we're out of it and looking for something to cheer for, I must say we'll have to tune into Frank and see some real baseball being played. Who knows, maybe we'll have him traded to us at the deadline to retire as a member of the White Sox? (That is, if Toronto sucks this year and Thome is hurt/traded.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxWS05 Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 I have a lot of respect for Frank. As one other poster said, he is also the reason I became a sox fan. I was sorry to see them let him go the way they did. I second this. The reason I'm a Sox fan today is because of the big hurt and I was really upset the way KW handled his leaving the Sox. Frank means more to this franchise then you KW and don't you forget that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 Frank ... you should be commended. Congratulations and give him the MVP from the year he got robbed by a Roider. That report is a joke. Obviously more players used steroids than got named. Name em all or name none. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Gleason Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 Could you imagine is he had taken roids? I mean, the guy is HUGE as is! If he was on anything, he would have been a friggin' monster! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 QUOTE(greg775 @ Dec 14, 2007 -> 02:16 AM) That report is a joke. Obviously more players used steroids than got named. Name em all or name none. They named who they could based on the evidence they could get and the people that would cooperate. They made it very clear that it wasn't a definitive list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capn12 Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 Frank is the main reason I went from being a casual baseball fan, to an avid ChiSox fan. I watched him in the SEC down here in my part of the country, and thought "Good lord this guy is a monster. He is going to crush the ball in the bigs." Here we are 18 or so years later, and the man has done everything the right way in the game, and deserves to not even have to sweat a first time ballot entry into the HOF. Cheers to you, Mr. Frank Thomas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retro1983hat Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 Somewhere KW will try to complain about Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpringfieldFan Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 I agree with everything. Also in the light of fairness, keep in mind that not only were Frank's accomplishments eclipsed by juiced hitters, but he had to spend a career hitting against juiced up pitchers as well. SFF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 Totally selfish, Bonds, Clemens, Giambi, et.al. all cared enough to inject to make themselves and their team better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ginger Kid Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Dec 13, 2007 -> 02:28 PM) This should be in here: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/subscribe...p-4690710c.html that's great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bighurt4life Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 he's the reason i love the sox and even though he's moved on, i still love him only as a man can love another man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Be Good Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 Big Frank's def a first ballot. Fans shouldn't have anything to worry about especially after all these big names are listed on the steriods report. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 QUOTE(Texsox @ Dec 14, 2007 -> 08:43 PM) Totally selfish, Bonds, Clemens, Giambi, et.al. all cared enough to inject to make themselves and their team better. So money is no factor either? And their desire to hurt themselves to make more money isn't selfish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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