The INSANE Prime of Frank Thomas

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Frank Thomas, AKA The Big Hurt, was one of the 1990s finest ballplayers. He seemed to have no limitations! He hit for average, power, and was patient, walking more than he struck out for his career! His consistency is under appreciated, and there’s a stat we’ll discuss later on that all but confirms this claim. He played 16 years with the White Sox, and set record after record for the franchise. He made a baseball bat look like a toothpick, and was one of the most imposing and dangerous hitters throughout his 19 year big league career.
Link to Frank’s charity:
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Players relevant to the video: Cal Ripken Jr., Cecil Fielder, Willie Randolph, Brett Butler, Dennis Eckersley, Kirby Puckett, Joe Carter, Mike Schmidt, Ken Griffey Jr., Tino Martinez, Lou Gehrig, Ted Williams, Jason Giambi, Adley Rutschman, Nolan Arenado, Johan Santana, Jim Thome, Paul Konerko, Edgar Martinez, Derek Jeter, Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine
0:00 Intro
0:51 Biography
3:38 The Big Hurt
6:41 Video Game Numbers
9:06 Frank the Tank
11:10 Making History/Facing Adversity
13:08 Rock Bottom
15:22 A New Home in Oakland
17:42 Frank’s Fanfare
18:52 Charity/Conclusion
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@Ron742_ 10 месяцев назад

500+ HR, 2k+ hits, more walks than strikeouts, and batting avg above .300. how many hitters can say that?

@chiarosuburekeni9325 10 месяцев назад

Craaaazy numbers

@jacobjones5269 10 месяцев назад

The real question is what would those numbers look like if he played 15K innings at 1st base, instead of being a DH for the majority of his career?..

@riltalk4055 10 месяцев назад

Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, Mel Ott and Jimmie Foxx can all lay claim to this distinction, but it is indeed, a very rare club to be a part of. Lou Gehrig fell just 7 homers shy of this club.

@jacobjones5269 10 месяцев назад

@@riltalk4055 Bagwell was better.. produced almost identical numbers and was plus plus at everything else.. I once saw Bagwell steal home to walk it off.. lol..

@chiarosuburekeni9325 10 месяцев назад

@@jacobjones5269 irrelevant

@BobbyBarnacles 10 месяцев назад

Crazy how much power he had with his back foot in the air as he made contact.

@kevinjames8861 10 месяцев назад

I forgot how how impressive his average numbers were.

@joshuapatrick682 10 месяцев назад

yeah him and Edgar Martinez have a similar (but not identical) setup and follow through...

@zzptie 10 месяцев назад

his power came more from his hips, you can see it in the swing

@watchdawg1103 10 месяцев назад

Walt Reniak was the Sox hitting coach and taught that form. A lot of Sox players during those years had that form (Robin Ventura comes to mind with a swing that was obvious with the back foot like Thomas').

@jordanmitchell526 10 месяцев назад

That happens while a lot of players swing. You’d be surprised

@BobG127 7 месяцев назад

In over 40 years of being an enthusiastic baseball fan who also played organized baseball and softball, I never saw a better hitter than Frank Thomas. Keep in mind that he never took steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs. He was robbed of at least a couple more MVP awards by players who were NOT clean. Thomas was a great, natural talent who made the most of what he had. The cheaters and prima donnas eventually took all the joy out of watching the game for me. Thanks for the memories, Frank.

@JohnSmith-zw8vp 10 месяцев назад

He had SEVEN straight seasons of .300 BA, 100 H's, 100 R's, 100 RBI's, 100 BB's, 20 HR's. No one else has more than three. Not to mention he was #1 on Beckett's Hot List for 34 straight months!

@chicagotypewriter4534 8 месяцев назад

Thx 35# i lived 5 minutes from the park and i heard the fireworks going off all summer.

@gscollect 10 месяцев назад

Great hitter. Even better person.

@thewholefnjt 10 месяцев назад

born in the suburbs of Chicago and now living in indiana...frank thomas was and still is my all time fav baseball player. he was Albert pujols before AP had the spotlight. only difference was there wasn't the platforms, media coverage, streaming that the players of today have the luxury of having. ONLY PLAYER IN HISTORY to have 7 consecutive seasons of .300 ba, 20 hrs, 100 rbi, 100 runs, 100 walks. and he did it clean. met him 3 times once at the ball game, once at a sports convention, and once promoting his Big Hurt Beer. had 2 rookie cards and a baseball signed by him. the last time I said the only thing besides thx for the memories I could to respect his greatness. I said "thanks for doing it CLEANLY for all those years." he responded "thx for being there."

@Stretch213 2 месяца назад

I think I was at his 3 homerun game. I was a Lil kiddo. So I'm probably wrong. He is awesome. I love Frank ventura Lance one dog. Awesome team to grow up with

@thewholefnjt 2 месяца назад

@Stretch213 great memories weren't they?! the players u mentioned...Blackjack McDowell. Bo. Wilson Alvarez. Alex Fernandez. Karkovice. Cora. Burks. Raines. Roberto Hernandez. these names just flow into my memory. 1993-1994 White Sox were my best times to watch White Sox baseball. besides for 2005 of course...oh how we have fallen. thx for the reply tho! Be Well

@jamesgilmore69 10 месяцев назад

My favorite player growing up. THE BIG HURT ❤

@24tommyst 10 месяцев назад

Yes! Thomas and Griffey! Still have their cards somewhere.

@CashMoolah00 10 месяцев назад

He got the greatest nick name “The Big Hurt”

@kenwell3498 10 месяцев назад

a lot of respect for Frank Thomas. he was a consistently excellent

@joshuapatrick682 10 месяцев назад

and lastly Frank deserved that ring and I don't think anyone would dispute that. I just wish that he could have gotten to play in that magical run in 05....

@Cam23 10 месяцев назад

It’s a shame he missed the World Series but you’re right he deserved that ring 💯

@alext8244 10 месяцев назад

yea idk why they didnt just let him play he was DH anyways at that point

@Bill-fx1kf 8 месяцев назад

Yes idk why they didn't just let him hit he could have limped to first

@scottferguson3842 10 месяцев назад

I knew he had a great 1990's but had no idea how good he was in the 2000's. He easily deserves to be in the same conversation as Pujols and Miguel Cabrera. And close to Aaron and Mays.

@michaelmiller4105 26 дней назад

Close to Aaron and Mays 😂😂😂

@flame-sky7148 10 месяцев назад

Frank Thomas actually should have won the MVP in 2000, an amazing talent. Can’t believe you had all those college baseball footage at Auburn. Great piece. When you see these guys who dominate in college and pro it’s special.

@flame-sky7148 10 месяцев назад

Well I would say that Oakland and the White Sox did win their respective divisions. With Giambi (I don't care if he was clean, but he wasn't), but Thomas had more hits, runs, rbis, and had the same number of hrs. Thomas's averages were slightly below, but pretty much in the same ball park. Yea, Arod had a great year as well with the Mariners making the playoffs too. I'm still taking Thomas because he led the Sox to a better record than the A's and Mariners.

@Chiguybrirob 10 месяцев назад

@@jmcfan11 Closest race ever at the time, and Giambi admitted to being on the juice.

@alejbr4 10 месяцев назад

2006 as well

@flame-sky7148 10 месяцев назад

@@jmcfan11 I assume you meant Cal Ripken's 1991 year in which the Orioles finished 6th. Hey man listen it depends on how the voters feel. I mean I know the history of the MVP and guys who won the award while their team was in last place, like Andre Dawson in 1987, when the award could have went to Gwynn or Smith. But the voters are the ones that switch it up and feel that a player is valuable to a team that finishes 1st (or better record) over someone who had better numbers as a hitter. So let's take Ted Williams (to use your hitter (little defense) argument. Ted Williams (best hitter in baseball), the voters gave the MVP award to DiMaggio in 1941 and 1947, and also 1942 to Joe Gordon, while Ted Williams finished 2nd in voting those years. Why? Well because the Yankees (team record) success was the factor in their decision. DiMaggio was a better overall player but not hitter. Again, they switch it up whenever they want to. It's not my criteria that they switch up on. Why do they give Juan Gonzalez the MVP in 1996 over Griffey or A-Rod, well it wasn't because of WAR, it's because the Rangers finished 1st that year or had better team success. Why do they switch it up and give Maury Wills the MVP instead of Willie Mays in 1962 who had better overall numbers and his team finished above the Dodgers. ??? As far as the 2000 A's, Giambi wasn't alone either just like Thomas wasn't alone on the Sox. Miguel Tejada who won the MVP two years later was on that team, and they had 5 players who hit over 20 home runs on that team and 6 guys that had over 80 rbis, while they also had pretty good pitching.

@flame-sky7148 10 месяцев назад

@@jmcfan11 Yes, I meant Ozzie Smith who finished 2nd that year. Or even Jack Clark, I mean the Cardinals went to the series that year. But then again that's that team success. So since Ripken won the MVP in 91 while his team finished 6th, should Dawson have won the MVP for his team that finished 6th also? I know Ripken had the highest WAR and defensive WAR (WAR aint everything). At least the voters were consistent. I just feel that the team has to have some success. In other team sports almost always the the MVP gets their team to the playoffs. I know MLB is different, just saying.

@mclovin9578 10 месяцев назад

This is one of those videos you didn’t intend to watch, only to discover you’ve been glued to the screen for the last 20 minutes. They’re the perfect combination of stats & nostalgia. Well done. 👏

@Cam23 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for the kind words! That means a lot to hear, I’m glad you enjoyed the video.

@brettrossi034 10 месяцев назад

Holy hell that footage of him on his Auburn team shows he was absolutely massive even in his early years of baseball. Absolute unit of a man

@susanmenegus5543 10 месяцев назад

I agree he was a massive guy.

@eugenegreen2285 10 месяцев назад

would you touch it?

@joshuapatrick682 10 месяцев назад

i keep remembering an all-star game interview he gave with Barry Bonds in the mid 90's where Barry complained about being looked up to as a role model and Frank made his thoughts known. He un-apologetically said that he felt that because kids looked up to pro athletes they had a responsibility to act like a role model and made Barry look like the selfish mofo he always was. class act. the Big Hurt is my favorite player of the 90s.

@Cam23 10 месяцев назад

Oof! 😂 thanks for sharing that story that’s wild. The Big Hurt for the win!

@burningphoneix 10 месяцев назад

My favorite class act moment by Frank Thomas is during the lowest point in his career mentioned in 13:42 , the injury came from a ground ball hit towards him by none other than a Rookie Ichiro Suzuki. Frank tells this story in a video called "Ichiro Suzuki gave Frank Thomas the worst injury he's ever had" and despite this being probably the darkest time in his life, Frank puts it aside to tell the story of how great Ichiro is.

@JohnSmith-zw8vp 10 месяцев назад

And it's because of how jelly Barry got from all the attention Griffey/Thomas and later Mike/Sooser (as Ted Kennedy called them) that caused Barry to turn to the dark side ('roids) on top of his narcissistic angry 'tude.

@MrHunt916 10 месяцев назад

Charles Barkley would agree with Barry Bonds. It’s your job as a parent. A brother. An uncle. A close cousin to be a role model to the youth within your zone of influence

@Polack-ml9fh 10 месяцев назад

@@MrHunt916and Charles Barkley could be a real stroke as well.

@chiefgangmusic 10 месяцев назад

The fact that he did what he did in the era that he did it in makes his accomplishments even greater.

@lewellyncrunkmeyer1512 10 месяцев назад

It is mind boggling that Bo Jackson, Charles Barkley and Frank Thomas attended Auburn at the same time. Has any college ever had that much talent in the major sports on campus at the same time?

@dreadred92 19 дней назад

Derek Jeter, Tom Brady and Chris Webber maybe?

@taylorneuenschwander2974 10 месяцев назад

Love the show! Hope to see a video on the Hawk, Andre Dawson. Keep up the great work!

@chivasmafia 10 месяцев назад

The Big Hurt my favorite baseball player of all time. Most of his baseball cards were always worth more than Griffey Jr's. Had his Rebooks as well. THE BIG HURT!

@alexfurtado7254 10 месяцев назад

I got to see him play a bunch in Oakland in 06. Had his jersey too. Biggest man I’ve ever seen in person, and he absolutely crushed the ball. I remember him hitting a line drive foul ball 2 rows in front of me so hard that the guys sitting in the seats literally jumped out of the way.

@whodeycinbengals 10 месяцев назад

My all time favorite baseball player. I was obsessed with The Big Hurt when I was growing up

@SpankMode-hr6lx 10 месяцев назад

Also played in the NFL

@gca6090 10 месяцев назад

The big hurt was a huge part of my childhood. My dad and I would watch the Whitesox every night on WGN. We went to see him in Sarasota one year for spring training, I got a ball and his O-Pee-Chee rookie card signed. They say don't meet your heros - bullshit, Frank was everything and more. Nicest guy you could hope to meet. Thanks for all the memories Big Frank. 👊

@alcidesrios7222 10 месяцев назад

Loved this video. Watching baseball in the 90’s as a teen, Frank Thomas was one of my favorites. Always loved imitating his batting stance.

@Cam23 10 месяцев назад

He has a cool batting stance that’s for sure!

@alcidesrios7222 10 месяцев назад

@@Cam23 you should do a video on Juan Gonzalez!!!!

@Cam23 10 месяцев назад

@@alcidesrios7222 great suggestion! 157 RBI in ‘98 is wild 😳

@alcidesrios7222 10 месяцев назад

@@Cam23 yes. He may have been roided up who knows but did the have three straight 40+ HR’s

@pastramiking6874 10 месяцев назад

The best batting eye I've ever seen from a RH hitter. In his prime, you could not get him to chase out of the zone. And he crushed almost everything within the zone.

@KTF0 10 месяцев назад

People think I'm crazy, but, I think he'd do better today with a more consistent strike zone.

@blessd24 10 месяцев назад

Hmm, Pujols?

@Garrett1240 10 месяцев назад

As far as modern players I'd say it's between him, Pujols, and Edgar Martinez.

@axe2grind244 10 месяцев назад

@@Garrett1240Frank Thomas, Manny and Al Pujols. Those are the best rh hitters I’ve ever seen.

@CoryAlphin 10 месяцев назад

@@axe2grind244 I agree. I was definitely going to add Manny into this conversation! He always had a weird bored expression on his face at the plate but he rarely chased anything and could hit to all fields with ease!

@timsinkovitz 10 месяцев назад

My top 3 first basemen of the 90's are Thomas, Grace and Olerud. They were on base machines with some power. Those 3 always seemed to walk more than they struck out. I always thought Thomas would squeek into the 3000 hits club but those injury seasons killed that. Loved watching his career

@eugenegreen2285 10 месяцев назад

no way. Dan Pasqua, Pete O'Brien , and Kent Hrbek

@ousamaabdu794 10 месяцев назад

@@eugenegreen2285 😁 funny guy !

@CoryAlphin 10 месяцев назад

Hands down my favorite player growing up. Thomas, Griffey, and Juan Gonzalez were my favorite power hitters in the 90's. No one talks about Gonzalez but it would be cool if you made a video on him as well.

@libradawg9 10 месяцев назад

Juan Gonzalez reminds me of Gary Sheffield. Arms the size of tanks and the lasers they hit out of the park. I wish they had exit velocity on both of them.

@redhoode.n.y.6314 10 месяцев назад

He got caught up in the steroid era along with some good hitters thats y they dont speak on him

@bigbodybeck9434 10 месяцев назад

I’d love one on my personal favorite player of all time, Roy Halladay. Love the videos! New sub but love how deep you get into the videos. These players all deserve it.

@Cam23 10 месяцев назад

He’s definitely one I want to do one of these videos on. Lots to talk about, and his career is very impressive

@Cheesefist 10 месяцев назад

I would love to see Ichiro covered, a lot of history with that dude. And it would be cool to see how he dominated the NPL before coming over

@Cheesefist 10 месяцев назад

Or an Eddie Murray video

@evincentdominguez6377 10 месяцев назад

Agreed on Both men!!!😎👍👊

@SirJoelsuf1 10 месяцев назад

If only Ichiro didn't come into the US when he was pushing 30. Even if he arrived five years before he would have broken almost every record and probably would have hit 500+ home runs even though he didn't (want to) hit for power.

@NickPoeschek 10 месяцев назад

Great video, the Big Hurt was terrifying, the guy looked like a linebacker. He also seems to have done it the right way since he was so publicly critical of steroid users. Another interesting topic might be Albert Belle. His prime was pretty insane.

@LagmasterB 4 месяца назад

Fav all time player. I was fortunate enough to watch hundreds of his games on WGN and ESPN and Fox. Insane bat speed, eye and power.

@OlinKreutzRules 10 месяцев назад

Haven’t even watched it yet and I already know this is gold. My favorite player of all time. Have a bat that he signed hanging above my signed poster of Bo Jackson’s infamous shoulder pads and bat across his shoulders. Looking forward to checking this out!!!! Thanks, dude. Enjoy the rest of your weekend, everybody. ✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻

@JohnDoe-mg7ky 13 дней назад

Frank Thomas was and still very underrated. Great player and a great person. From this northsider Chicago fan you have my respect.

@1981Steve 10 месяцев назад

Been waiting for this one. The reason I became a Sox fan, dude was a beast!

@justinkantner7162 10 месяцев назад

Nothing but respect for this guy, one of the greatest hitters I’ve ever seen. Let me also add great appearance in Mr. Baseball 👌🏻.

@FLAMBOYANT_1 10 месяцев назад

I was hoping he mentioned Mr. Baseball, (underrated movie) the rookie (Frank Thomas) made Jake Elliot (Tom Selleck) retire from the MLB, talk about a “Big Hurt” 😂

@TJGriggs25 10 месяцев назад

Great video. Frank was my favorite. Frank Thomas day was special.

@Cam23 10 месяцев назад

Thanks! I appreciate you suggesting him, I had a blast learning about Frank.

@adamturner8732 10 месяцев назад

Best hitter of the 90s. I watched him day in day out in..Chicago... he was unbelievable. His eye was so good and on par with anyone. To have those power numbers plus average. He would spray the ball everywhere.

@Wo1fLarsen 10 месяцев назад

Tony Gwynn had some amazing things to say about Frank. Says a lot to get high praise from one of the best.

@SONICX1027 10 месяцев назад

I would love a David Ortiz video man.

@Cam23 10 месяцев назад

Big Papi would be a great one!

@bbuildingfan01 10 месяцев назад

Awesome video man. I greatly appreciate it being a Frank Thomas fan the crazy fact is that he's 0 for 11 facing Nolan Ryan. And that 93 team of the White Sox against that Toronto Blue Jays team that ended up winning the world series. He was walked 11 times in the series so he couldn't hurt the Blue Jays which was a smart move by them.

@Cam23 10 месяцев назад

I’m glad to hear you enjoyed the video. It was a blast to learn about Frank!

@dougbodenhamer9391 10 месяцев назад

I grew up with Frank, batted 3rd on the Peach league Lions. Frank of course batted clean up! Greatest dude you'll ever meet. I never saw a bad pitch because of who was behind me, and he never saw a good pitch because, well, he was a bad man even at 12! Still hit 10 Homer's in 20 games w horrible pitches to swing at. Was so glad to see him go to Cooperstown!

@dougbodenhamer9391 2 месяца назад

@breadandcircuses8127 yes indeed, Little league 12 yo team.

@EbonAvatar 10 месяцев назад

My all-time favorite ballplayer. I had Frank Thomas posters all over my wall as a young kid in Chicago. Thank you so much for this video!

@Cam23 10 месяцев назад

It was a thrill to learn about The Big Hurt and make this video, I’m glad you enjoyed it!

@mikedelara8226 10 месяцев назад

My favorite baseball player of all time. Very well done and THANK YOU. ✌️

@tombullard6167 10 месяцев назад

Thanks cam! Your killing with this series & all editing ya do for Fuzzy. Your a wizard! Keep up the great job. Creating & leaving your own legacy with these.... They outlive us all like those early sports docs imo

@MLCommy 10 месяцев назад

Your videos are filled with videos I haven't seen and include info I am too lazy to look up. Your channel has the look of something that will have a loyal group of followers for as long as your passion continues. I found you with the Kirby Puckett video, and have enjoyed since. Cheers!

@Cam23 10 месяцев назад

Thank you! I appreciate your support of this series 🙌🏼

@deemz312 10 месяцев назад

Grew up in Chicago and my pops was a huge White Sox fan. We went to tons of games. The Big Hurt was a beast.

@doocies 10 месяцев назад

Awesome video, keep'em coming!

@steven-9481 9 месяцев назад

Frank Thomas is my second favorite player behind Jr. Such a consistent and humble player. LOVE THE BIG HURT!!!

@l1zrdking 10 месяцев назад

I was such a huge Frank Thomas fan in the day.

@Music--ng8cd 10 месяцев назад

Great nickname, one of the best ever. #22 all-time in on-base percentage, #18 in OPS. One manager said if Frank came up with the bases loaded, he would intentionally walk him.

@jefflafond4618 10 месяцев назад

He seems to already not be talked about as much as he should imo. He was a great player.

@Vlabar 10 месяцев назад

As a life time Sox fan I was constantly amazed by Frank Thomas. Ive seen him fooled by curve balls and still hit them 430 feet to right field

@notatechguy1209 10 месяцев назад

Great video brother, thank you.

@mikestahlman8225 10 месяцев назад

Big Frank and Griff were my favorite players. I have Polaroids of Thomas outside the dugout back in the Kingdome :)

@markeastridge9649 10 месяцев назад

Nice to include charitable involvements.

@arnoldpalmer4176 10 месяцев назад

Great video! Happy I found your channel.

@Cam23 10 месяцев назад

Thank you! Welcome to the channel 🙌🏼

@narobiejenkins8107 10 месяцев назад

Excellent video by far. Where have you been all my life? Please do one on Dave Winfield, please?

@michaelvansant273 10 месяцев назад

Great job on this video and all of your content. Your hard work and love for the game is evident in the exceptional quality of you videos.

@Cam23 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for the kind words. I’m glad you’re enjoying the content!

@brianclark528 2 дня назад

I love Frank Thomas. My favorite baseball player of all time. I remember trading a signed Ken Griffey Jr. card for a Frank Thomas card when I was about 10. I couldn't possibly love a player more. He's the best.

@GHOST91141 10 месяцев назад

I still remember playing Frank Thomas Big Hurt baseball on Sega 😂

@DakDirty76 10 месяцев назад

Prime Frank had one of the tightest strike zones I have ever seen. Pitchers had to make almost perfect pitches (in the zone!) to get him out because he didn't chase.

@CM-vc1hj 10 месяцев назад

Andre Dawson would be a cool player for you to do a video on

@MrJPBrandon 10 месяцев назад

Dawson sux

@travismcnamara8919 10 месяцев назад

Excellent recommendation!

@Joy-ul5fl 10 месяцев назад

I loved this mans game so much! All time great!

@rickmather7062 10 месяцев назад

Ohh baby!! Thank you so much for making this!

@Cam23 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for watching! I’m glad you enjoyed the video.

@GeordieGunner96 10 месяцев назад

Love these videos. Being from the u.k,although we can now watch games everyday we still dont get a lot of historical info so to hear about these greats is awesome.

@Cam23 10 месяцев назад

That’s so great to hear! I love that baseball can bring us from all around the world to learn about the history of this amazing game together. Thank you for tuning in!

@LiveFromThePorcelainPalace 10 месяцев назад

I saw the title of this and wished it was about the ORIGINAL Frank Thomas... one of the nicest people I have ever met. Power hitter in the late 50's and early 60's... most famous for hitting 34 home runs as a member of the Original New York Mets in 1962. He passed away recently

@bigbodysportscards461 10 месяцев назад

Such a monster. For as big of a human being he was in size he was very athletic. We are lucky he chose baseball over football and basketball.. i had a pair of his reebok shoes in high school

@jeffha4057 10 месяцев назад

Great video! I really enjoyed it!

@Cam23 10 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@ryansmith522 10 месяцев назад

You hit this one out of the park yet again. Well done, young man.

@Cam23 10 месяцев назад

Thank you so much, I’m glad you enjoyed!

@masoe4687 10 месяцев назад

these videos are so fire could grow your channel to 250k w this series i literally be waiting on another to drop

@Cam23 10 месяцев назад

I appreciate that! Thank you for supporting the series 🙌🏼

@bigbrad6828 10 месяцев назад

He was my favorite player when I was growing up. I was lucky enough to meet him outside Busch Stadium before game 5 of the 2013 World Series and got to shake his hand.

@chitownbear7733 2 месяца назад

I’ll never forget the day I started liking baseball. It’s was in the 1994 home run derby in Pittsburgh (think that’s the right year). I saw what looked like a football player hit a 500+ foot homer lol. Been a big hurt fan ever since

@johnjones8655 10 месяцев назад

The big hurt!! all-time favorite player

@alexoman177 10 месяцев назад

Good video. I forgot all about Frank Thomas. I guess that was emblematic of his career, quiet and carried a big Hurt!

@justincowans2677 10 месяцев назад

My older brothers favorite player. Frank was so good my brother changed his favorite number to 35. Thanks for this one!

@Cam23 10 месяцев назад

That’s awesome! And thank you I’m glad you enjoyed!

@hvmphrey 10 месяцев назад

I love these vids because it goes in depth into just how good these widely accepted hofers really were

@hvmphrey 10 месяцев назад

I guess thats kinda the whole point though lol

@Cam23 10 месяцев назад

I’m glad you’re enjoying the content! And you’re good haha 😂

@michaelmullinix3403 10 месяцев назад

Met him multiple times. Truly great guy

@pringlized 8 месяцев назад

He was such a beast. I was blessed to see him play for my Oakland A's.

@QuizeXV 10 месяцев назад

Great video dawg never knew about frank because i’m 22 n from pittsburgh so baseball isn’t my first sport but the way you showcased big hurt was great keep it up man

@Cam23 10 месяцев назад

Hey I appreciate that!

@hunteryancey7475 10 месяцев назад

Do Chipper Jones

@timothyswauger3984 10 месяцев назад

Great player. Class act.

@formulahank1250 10 месяцев назад

Beyond his incredible talent and work ethic, I respect his integrity more than almost any other player to ever step on the diamond. He played at the height of the steroid era and never wavered in his convictions

@Crush_Tiggrr 10 месяцев назад

Awesome video! Frank Rules 💪

@Cam23 10 месяцев назад

Thank you! And Frank does in fact rule 💪

@williamhermann6635 10 месяцев назад

The Big Hurt!!! He was my favorite player as a kid.

@evergreenrider 10 месяцев назад

Thomas and Griffey were my 2 favorite players growing up.

@gabrielwendell8382 10 месяцев назад

great vid can you McGwire his HR at bat ratio from 95-2001 was insane!

@thecaveman3503 10 месяцев назад

Can you mcgwire? What are you asking exactly 😂😂😂😂

@petertomasetti3338 10 месяцев назад

Huge White Sox fan. Frank Thomas is one of my favorite players ever 👍💯

@um52 10 месяцев назад

One of the greatest all around pure hitters I saw. MVP 2 years in a row. He was overshadowed by bonds, Griffey, piazza, Big Mac & Sammy. One special athlete

@Guspech750 10 месяцев назад

Awesome video.

@markmccready79 10 месяцев назад

Frank Thomas is one of my favorite players of all time! I am a huge white Sox. I grew up watching him on tv and at the parks.

@soxrule74 4 месяца назад

I'm a lifelong Sox fan and I'm so happy to have seen him play! BIG HURT! You can put it on the booooooooard, YYYYYESSS!

@Cam23 4 месяца назад

What a stud he was! Frank is a true franchise icon 😎

@steveisgood2go 10 месяцев назад

Loved Frank ,,, feared Frank,,, it seems he was under appreciated hearing the entire story. I was a fan . I’m still a fan. The guy was an amazing hitter!

@juncruz6266 10 месяцев назад

and better person

@SimonArlo58 10 месяцев назад

Do Alfonso Soriano next!!!

@nikospaleologos3907 10 месяцев назад

Amazing player, one of my favorite..

@zachloveland9669 10 месяцев назад

It would be cool to see videos about Paul Molitor and Robin Yount. I saw Big Frank get in a fight with Dave Parker between a day night double header at Milwaukee County Stadium in the very early 90's. He was a great player, miss seeing him play.

@Mjolonir12 10 месяцев назад

My favorite player of all time even as an Astros fan. Got to watch him live one time and it was during Wilson Alvarez pitching a no hitter against Baltimore. He hit a home run right in front of me. That went from dull summer break to the greatest of all time

@Cam23 10 месяцев назад

You know a ballplayer is amazing when they don't play for your favorite team and you're a fan!

@bryanvondoom1155 10 месяцев назад

As a kid watching up I knew he was a monster of a player but as an adult now his stats are insane. I remember rocking my big hurt Reebok batting gloves on little league. They say to never meet your hero’s, unless your hero is Frank Thomas. 1000% class act and humble person and deserved his spot in Cooperstown.

@Rock33b 10 месяцев назад

The Big Hurt was one of my favorite players

@AnitaHanjaab666 10 месяцев назад

One of my favorite players

@northstarjakobs 5 месяцев назад

Having 500 HR and a lifetime .300 BA is pretty damn impressive. My jaw dropped every time you brought up his OPS+; being not only above average but decisively above average for that many years is to be applauded

@Cam23 5 месяцев назад

Your comment perfectly explains why Frank might be my favorite hitter I've discussed in a video of this nature. His patience, power, and career stat line is crazy. A career 156 OPS+?!😳

@joehawk9839 10 месяцев назад

The Big Hurt.That is one of my favorite nicknames of all time.

@wepeeler Месяц назад

My mom brought me to a baseball card shop when I was 10 and asked the owner for 2 cards. 1 each of a prospect pitcher and hitter. The guy sold us Mike Mussina and Frank Thomas rookie cards. Talk about predicting future HOFs! I followed Frank Thomas everyday, reading his stat lines in the paper and watching his highlights on Sportscenter. His stats in the 1990s were ridiculous! I continued to collect his cards through my teenage years through about 2000. I have over 1000 unique cards of his! Man, I really wanted that 1993 Bowman's Refractor and Topps rookie NNOF! So happy to have watched him play. My only regret is not going to his HoF induction!

@Cam23 Месяц назад

That is so cool! Getting Mussina and Thomas at the same time is insane 🤯 1,000?! Holy smokes I maybe have 1,000 baseball cards total 🤣 I suppose had I grown up in that era I too would have collected Frank's cards religiously!

@wepeeler Месяц назад

@@Cam23 I used to love to go to my local card shop and haggle prices for cards lol. I built up quite the Frank Thomas collection. I slowed down around 1997, but picked back up around 2000 when Ebay was a great place to get cards for cheap. I picked up a bunch of Frank Thomas lots from a guy in Chicago and filled in a lot of blanks that I was able to pull or find around me. I stuck with every pre-2000. I have a checklist for my collection that I made in Microsoft Word in the mid 90s. It's still in a misc folder on my laptop and saved on multiple external HDs. My actual card collection has made it through multiple moves and is currently resining in my basement!