he was just released by the Jays

release Erik Hinske and have Big Hurt bat DH


or just make him play in Durham

4/20/2008 11:10:40 AM

hahaha. bitch and you get cut.

4/20/2008 11:46:26 AM

Big Hurt to Baltimore

plz

4/20/2008 11:48:32 AM

hell, sign Thomas and Bonds

designate both of them to Durham

profit

4/20/2008 11:52:57 AM

why? it's not like Hinske has been playing badly. An fat old player isn't what that team wants. They already have Cliff Floyd

4/20/2008 12:49:02 PM

just wishful thinking

i'd love to see the Rays get more than 5000 people in the stands. and that's a great way to do it (#1 and #18 on the HR list). well, that and winning games couldn't hurt

4/20/2008 1:03:01 PM

Quote :

"2008 STATS BA HR RBI .167 3 11"

Why would anyone want him on their team?

4/20/2008 1:06:48 PM

prolly cause he is frank thomas

4/20/2008 1:08:35 PM

he always has slow Aprils

4/20/2008 1:10:15 PM

Quote :

""2008 STATS BA HR RBI .167 3 11" Why would anyone want him on their team?"

2007 STATS
BA HR RBI
.277 26 95

4/20/2008 1:13:52 PM

The Jays are like a panicked fantasy owner

but he was gonna get 10 mil next year if he got 376 PA's this year

so they were being smart in that respect by benching him

4/20/2008 1:26:52 PM

but they still have to shell out 8M even if he signs with another team

4/20/2008 1:36:11 PM

Quote :

"With a career average of .302, Thomas is one of four players in baseball history to record at least a .300 average, 500 home runs, 1,500 RBIs, 1,000 runs and 1,500 walks. The others are Mel Ott, Babe Ruth and Ted Williams."

He should just call it quits to stay above .300 for his career

4/20/2008 1:46:38 PM

^^8 mil for this year

none for next year

4/20/2008 1:49:42 PM

Interesting Fact*: Frank Thomas has the most plate appearances by any player to have never had a sacrifice hit. He just passed Harmon Killebrew this week, so I'm sure he's thankful that the Blue Jays afforded him that opportunity.

*Fact may not be very interesting.

4/20/2008 2:21:40 PM

^sacrifice bunt maybe? i don't think there is such thing as a sacrifice hit.

i wonder if the blue jays are interested in bonds now?

[Edited on April 20, 2008 at 2:25 PM. Reason : .]

4/20/2008 2:25:09 PM

A sacrifice hit is a sacrifice bunt.

4/20/2008 2:27:25 PM

wtf i thought a sacrifice hit was when u hit it to the outfield and the person on third tags up

4/20/2008 2:29:36 PM

That's a sacrifice fly according to statistical conventions. Up until the 1950s (I think), sac hits and sac flies were considered the same thing.

4/20/2008 2:30:58 PM

never heard it referred to that way, it's kind of a misnomer.

4/20/2008 2:31:20 PM

Not really, from the BR Glossary:

Quote :

"# SH - Sacrifice Hits or Bunts (were first counted in 1895 and includes Sac Flies until 1953) # SF - Sacrifice Flies (were first counted in 1954, prior to that they were included in Sac Hits)"

Here's the list of players with no SH, ordered by PA. It's a week old or so, Thomas has 9857 PA now.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/pi/shareit/sbKS

[Edited on April 20, 2008 at 2:36 PM. Reason : ]

4/20/2008 2:32:37 PM

potayto = potahto

i wonder if someone will pick him up.

4/20/2008 2:36:53 PM

hey look, its that on Tampa fan!

4/20/2008 2:47:57 PM

what's on Tampa sports fan? is that a Tampa radio station?

4/20/2008 3:30:12 PM

so whats with this dude that works for boston that created like new stats and shit...i've heard of slugging percentage and shit but apparently he figured it out or something

4/20/2008 3:37:49 PM

From the Jays to the Rays...

4/20/2008 3:38:09 PM

^^ His name is Bill James. He's a computer.

4/20/2008 3:40:58 PM

Quote :

"2008 STATS BA HR RBI .167 3 11" Why would anyone want him on their team?"

Ortiz is currently sitting at .160, 2 and 12

OMG WHAT IS HE DOIN IN THE MAJORS

4/21/2008 8:43:30 AM

wow, they're 1st in the East

4/27/2008 9:51:56 PM

sure, and the 7 year age difference does not matter.

Thomas is 40 in May, hitting .160 when he was last playing, and in 2 of the last 4 full seasons played less than 75 games. This is what happens when players should retire.


[Edited on April 28, 2008 at 3:39 AM. Reason : nvm]

4/28/2008 3:36:34 AM

Looking in this thread reminds how far off some NC people are when it comes to baseball

4/28/2008 3:45:26 AM

Quote :

"Looking in this thread reminds how far off some NC State people are when it comes to baseball"

I'd say most NC people are pretty smart when it comes to baseball.

4/28/2008 8:27:28 AM

no shit, I'd say NC residents are probably some on the most knowledgeable baseball fans in the country....espcially out of the states that don't have a MLB team

4/28/2008 10:26:51 AM

Frank Thomas is going to play forever!

4/28/2008 10:31:25 AM

Big Hurtie was a homer shy of the cycle last night! Talk about effort to run out a triple -only Vlad or Manny could possibly be slow enough in the OF to let Big Frank run out a triple...

I wonder what the Blue Jays are saying about him right now???

4/29/2008 2:41:01 PM

Probably something along the lines of "Hey, we still suck."

4/29/2008 2:50:24 PM

big hurtie?

4/29/2008 5:34:46 PM

it was Vlad but Frank got a very lucky bounce...Frank's 8th career triple...CAREER

Vlad would've gunned his ass out at 2nd if he hadn't gotten an unlucky bounce off the outfield walls

4/29/2008 5:35:56 PM

really? I thought he got the triple because he was fast

4/29/2008 5:39:08 PM

so did i!

4/29/2008 5:42:25 PM

I have 17 friends online

15 are playing GTA

1 is Away

1 is playing Rock Band (fag)

4/29/2008 6:26:18 PM

Quote :

"only Vlad or Manny could possibly be slow enough in the OF to let Big Frank run out a triple"

HA, I didn't even read this part of the post until now.

Vlad isn't that slow. he's lost a step or two, but he's still good for a consistent 15 steals a year. And it wouldn't matter if he didn't even have legs, he's got one of the best outfield arms ever.

And Manny plays left, he would have to die out there (or figure out a way to cut off his own throw) to let Frank Thomas get a triple.

4/29/2008 6:26:34 PM