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_
    @Ron742_10 ай бұрын

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

  • @chiarosuburekeni9325

    @chiarosuburekeni9325

    10 ай бұрын

    Craaaazy numbers

  • @jacobjones5269

    @jacobjones5269

    10 ай бұрын

    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

    @riltalk4055

    10 ай бұрын

    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

    @jacobjones5269

    10 ай бұрын

    @@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

    @chiarosuburekeni9325

    10 ай бұрын

    @@jacobjones5269 irrelevant

  • @lewellyncrunkmeyer1512
    @lewellyncrunkmeyer15129 ай бұрын

    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?

  • @JohnSmith-zw8vp
    @JohnSmith-zw8vp10 ай бұрын

    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

    @chicagotypewriter4534

    8 ай бұрын

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

  • @BobbyBarnacles
    @BobbyBarnacles10 ай бұрын

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

  • @kevinjames8861

    @kevinjames8861

    10 ай бұрын

    I forgot how how impressive his average numbers were.

  • @joshuapatrick682

    @joshuapatrick682

    10 ай бұрын

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

  • @zzptie

    @zzptie

    10 ай бұрын

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

  • @watchdawg1103

    @watchdawg1103

    10 ай бұрын

    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

    @jordanmitchell526

    10 ай бұрын

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

  • @gscollect
    @gscollect10 ай бұрын

    Great hitter. Even better person.

  • @jamesgilmore69
    @jamesgilmore6910 ай бұрын

    My favorite player growing up. THE BIG HURT ❤

  • @24tommyst

    @24tommyst

    10 ай бұрын

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

  • @CashMoolah00

    @CashMoolah00

    9 ай бұрын

    He got the greatest nick name “The Big Hurt”

  • @joshuapatrick682
    @joshuapatrick68210 ай бұрын

    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

    @Cam23

    10 ай бұрын

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

  • @burningphoneix

    @burningphoneix

    10 ай бұрын

    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

    @JohnSmith-zw8vp

    10 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @wmg33

    @wmg33

    10 ай бұрын

    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

    @Polack-ml9fh

    10 ай бұрын

    @@wmg33and Charles Barkley could be a real stroke as well.

  • @thewholefnjt
    @thewholefnjt10 ай бұрын

    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

    @Stretch213

    2 ай бұрын

    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

    @thewholefnjt

    2 ай бұрын

    @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

  • @kenwell3498
    @kenwell349810 ай бұрын

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

  • @flame-sky7148
    @flame-sky714810 ай бұрын

    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

    @flame-sky7148

    9 ай бұрын

    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

    @Chiguybrirob

    9 ай бұрын

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

  • @alejbr4

    @alejbr4

    9 ай бұрын

    2006 as well

  • @flame-sky7148

    @flame-sky7148

    9 ай бұрын

    @@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

    @flame-sky7148

    9 ай бұрын

    @@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.

  • @brettrossi034
    @brettrossi03410 ай бұрын

    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

    @susanmenegus5543

    10 ай бұрын

    I agree he was a massive guy.

  • @eugenegreen2285

    @eugenegreen2285

    9 ай бұрын

    would you touch it?

  • @mclovin9578
    @mclovin95789 ай бұрын

    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

    @Cam23

    9 ай бұрын

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

  • @chiefgangmusic
    @chiefgangmusic10 ай бұрын

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

  • @scottferguson3842
    @scottferguson384210 ай бұрын

    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

    @michaelmiller4105

    5 күн бұрын

    Close to Aaron and Mays 😂😂😂

  • @joshuapatrick682
    @joshuapatrick68210 ай бұрын

    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

    @Cam23

    10 ай бұрын

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

  • @alext8244

    @alext8244

    9 ай бұрын

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

  • @Bill-fx1kf

    @Bill-fx1kf

    8 ай бұрын

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

  • @chivasmafia
    @chivasmafia10 ай бұрын

    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!

  • @BobG127
    @BobG1276 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @gca6090
    @gca609010 ай бұрын

    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. 👊

  • @alexfurtado7254
    @alexfurtado725410 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @taylorneuenschwander2974
    @taylorneuenschwander297410 ай бұрын

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

  • @NickPoeschek
    @NickPoeschek10 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @pastramiking6874
    @pastramiking687410 ай бұрын

    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

    @KTF0

    10 ай бұрын

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

  • @blessd24

    @blessd24

    10 ай бұрын

    Hmm, Pujols?

  • @Garrett1240

    @Garrett1240

    10 ай бұрын

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

  • @axe2grind244

    @axe2grind244

    10 ай бұрын

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

  • @CoryAlphin

    @CoryAlphin

    9 ай бұрын

    @@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!

  • @alcidesrios7222
    @alcidesrios722210 ай бұрын

    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

    @Cam23

    10 ай бұрын

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

  • @alcidesrios7222

    @alcidesrios7222

    10 ай бұрын

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

  • @Cam23

    @Cam23

    10 ай бұрын

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

  • @alcidesrios7222

    @alcidesrios7222

    9 ай бұрын

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

  • @timsinkovitz
    @timsinkovitz10 ай бұрын

    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

    @eugenegreen2285

    9 ай бұрын

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

  • @ousamaabdu794

    @ousamaabdu794

    9 ай бұрын

    @@eugenegreen2285 😁 funny guy !

  • @CoryAlphin
    @CoryAlphin10 ай бұрын

    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

    @libradawg9

    9 ай бұрын

    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

    @redhoode.n.y.6314

    9 ай бұрын

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

  • @LagmasterB
    @LagmasterB4 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @bigbodybeck9434
    @bigbodybeck943410 ай бұрын

    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

    @Cam23

    10 ай бұрын

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

  • @Cheesefist
    @Cheesefist10 ай бұрын

    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

    @Cheesefist

    10 ай бұрын

    Or an Eddie Murray video

  • @evincentdominguez6377

    @evincentdominguez6377

    10 ай бұрын

    Agreed on Both men!!!😎👍👊

  • @SirJoelsuf1

    @SirJoelsuf1

    9 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @LiveFromThePorcelainPalace
    @LiveFromThePorcelainPalace10 ай бұрын

    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

  • @adamturner8732
    @adamturner873210 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @tombullard6167
    @tombullard616710 ай бұрын

    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

  • @1981Steve
    @1981Steve10 ай бұрын

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

  • @OlinKreutzRules
    @OlinKreutzRules10 ай бұрын

    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. ✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻

  • @Vlabar
    @Vlabar9 ай бұрын

    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

  • @MLCommy
    @MLCommy10 ай бұрын

    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

    @Cam23

    10 ай бұрын

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

  • @Wo1fLarsen
    @Wo1fLarsen10 ай бұрын

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

  • @DakDirty76
    @DakDirty7610 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @GeordieGunner96
    @GeordieGunner9610 ай бұрын

    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

    @Cam23

    10 ай бұрын

    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!

  • @deemz312
    @deemz31210 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @EbonAvatar
    @EbonAvatar10 ай бұрын

    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

    @Cam23

    10 ай бұрын

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

  • @michaelvansant273
    @michaelvansant27310 ай бұрын

    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

    @Cam23

    10 ай бұрын

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

  • @rickmather7062
    @rickmather70629 ай бұрын

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

  • @Cam23

    @Cam23

    9 ай бұрын

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

  • @mikedelara8226
    @mikedelara822610 ай бұрын

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

  • @notatechguy1209
    @notatechguy12099 ай бұрын

    Great video brother, thank you.

  • @doocies
    @doocies10 ай бұрын

    Awesome video, keep'em coming!

  • @arnoldpalmer4176
    @arnoldpalmer417610 ай бұрын

    Great video! Happy I found your channel.

  • @Cam23

    @Cam23

    9 ай бұрын

    Thank you! Welcome to the channel 🙌🏼

  • @justinkantner7162
    @justinkantner716210 ай бұрын

    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

    @FLAMBOYANT_1

    10 ай бұрын

    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” 😂

  • @GHOST91141
    @GHOST9114110 ай бұрын

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

  • @Music--ng8cd
    @Music--ng8cd10 ай бұрын

    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
    @jefflafond46189 ай бұрын

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

  • @dougbodenhamer9391
    @dougbodenhamer93919 ай бұрын

    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

    @dougbodenhamer9391

    Ай бұрын

    @breadandcircuses8127 yes indeed, Little league 12 yo team.

  • @TJGriggs25
    @TJGriggs2510 ай бұрын

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

  • @Cam23

    @Cam23

    10 ай бұрын

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

  • @ryansmith522
    @ryansmith52210 ай бұрын

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

  • @Cam23

    @Cam23

    10 ай бұрын

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

  • @bigbrad6828
    @bigbrad68289 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @bbuildingfan01
    @bbuildingfan0110 ай бұрын

    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

    @Cam23

    10 ай бұрын

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

  • @jeffha4057
    @jeffha405710 ай бұрын

    Great video! I really enjoyed it!

  • @Cam23

    @Cam23

    10 ай бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @mikestahlman8225
    @mikestahlman822510 ай бұрын

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

  • @masoe4687
    @masoe468710 ай бұрын

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

  • @Cam23

    @Cam23

    10 ай бұрын

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

  • @alexoman177
    @alexoman17710 ай бұрын

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

  • @steven-9481
    @steven-94818 ай бұрын

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

  • @hvmphrey
    @hvmphrey10 ай бұрын

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

  • @hvmphrey

    @hvmphrey

    10 ай бұрын

    I guess thats kinda the whole point though lol

  • @Cam23

    @Cam23

    10 ай бұрын

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

  • @l1zrdking
    @l1zrdking9 ай бұрын

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

  • @creepystares9853
    @creepystares985310 ай бұрын

    Matt Williams. Your call out to 1994 reminded me he was on pace for Maris record.

  • @QuizeXV
    @QuizeXV10 ай бұрын

    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

    @Cam23

    10 ай бұрын

    Hey I appreciate that!

  • @whodeycinbengals
    @whodeycinbengals9 ай бұрын

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

  • @SpankMode-hr6lx

    @SpankMode-hr6lx

    9 ай бұрын

    Also played in the NFL

  • @SONICX1027
    @SONICX102710 ай бұрын

    I would love a David Ortiz video man.

  • @Cam23

    @Cam23

    10 ай бұрын

    Big Papi would be a great one!

  • @chitownbear7733
    @chitownbear77332 ай бұрын

    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

  • @Joy-ul5fl
    @Joy-ul5fl9 ай бұрын

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

  • @markeastridge9649
    @markeastridge964910 ай бұрын

    Nice to include charitable involvements.

  • @narobiejenkins8107
    @narobiejenkins81079 ай бұрын

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

  • @justincowans2677
    @justincowans267710 ай бұрын

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

  • @Cam23

    @Cam23

    10 ай бұрын

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

  • @zachloveland9669
    @zachloveland966910 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @bryanvondoom1155
    @bryanvondoom11559 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @CM-vc1hj
    @CM-vc1hj10 ай бұрын

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

  • @MrJPBrandon

    @MrJPBrandon

    10 ай бұрын

    Dawson sux

  • @travismcnamara8919

    @travismcnamara8919

    10 ай бұрын

    Excellent recommendation!

  • @evergreenrider
    @evergreenrider10 ай бұрын

    Thomas and Griffey were my 2 favorite players growing up.

  • @erml8084
    @erml808410 ай бұрын

    Excellent work, as always! You've taught me so much. Maybe in like... 4th grade, I was briefly a bandwagon White Sox fan solely because of Mr. Thomas. He was a real life superhero. His average and walk numbers would be impressive for someone with 60 career homeruns. When it comes to someone as notorious as The Big Hurt, I am always immediately curious about the ratio of "earned" walks to intentional walks. A walk is a walk, and all the numbers count, but I appreciate them for different reasons. Right or wrong, if I am being honest I am happy to see the most egregious PED users left out of the HOF, but I don't find myself getting upset about Pudge and Bagwell getting in. Frank has a right to be upset about it. But I would argue that the guys missing the final cut of big league rosters each year were the ones hurt the most. Great video. Great ball player. I kinda wish he wasn't always trynna sell me supplements, but if Nutriflux was dropping thousand dollar bills in front of me, I'd pick'em up too.

  • @Cam23

    @Cam23

    10 ай бұрын

    Thank you, I’m glad you’re enjoying the content!

  • @michaelmullinix3403
    @michaelmullinix340310 ай бұрын

    Met him multiple times. Truly great guy

  • @um52
    @um529 ай бұрын

    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

  • @bigbodysportscards461
    @bigbodysportscards4619 ай бұрын

    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

  • @pringlized
    @pringlized7 ай бұрын

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

  • @Crush_Tiggrr
    @Crush_Tiggrr9 ай бұрын

    Awesome video! Frank Rules 💪

  • @Cam23

    @Cam23

    9 ай бұрын

    Thank you! And Frank does in fact rule 💪

  • @gabrielwendell8382
    @gabrielwendell838210 ай бұрын

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

  • @thecaveman3503

    @thecaveman3503

    10 ай бұрын

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

  • @robk721
    @robk72110 ай бұрын

    Speaking of Frank’s time in Oakland (and since he was mentioned in the video), I’d love to see a video of Jason Giambi

  • @williamhermann6635
    @williamhermann663510 ай бұрын

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

  • @formulahank1250
    @formulahank12509 ай бұрын

    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

  • @northstarjakobs
    @northstarjakobs4 ай бұрын

    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

    @Cam23

    4 ай бұрын

    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+?!😳

  • @philarends7555
    @philarends755510 ай бұрын

    Met him out front of Wrigley during Cubs Sox. Class act.

  • @markmccready79
    @markmccready799 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @Mjolonir12
    @Mjolonir1210 ай бұрын

    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

    @Cam23

    9 ай бұрын

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

  • @ProfessorJM1
    @ProfessorJM1Ай бұрын

    Yeah, between him and Griffey Jr. and Chipper we were spoiled with gr8 dudes on top of ball players. And (I had to edit this) who loved “Rock” Raines leading off and Frank cleaning up, then you got Robin Ventura hitting in the 3 spot, Black Jack pitching, shut me down or I’ll name everyone to play on a 90s roster haha.

  • @cygnusx-3217
    @cygnusx-321710 ай бұрын

    8:00 "That's Barry Bonds territory and *he wasn't juiced like Barry Bonds."* Fixed it for you!

  • @nikospaleologos3907
    @nikospaleologos39079 ай бұрын

    Amazing player, one of my favorite..

  • @joehawk9839
    @joehawk983910 ай бұрын

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

  • @petertomasetti3338
    @petertomasetti333810 ай бұрын

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

  • @Guspech750
    @Guspech75010 ай бұрын

    Awesome video.

  • @matsalvatore9074
    @matsalvatore907410 ай бұрын

    Please do Mariano Rivera. My favorite player ever. He had that one cutter u couldn't tell if it was a fastball or not but u knew it was the cutter n there was nothing you could do about it NOTHINGGG. More people been on the moon than scored on mariano rivera in the world series. Only player to pitch in 1000 games. I can go forever but UNANIMOUS. Give this God the greatest tribute ever cus he's the most dominant player ever.

  • @Cam23

    @Cam23

    10 ай бұрын

    Mo is more than deserving of a tribute video!

  • @matsalvatore9074

    @matsalvatore9074

    10 ай бұрын

    @Cam23 couple others I'd love to see is Nick Swisher and Alfonso Soriano. I kno there not hall of famers but very interesting players. Very underrated. Nick Swisher tortured pitchers with those endless at bats. I seen him foul off maybe 12 straight lol.

  • @eugenegreen2285

    @eugenegreen2285

    9 ай бұрын

    I'm guessing you never saw Mickey Tettleton.

  • @matsalvatore9074

    @matsalvatore9074

    9 ай бұрын

    @eugenegreen2285 no he was slightly before my time. I know about him tho. Rangers I think

  • @christophernelson2423
    @christophernelson242310 ай бұрын

    Living in Illinois with the Sox and the Cubs, I was always a Cubs fan, but Frank Thomas was always my favorite player.

  • @Rock33b
    @Rock33b10 ай бұрын

    The Big Hurt was one of my favorite players

  • @juncruz6266
    @juncruz626610 ай бұрын

    his stats give me goosebump

  • @johnjones8655
    @johnjones86559 ай бұрын

    The big hurt!! all-time favorite player

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