In light of the HOF voting...

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Good questions JPontiac Lynx. Has Frank been polarizing? Personally I loved him, then disliked him (strike year), now warming back up to him.

I don't get a vote though.

HOF?

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I don't know that characterizing Thomas as polarizing is accurate. I think he was always approachable by media, except when he pouted. He wasn't a surly character like Albert Belle.

I do think the perception that he was clean will help him.

I'd bet he's a first ballot guy.

First Ballot without a doubt. Btw I loath the White Sox, so this is purely objective.

One thing that I think sometimes gets lost in HOF consideration is the fear factor. What I mean is one should consider whether or not teams dreaded facing a player during their career. Without a doubt, Thomas was the most feared hitter for the period of four years.

While I think Bert Blyleven was a great pitcher, I am not quite sure any hitters wanted the day off cause 'ol Bert was on the bump ready to face them. Longevity and the accumulation of solid stats has not been and should not be enough for this enshrinement.

Thomas absolutely a first ballot.

Also, the spitting incident did little to derail Alomar's chances.

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"I loath the White Sox."

Aw, c'mon ballyall. I soaked 'em in bleach, washed 'em twice, and triple rinsed 'em. They'll be dry in a bit...give 'em a try.

Really..."half a loathe is not better than none!"






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ehhhhhhhhhh.........

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Sorry ballyall. I've looked and looked and looked some more. I can't find any that are size Ehhhhhhhhhh. I found some Ewwwwwwwwwws, but no Ehhhhhhhhhhs.



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