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The Art Of The Autograph: A Blue Jays Year In Review
The MLB season has concluded and I've had some time to sit back and think about the season as a whole, not with regards to how the Toronto Blue Jays did or whether or not AJ Burnett will ever see Toronto again but about Autographs...
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MLB's 10 Greatest First Basemen of All Time
10. Jeff Bagwell Bagwell was one of the most consistent hitters of all time, as, in one stretch of his career. he had eight consecutive seasons of 30 home runs. In his 15 seasons, he had a ...
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Is Frank Thomas Done?
Oakland Athletics DH Frank Thomas learned that his quadriceps injury is not as bad as previously thought, meaning that he could play again in 2009. However, he hit .240 with just 8 HR in 71 games this season...
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The Top-50 Hitters Ever: Nos. 11-15
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Alabama Football: Analyzing Their Head Coaches
Knowing about the storied past of the Alabama Crimson Tide football program got me to thinking about who exactly were the people who built this fine program? Obviously, the first name that comes to mind is Paul Bear Bryant...
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The Oakland A's Should Sign Frank Thomas for Next Year
The A's need a power hitter, and I'm not keen on the idea of bringing back Jason Giambi, even though Giambi has stated he wanted to come back to Oakland. I would much rather have Frank Thomas...
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Frank Thomas' Return to the Oakland A's Lineup Will Help Jack Cust
Now that Frank Thomas is back in the lineup, look for Jack Cust's average to increase to around .250 when the season is over. He's going to get more pitches to hit, because Thomas is still a dangerous hitter and pitchers are going to pitch around him...
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Windy City Showdown: Cubs Vs. White Sox All-Time
Sandwiched between games on the north and south sides this week, we at WhatIfSports.com try to answer the question: "Which has been the greater franchise, the Chicago Cubs or Chicago White ...
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Frank Thomas Is An A: Two Year Deal
For all of the talk about how this team has been great with RISP and has been going from first to third and scoring from second better than ever, nothing can erase the fact that team's with NO power cannot sustain success...
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Big Hurt Will Be The Salve For What Bothers The A's
Two seasons ago, The Big Hurt, Frank Thomas, carried the Athletics offense and led the team to the ALCS. His presence in the lineup made up for a slumping Eric Chavez and his home run off ...
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Frank Thomas to Put "Big Hurt" on American League
With the news of Frank Thomas being mutually let go by the Toronto Blue Jays, brings up the question: What's next? We all know if Frank hung up the cleats now he would don a White Sox cap and be a first ballot Hall of Famer...
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Gems From the Web: 4/21
The 1918 Cubs might have thrown the World Series. We always knew Shoeless Joe was just a spineless lemming. [Fanhouse] Hank Steinbrenner wants to see Joba Chamberlain pitching...
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Orioles-Yankees: Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad for Baltimore
I work with a pretty intense Yankees fan. Life’s been good for him the last ten years or so. He told me in passing that this past weekend’s O’s/yanks series would be an incredible ...
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RETURN of Fantasy Friday's (With a Sprinkle of Under the Radar)
"I mean, I know it's just joke after joke, but I like that. At least it doesn't get all preachy and up its own ass with messages, you know?" - Trucker (South Park, 2006)By now, ...
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Toronto Blue Jays Frank Thomas: Released or Booted?
Hello again everyone. I hope everyone is enjoying the season at hand. We're officially two weeks into the new season, and my fantasy teams are lacking. Gotta love it. Anyway, there really hasn't been much to report on the baseball front..
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Atlanta Baseball: Could the Braves Deal Mark Teixeira to Stop Bullpen Bleeding?
You don’t want to hear it, but I’m going to say it, for Atlanta fans it’s time to start looking to the future. And for the first time in some 15 odd years, the future doesn’t appear to be now...
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Come to Think of It... Thoughts on Frank Thomas
Following a brief tirade over lack of playing time, Frank Thomas was given his release by the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday. Some team will likely pick him up...
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Toronto Blue Jays: Frank Thomas Out, Barry Bonds In?
The Toronto Blue Jays over the weekend have released slumping Designated Hitter Frank Thomas, so does this mean the first brick has been laid for a possible Barry Bonds return to baseball...
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BREAKING NEWS: Blue Jays Release Frank Thomas
We have breaking news out of Toronto this noon hour as the Toronto Blue Jays have released designated hitter Frank Thomas.Thomas was hitting .167 when he was told yesterday he would no longer be the team's regular DH...
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Blue Jays-Tigers: Rios, McGowan Excel, but Frank Thomas Is the Story
Alex Rios and Dustin McGowan were the heroes for the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday, but the big story was DH Frank Thomas and his soon-to-decrease playing time...
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Toronto Blue Jays: Big Problems for the Big Hurt
Frank Thomas is no longer the Blue Jays' starting designated hitter, having been replaced on an interim basis by Matt Stairs.To date, Thomas is hitting at only a ...
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Adorable Blue Jays Think They Can Win AL East
TORONTO - After opening up the season with a 4-4 record that puts them in second place in the AL East and includes a sweep of the defending world champion Red Sox, the Toronto Blue Jays believe ...
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MLB Notes: A Salute to the Big Guys
With the Mets languishing at 2-4, it's time to break out the big, scary-looking words like "languishing" and then turn my thoughts in happier directions...
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Blue Jays-Red Sox: Thomas Delivers Again
For the third straight day, the Boston Red Sox couldn't keep up with the Toronto Blue Jays.For the third straight day, Blue Jays DH Frank Thomas delivered a two-out extra-base hit to stake a dagger into the Red Sox's hearts...
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Welcome to the Hall of Fame, Frank Thomas
Welcome to the Hall of Fame, Mr. Frank Thomas. You've been looking for a home in upstate New York since at least 1990, and after knocking your 500th career dinger on Thursday, you've finally secured a deed in Cooperstown...





















