Hall of Famer Frank Thomas: ‘Baseball became very easy after playing SEC football for 2½ years’
If Frank Thomas had been selected in the Major League Baseball draft coming out of Columbus (Georgia) High School in 1986, he wouldn’t have gone to Auburn to play football. And if he hadn’t wound up ...
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'Big Sugar' turning heads with nasty stuff in live BP sessions
When you're listed as 6-foot-6 and 275 pounds like Reds relief pitcher prospect Zach Maxwell, odds are your nickname will come with the word, "Big." Frank Thomas was "The Big Hurt." Randy Johnson was ...
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Hall of Famer Frank Thomas: ‘Baseball became very easy after playing SEC football for 2½ years’
If Frank Thomas had been selected in the Major ... In his first full seven MLB seasons, Thomas became the only batter with seven straight years with a .300 batting average, 100 runs, 100 RBIs ...