Hey Eck hits for power to

who knew.

oN another note looks like jp lied again
he gave FT the boot today....dipshit.

<bushdoctor48@webtv.net> wrote in message
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> who knew.
>
> oN another note looks like jp lied again
> he gave FT the boot today....dipshit.

He was quoted in this morning's papers as saying he "didn't know" whether he
would release Thomas. Guess he found out quickly. :-p

So Frank Thomas is no longer a Toronto Blue Jay.

In a rather stunning move, the Jays — turned off by Thomas' slow start
and perhaps fearful of his $10 million vesting option for 2008 — cut
bait on the venerable slugger.

On a certain level, nothing's shocking when the terminally clueless J.P.
Ricciardi is involved, but the sudden end to Thomas' days in Toronto was
nonetheless unexpected.

He probably won't be unemployed for very long (the Seattle Mariners
should be making breathless overtures on the double), but even if Thomas
never plays another game he's had a career of rare distinction.

Let's be more candid about this: Frank Thomas is a first-ballot,
no-debate-permitted Hall of Famer.

First and foremost, Thomas is among the most dominant hitters ever to
play the game. To justify that claim, let's take a walking tour of his
accomplishments at the plate:

His 516 career home runs ranks 18th on the all-time list.
His career on-base percentage of .420 ranks 20th on the all-time list.
His career slugging percentage of .559 ranks 22nd on the all-time list.
His career OPS (on-base percentage plus slugging percentage) of .979 is
the 12th-best mark ever.
His 489 career doubles rank 53rd on the all-time list.
His 1,639 walks rank ninth on the all-time list.
He ranks 39th all-time in total bases with 4,478.
He ranks 22nd all-time in RBI (1,685) and 70th all-time in runs scored
(1,474).
He's 24th on the all-time list for extra-base hits with 1,016.
He's 31st all-time in times on base (4,143).
He's fifth all-time with 120 sac flies.
He ranks 23rd all-time in at-bats per home run (15.5).
He ranks 19th all-time in Adjusted OPS, which is OPS scaled to reflect
park and league environments.
His career batting average of .302 ranks 16th among active players