Frank Thomas
Frank Thomas
Frank William Thomaswas an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Chattanooga from 1925 to 1928 and at the University of Alabama from 1931 to 1946, compiling a career college football record of 141–33–9. During his tenure at Alabama, Thomas amassed a record of 115–24–7 and won four Southeastern Conference titles while his teams allowed an average of just 6.3 points per game. Thomas's 1934 Alabama team completed a 10–0 season...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth15 December 1898
CountryUnited States of America
I'm not going to kill anyone with my speed, anyway. But if I can go first to third and score from second, that's the main thing.
I normally get no more than 35 at-bats during spring so I'm really on target as far as that goes. I've been playing for a long time, so stepping up from Triple-A to the big leagues is no big deal. It's all about focus.
I relished the '58 game because I was voted in by my peers. I think that age will always go down as the greatest era in baseball history.
I'm not as far away as people think I am.
I'm just happy to be sitting right here in Chicago and right here at U.S. Cellular Field, holding my Hall of Fame press conference. I'm proud of that.
I just think I deserved better, some closure, in Chicago. If they'd just said they were going in a different direction, it would be fine, but no one gave me any heads up about what was going on.
Swish is a real good kid and he likes to have fun. He has a pleasant attitude and he's just a refreshing piece of energy. I tell him, 'Don't think, just react, and let your talent take over.
It's always special to see that. It doesn't happen very often. I've been in the middle before but not on successive pitches.
It was good to go back and forth, seeing a lot of pitches. After the second at-bat everything felt normal.
It was a strange year. It happens to one team each year, where everything goes your way. It was a good team last year, but we had a lot of things go our way. We had so many one-run victories. In years before, we always lost those games, or we'd lose half those games.
It's a good moment, but not in the middle of a four-game losing streak. I missed a lot of baseball the last two years. Thank God I'm back playing.
I totally forgot but that's a good sign. I could go a couple more days (in the minor league camp) and then not be afraid to do it. I'm not experiencing any pain, only a little soreness from running.
It's a little empty. I fought so hard my whole career to get here, and the year I'm not able to play we're here. I'm just really happy for the team, though. This is a special moment in the game and you can always cherish this moment because you never know when it's going to happen again.
It's been a slow start, but it's only 17 games.