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  • čas přidán 13. 03. 2021
  • Some of Frank Thomas's highlights from his hall of fame career. All the clips except for 3 are home runs because I couldn't find much of him for some reason.
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Komentáře • 173

  • @SwiftOnSports
    @SwiftOnSports Před 2 lety +57

    Growing up a kid in the 90s, it was Frank Thomas and Ken Griffey Jr. who were my Baseball heroes. The Big Hurt was so damned good.

    • @s.marshian8455
      @s.marshian8455 Před 2 lety +2

      Totally agree, and yea Frank was a monster. Lol you remember the Big Hurt and Ken Griffey jr video games?

    • @davidwest3847
      @davidwest3847 Před 8 měsíci +2

      Exactly. Ken & Frank were the BEST-

    • @garretttiedje3994
      @garretttiedje3994 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Thought it was bs when people accused them of roids

    • @DavidRamos-sr8cx
      @DavidRamos-sr8cx Před měsícem +1

      Don’t forget Jeff Bagwell.

  • @johnathonhiner3015
    @johnathonhiner3015 Před 2 lety +59

    Dude would have had 800 hrs if he didn't care about avg and being an all around stat machine, he was my favorite ballplayer growing up.

    • @MrRyan-wu4jx
      @MrRyan-wu4jx Před 2 lety +1

      Don’t be ridiculous.

    • @winns35
      @winns35 Před 2 lety +8

      Not to mention if he had kept both feet on the ground more than half the time.

  • @satanspit4101
    @satanspit4101 Před 3 lety +103

    No hgh or steroids. 521 all natural homeruns. All the while never swinging for homeruns. Batting avg 301. Great eye Drew alot of walks.

    • @bucky45068
      @bucky45068 Před 3 lety +10

      My all time favorite White Sox player

    • @tedhampton9498
      @tedhampton9498 Před 2 lety +2

      What about nugenix?

    • @shrekman3139
      @shrekman3139 Před 2 lety +1

      @@tedhampton9498 he’s on the total t 😂

    • @Joseph-lz5er
      @Joseph-lz5er Před 2 lety +3

      Sometimes I wonder if Big Hurt had used steroids the numbers he would have put up. Maybe even better than the Bonds 73 homerun season.

    • @stillnessspeaks4080
      @stillnessspeaks4080 Před 2 lety

      How do you know he didn't take anything? Did he tell you that?

  • @erikdixon8464
    @erikdixon8464 Před 2 lety +35

    I don't think Frank Thomas gets enough credit as to how amazing of a hitter he actually was. Being able to hit for over 500 homers, career average above .300 and have almost 2500 career hits. When you actually think about those numbers it is absolutely mind boggling haha

    • @jdvandy8528
      @jdvandy8528 Před 2 lety

      A hall fame guy should actually play in the field most of his career

    • @EldritchAugur
      @EldritchAugur Před 2 lety +6

      His obp numbers were absolutely absurd as well. His LOWEST obp through his age 29 season was 429. He walked over 100 times a year, hit tanks, and hit for avg.
      For some reason he has the reputation of just a dude who hit a lot of homers but he's one of the best and most complete hitters ever. He could do everything, discipline, power, and bat to ball skills.

    • @JohnSmith-zw8vp
      @JohnSmith-zw8vp Před rokem +4

      No other player has more than three straight seasons of .300 BA, 100 H's, 100 RBI, 100 R's, 100 BB's, 20 HR's...and Frank did it SEVEN straight years. Not to mention in the early 90s Big Hurt was #1 on the Beckett Hot List for 34 straight months! If all this is "not enough credit" I don't know what is...

  • @balls2jawls
    @balls2jawls Před 2 lety +31

    his swing is beautiful. so much power on that weight transfer yet he hit 301 for his career. Career ops of 974. crazy

  • @winns35
    @winns35 Před 2 lety +14

    Hearing all the voices of my childhood. What a great time to be a kid.

  • @letztersohndesabendlandes7471

    Met Frank Thomas when I was about six years old, right after we got bounced out of the playoffs by the Mariners. He was injured at the time, and he had me touch his arm for good luck. He also tried to convince me that he was actually Carlos Lee, lol. He really made the effort to turn that brief meeting into a special memory for me. Also loved hearing the Hawk on these old broadcasts.

  • @Crush_Tiggrr
    @Crush_Tiggrr Před 3 lety +32

    Frank Thomas is pure greatness.

  • @davidryanree
    @davidryanree Před 2 lety +8

    Love this guy. His eye at the plate was one of the best.

  • @AdamB5000
    @AdamB5000 Před 2 lety +9

    The Big Hurt. One of my favorite players to watch when I was growing up.

  • @PhonkySchmonkey
    @PhonkySchmonkey Před 3 lety +11

    You know it’s a bomb just off the sound the ball makes when hit.

  • @gaa_sonofgod
    @gaa_sonofgod Před 3 měsíci +3

    One of the greatest of all time!!! 🖤🤍

  • @sportspicks9804
    @sportspicks9804 Před 2 lety +11

    Frank he was the greatest chigago white Sox no question about that's Hall Fame

  • @aaronharris5069
    @aaronharris5069 Před 2 lety +7

    Cubs fan, but I have nothing bad to say about Frank Thomas. He played the game the right way. I have nothing but respect for The Big Hurt. He was that good.💜

    • @jonathanwashington9199
      @jonathanwashington9199 Před rokem

      Frank Thomas Was Albert Pujols Before Albert Pujols Came Into The League In 2001

  • @exizmanify
    @exizmanify Před 2 lety +11

    He is still so underrated

  • @decade130
    @decade130 Před 2 lety +6

    You’d never teach anyone to hit like Frank Thomas, and yet it’s beautiful to watch to him hit.

    • @kchristopherb
      @kchristopherb Před 4 měsíci

      This is why baseball has been ruined...the greats find their own way, now it is hammered out of them in little league...every great hitter had their own stance and timing, now nearly all the swings are the same.

  • @CanadianChiGuy23
    @CanadianChiGuy23 Před 2 lety +5

    One of the best things about him is he was so dang hard to strike out. I’m a life-long Cubs fan EXCEPT during the Frank Thomas years on the south side. My favourite ball player to this day.

  • @HueyRocks23
    @HueyRocks23 Před 2 lety +8

    His cameo in "Married...with Children" is great. He spins the headline and asks for a break. Director says, "no". Frank grabs a bat and slams it on his hand and goes, "Can I take a break now?" Director immediately says, "Absolutely!" Frank says, "Thanks! Now where's Saberhagen with my lasagna!?"

  • @lonnieknight9187
    @lonnieknight9187 Před 2 lety +3

    Growing up on the south side of Chicago he is the reason I became a Sox fan

  • @williamkoscielniak820
    @williamkoscielniak820 Před 3 lety +19

    Frank Thomas was the truth. Not nearly enough people give him credit for being potentially the greatest hitter of his era. Look at his numbers and Bonds's numbers prior to the steroids and they were damned near identical.

    • @TheMan750
      @TheMan750 Před 2 lety

      Some want the praise, others don’t

  • @roygoodhand1301
    @roygoodhand1301 Před 2 lety +8

    First career homer off of fellow Hall of Famer Jack Morris.
    Amazing.

  • @sportsmanz5948
    @sportsmanz5948 Před 2 lety +7

    One of the best White Sox players in my lifetime. Maybe THE best.

  • @-GRAVESITE-
    @-GRAVESITE- Před 2 lety +9

    Always was a big fan of Frank, growing up. Cool guy too

  • @THR33STEP
    @THR33STEP Před 2 lety +7

    Who the hell can hit a home run with a broken bat??? TOTAL RESPECT!!!!

    • @h.m.j.a.206
      @h.m.j.a.206  Před 2 lety +2

      It's pretty rare but I have seen clips of other players hitting them like Bryce Harper, Mark Teixeira, Andrew Jones and Barry Bonds.

    • @THR33STEP
      @THR33STEP Před 2 lety

      Barry Bonds doesn’t count.

  • @L3M0N4NDCH3RRYZZ
    @L3M0N4NDCH3RRYZZ Před 3 lety +9

    Just absolutely crazy power. It never felt like he had to put much effort into his swing and the ball would still fly 450 feet.

    • @fallen4life080
      @fallen4life080 Před 2 lety

      Honestly, to me, his swing looks like the bat weighs 50 lbs, and as if he struggled to complete the swing. He even moved his body forward to the point his backfoot came off the ground. But just my opinion.

  • @scottweiderman9286
    @scottweiderman9286 Před 2 lety +4

    hearing Farmer brings back so many good feels. RIP

  • @margaretjiantonio939
    @margaretjiantonio939 Před 2 lety +4

    I once saw him hit a home run the opposite way at Fenway Park. He's so strong.

  • @EzMoney95
    @EzMoney95 Před 2 lety +3

    I'm from Chicago he's my favorite player of all time. Hes one of the few players who can hit a Homer on a ball in the opposite batter box

  • @hectorsanchezz8696
    @hectorsanchezz8696 Před 2 lety +6

    the big hurt goes deep on the big unit !!!

  • @AVar5
    @AVar5 Před 2 lety +5

    Cracks me up half his big shots his back leg is off the ground😂

  • @prosperandgamble
    @prosperandgamble Před 2 lety +2

    Just got a new Frank Thomas White Sox jersey. Can’t wait to show it off.

  • @timothyo1869
    @timothyo1869 Před 2 lety +1

    Just a machine an outstanding young ball player

  • @Feelsbadman23
    @Feelsbadman23 Před 2 lety +10

    No hgh or steroids for the big hurt.. just good ol’ fashioned nugenix

  • @beneagles007
    @beneagles007 Před 3 lety +5

    He’d knock em out the park and the opposing catcher would congratulate him at home base. That’s the best feeling in the world.

  • @jackmiller4946
    @jackmiller4946 Před 2 lety +5

    That’s the Charley Lau theory of hitting right there.

  • @mmadison1972
    @mmadison1972 Před 2 lety +5

    I got Frank The big hurt Thomas’s autograph when he was playing for the Auburn Tigers in the spring of 1985. War Eagle

  • @Nextlevelestl618
    @Nextlevelestl618 Před 2 lety +3

    One of my favorite players no doubt

  • @WO2411
    @WO2411 Před rokem +3

    Chicago sports legend

  • @omarfernandez1620
    @omarfernandez1620 Před 2 lety +4

    Never seen a ball hits that hard!

  • @SP-ve1im
    @SP-ve1im Před 2 lety +3

    He is somewhat underrated due to the streriod era and his ego but man he was special.

  • @TheRandalHandle
    @TheRandalHandle Před 2 lety +6

    The big man had some fast hands

  • @coveultimatefishing8937
    @coveultimatefishing8937 Před 2 lety +8

    My high school teammate right there. He could do it all with the bat. Power, with average, great eye at plate

    • @h.m.j.a.206
      @h.m.j.a.206  Před 2 lety +1

      Nice! Classmates with a legend I wish I could say that

    • @coveultimatefishing8937
      @coveultimatefishing8937 Před 2 lety

      Columbus High School, Columbus Ga

    • @blakewatson4192
      @blakewatson4192 Před 2 lety

      @@coveultimatefishing8937 and coach Bobby Howard who is at pacelli now

    • @blakewatson4192
      @blakewatson4192 Před 2 lety +1

      @@coveultimatefishing8937 my step brother is on hall of fame wall there as well with the great big hurt

  • @12thman75
    @12thman75 Před 2 lety +3

    So underrated

  • @christianlynch1424
    @christianlynch1424 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Career 974 OPS. 18th best all time. Incredible.

  • @Jx2sick
    @Jx2sick Před 2 lety +3

    As a Tigers fan i still just love this dude

  • @bochafish
    @bochafish Před rokem +1

    Amazing stats, first ballot hall of fame, called for ped testing and stayed clean. Power, average, MVP and contributed some big numbers in limited time in 2005 due to injury. (Championship year.) Was a linebacker at Auburn, and has a statue there. Beloved by home and away fans, as you can tell by the comments. Especially from Cubs fans, and division rivals. One of the most talented players I've ever seen.

  • @bryantsteury8910
    @bryantsteury8910 Před 2 lety +3

    Insane how even late in his career he could be well behind a change or breaking ball and it was still like "lol, ok bai"

  • @reedsullivan8755
    @reedsullivan8755 Před 2 lety +1

    Being a Cub fan I just love the “we got wood!” t-shirt @ 2:12. HA

  • @darnellbush2408
    @darnellbush2408 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Living in Chicago I had the thrills of watching the BIG HURT 💪

  • @pantera29palms
    @pantera29palms Před rokem +3

    Broken bat
    Fly ball
    It’s gone.
    Nuff said

  • @piratescove4
    @piratescove4 Před 2 lety +2

    I miss the old ball parks.

  • @billysikes1374
    @billysikes1374 Před 2 lety +6

    Most understand guy in Mlb history

    • @billysikes1374
      @billysikes1374 Před 2 lety +2

      Underrated is what I meant to type, darn phone

    • @h.m.j.a.206
      @h.m.j.a.206  Před 2 lety

      No worries I knew what you meant lol happens to me all the time

    • @billysikes1374
      @billysikes1374 Před 2 lety +1

      @@h.m.j.a.206 The BIG Hurt, a shame he doesn't get the recognition he deserves

  • @ShackCrewInc310
    @ShackCrewInc310 Před 2 lety +5

    You can put it on the board! I never heard this before shit is great. I’m a Dodger

    • @h.m.j.a.206
      @h.m.j.a.206  Před 2 lety +2

      If you watch any White Sox highlights you'll probably here that 99% of the time for every home run over the years. Some hate it but it doesn't bother me much I think excitement is great for commentary.

    • @Craig-in1un
      @Craig-in1un Před 2 lety +2

      @@h.m.j.a.206 I remember back in the day I had a Sox game on and I bet my homie $20 that if a White Sox player hit a home run that the announcer would do that. I guess he thought it sounded so absurd that he took the bet lol Easiest $20 I've ever made.

    • @ShackCrewInc310
      @ShackCrewInc310 Před 2 lety +1

      @@h.m.j.a.206 I love it brotha. I had scully all these years not complaining. But I appreciate his calls

    • @h.m.j.a.206
      @h.m.j.a.206  Před 2 lety

      @@Craig-in1un Easy money 💰 lol I would've done the same especially if I knew every call for every at bat after watching for a while.

    • @h.m.j.a.206
      @h.m.j.a.206  Před 2 lety

      @@ShackCrewInc310 Scully is a legend that's voice will be remembered forever whether you like the Dodgers or not. Scully is one of the real voices of baseball.

  • @timothyo1869
    @timothyo1869 Před 2 lety +1

    Like lightning too w that step

  • @JonnySublime
    @JonnySublime Před 2 lety +3

    Grand slam straightaway centre over Griffey, so cool.

  • @Papadragon8155
    @Papadragon8155 Před 2 měsíci +1

    One of the ways you know someone is truly great is when he comes to bat and no one gets up to get food or use the bathroom.

  • @JohnSmith-zw8vp
    @JohnSmith-zw8vp Před rokem +1

    Griffey is definitely the player of the 90s but in the early 90s Frank was #1 on the Beckett Hot List for 34 straight months!

  • @xavierharding8938
    @xavierharding8938 Před 2 lety +2

    I have this dude's rookie card in MINT condition and it's worth at least a crisp dollar bill ! Thanks Frank !

  • @shawngregory1429
    @shawngregory1429 Před 2 lety +6

    He also hit good pitching better than anyone. The only other player from his era that comes close is Albert Belle.

  • @theskeleton3736
    @theskeleton3736 Před 2 lety +3

    you can put it on the booooard yeees!

  • @raulgreen8369
    @raulgreen8369 Před 4 měsíci +1

    1st mlb hit was on WGN-TV Channel 9 in 1990 at County Stadium

  • @rahiemking-ze8tf
    @rahiemking-ze8tf Před 3 měsíci +1

    That crack sound was so violent!!!!

  • @WhoGitDaBiscuit
    @WhoGitDaBiscuit Před rokem +1

    You know the balls are juiced today. A man that size crushing the ball and it staying in the park and seldom going upper deck. If he were playing now he’d give exit velocity new meaning and definition.

  • @DutchVanDerLinde-sx1ox
    @DutchVanDerLinde-sx1ox Před rokem +1

    As R-Truth said "You're a big, Big, BIG, man-"

  • @AlbertScar
    @AlbertScar Před 2 lety +5

    Best player in Chicago history

  • @RebelPMP
    @RebelPMP Před 9 měsíci +1

    the sound the poor bat made when he crushed one!!

  • @kennethdale763
    @kennethdale763 Před měsícem +1

    The Big Hurt!!!

  • @derekvietro784
    @derekvietro784 Před 2 lety +2

    Frank Thomas Barry larkin jose canseco mark mcgwire all time favorite players!!

  • @4sinistah
    @4sinistah Před rokem +1

    He was the Ted Williams of our time during his first 7 or 8 years ..

  • @user-fm9vt3vo9n
    @user-fm9vt3vo9n Před 9 měsíci +2

    Should have sent Thomas for the inside the park

  • @marcjsolis
    @marcjsolis Před 2 lety +1

    He’s all upper body too!

  • @johncopple6479
    @johncopple6479 Před 5 měsíci +1

    4:08 . The Best ,The Most Articulate !,The One, The Only !!!!!
    John Miller !!!

  • @poindextertunes
    @poindextertunes Před 2 lety +2

    i prefer his swing over Griffeys

  • @user-jt2tk9qe3o
    @user-jt2tk9qe3o Před 2 lety +1

    90s miguel cabrera

  • @user-ys2wp4cr9g
    @user-ys2wp4cr9g Před 10 měsíci +1

    Wish he would have played for the Yankees

  • @timothyo1869
    @timothyo1869 Před 2 lety +1

    Oh he really got a piece j a j

  • @jackmiller4946
    @jackmiller4946 Před 2 lety +2

    And she’ll like it too

  • @RobDux15
    @RobDux15 Před 2 lety +1

    "She'll like it too"

  • @scottmurphy650
    @scottmurphy650 Před 3 měsíci +1

    You can put it on the boooooard Frank.

  • @Paladin_HGWT57
    @Paladin_HGWT57 Před 2 lety +1

    Anybody notice how slender Colon is at 4:20?

    • @h.m.j.a.206
      @h.m.j.a.206  Před 2 lety

      I think that was his Rookie year but could be wrong

  • @BarryJowers
    @BarryJowers Před 2 lety +1

    This would be so much better if we didn't have to hear Hawk Harrelson's annoying calls with it

  • @adjustableisland8806
    @adjustableisland8806 Před 2 lety +1

    I can only take so many of their "You can put it on the booooard, YES" crap. I guess that was the announcer's trademark, or at least he was trying to make it his trademark? Like George Costanza asking to be called T-bone; you gotta let things develop naturally. "Holy Cow" was natural. I really miss the days of Frank Thomas, Ken Griffey Jr, Albert Belle, Juan Gonzalez, Mike Piazza, Kirby Puckett, etc. Once Mcguire, Sosa, and Bonds started the homerun record chase things were just different. Exciting at the time, but one dimensional in retrospect.

  • @bossfan49
    @bossfan49 Před 4 měsíci

    1:40 base hit goes on a highlight reel??

  • @sircharleschanel5982
    @sircharleschanel5982 Před 2 lety +2

    The big hert

  • @JuggernautXXL
    @JuggernautXXL Před 2 lety +1

    Damn these pitches look sooooo slow

  • @jamesrobertsonrobertson5690

    Somebody tell me, was it true that Frank Thomas used to block for Bo Jackson at Auburn University?

  • @nickcavolli3072
    @nickcavolli3072 Před 2 měsíci

    Didnt even know the sox didnt wear black and white stripes

  • @timothyo1869
    @timothyo1869 Před 2 lety

    Remember the heat 2

  • @timothyo1869
    @timothyo1869 Před 2 lety

    Remember not a curse

  • @timothyo1869
    @timothyo1869 Před 2 lety

    If the alkebuzar killer in reverse did for boxing

  • @akikiskywalker3xm59
    @akikiskywalker3xm59 Před 2 lety +1

    #blackdiamondpresscomix🏁2k22 the 1 reason i like the white Sox! Jr.jr🤫

  • @seenit09
    @seenit09 Před rokem

    #JeffFrye, Thomas is not hitting off his front foot.

  • @timothyo1869
    @timothyo1869 Před 2 lety

    325 your mine🚘

  • @mugenwrld3129
    @mugenwrld3129 Před 2 měsíci

    💀💀💀wow

  • @gtgodbear6320
    @gtgodbear6320 Před 3 měsíci

    Justsenatex

  • @dougstyles
    @dougstyles Před 2 lety +1

    I've got an autographed card if anyone's interested

  • @phosgene2
    @phosgene2 Před 2 lety

    worthy hall of famer. only 3 seasons with an ops over 0.950 after age 29 playing exclusively in the al. just shows how excluding bonds is basically a crime.

  • @timothyo1869
    @timothyo1869 Před 2 lety

    Blue

  • @timothyo1869
    @timothyo1869 Před 2 lety +1

    Leaf

  • @hectorsanchezz8696
    @hectorsanchezz8696 Před 2 lety +1

    the big hurt homers against big sexy bart. colon