July 22, 200322 yr I heard on the radio yesterday that Frank Thomas and Jeff Bagwell have the same date of birth. It's amazing how similar their career numbers are, especially if you figure in Thomas' lost season. Here's a link to their stats (if anyone cares). http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb...e.x=&statSet1=1
July 22, 200322 yr I heard on the radio yesterday that Frank Thomas and Jeff Bagwell have the same date of birth. It's amazing how similar their career numbers are, especially if you figure in Thomas' lost season. Here's a link to their stats (if anyone cares). http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb...e.x=&statSet1=1 You're a couple days late -- we talked about this the day after Bagwell hit #400. But yes, their numbers are extremely similar.
July 22, 200322 yr im from houston and i hate jeff bagwell...he is like 5'10" and scared to catch the ball or throw it..these last few years it really seems like he has lost it and i wish that him and biggio would just leave
July 22, 200322 yr big frank lost what a yr pos 2 with his injury? when frank wasn't hurt and played like he used too, big frank was a better hitter. plain and simple.
July 22, 200322 yr i totally agree that thomas is a much better hitter than bagwell if he wouldnt have gotten injured his numbers would have been much better
July 22, 200322 yr The only guys who played while Frank was playing in his prime that even come close are Bonds and Griffey.
July 22, 200322 yr Frank has had some injuries in his career, no doubt. But, keep in mind that Jeff Bagwell has broken his had 2-3 times and missed quite a few games as a result. Frank's probably missed more, but Bags certainly hasn't had an injury-free career. BTW, that reminds me -- what ever happened to that poster baggio? Did he leave and I missed something?
July 22, 200322 yr 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!
July 22, 200322 yr 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! If you take a look at some footage of Frank from like 1991 or 1992 (or take a look at some of his cards), he used to have a different body. He wasn't as bulky/fat. He had 7 steals one season.
July 22, 200322 yr A WHOLE 7 STEALS! WOW! Not saying 7 was a lot, but compared to his 1 or 2 that he gets now, it's a lot.
July 22, 200322 yr BTW, that reminds me -- what ever happened to that poster baggio? Did he leave and I missed something? His wife got the computer in the divorce settlement
July 23, 200322 yr No. His computer broke. He's currently paying for a divorce which he mentioned here on the boards once or twice. Baggs is a stand-up guy and his kids come first. The computer will have to wait.
July 23, 200322 yr His wife got the computer in the divorce settlement He's a great guy and to those of you in the Chicago area who know him please give him my best.
July 23, 200322 yr Back to Frank. After seeing the replay of his long home run in the first inning Tuesday for about the eighth time, it was obvious that Frank really kept his head down on the ball all the way. Even after his follow through his head was down. It was the best swing from Frank I have seen in a long time. That type of swing was routine ten years ago.
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