Frank Thomas takes exception to being left off White Sox's Black History Month post
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Why was Frank Thomas left off the White Sox's Black History Month post?
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Uh-huh. Rahimi Harrison-Grody on 104.3 The Score. Frank Thomas is simply one of the greatest White Sox players ever. Maybe the greatest White Sox player ever. 16 years with the White Sox. You know all about Frank. He's not really dirty, Frank, even though that's the song that, of course. Goes through my head. Dirty Frank by Pearl Jam. He's decidedly not dirty. The irony of losing out on a third MVP because of that dirty, filthy Giambi brother. But Frank Thomas is a classic. He is one of the greatest. He's one of the greatest. That is what a first ballot Hall of Famer is. Looks like. That said, White Sox Twitter, I don't know if you guys saw yesterday, was reflecting upon momentous firsts for the Sox organization for Black History Month.
And for example, some of those. Old Comiskey Park plays host to the first ever East-West Negro Leagues All-Star Game in 1933. Harold Baines in 1977 becomes the second African-American player selected with the number one overall pick in the MLB draft. Baines was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. All sorts of great, momentous options right here. Dick Allen.
What are Frank Thomas's career highlights with the White Sox?
Here is one where in 1972, Dick Allen becomes the first black player in White Sox history to win AL MVP honors. Frank Thomas joined Allen as MVP in 1994. Now, just an example. There's many more examples, but I just want to give you just a little bit of it. Frank Thomas responded to that White Sox tweet honoring Black History Month by saying, this is Frank Thomas, quote, I guess the black player who made you rich over there and holds all of your records is forgettable. Don't worry. I am taking receipts close quote that is from Frank Thomas and before I let you respond Marshall because I definitely want to hear what you had to say and I have some things to say as well there was a tweet that just came down from actually just a little while ago
From our guy, Bruce Levine, at MLB, Bruce Levine on X. He said a little while ago, I am told the White Sox will continue to promote Black History Month with the emphasis on HOF Frank Thomas and other Chicago Sox favorites. What do you think? Do you think he got slighted? Does Frank Thomas have a point here?
There were some names in there that you mentioned. While they were black and had a sort of historical reference for the White Sox, I think Danny Goodwin was one of the names, the guy that got drafted by the Sox? Yeah. How many games did he play for the Sox? I don't know. There's a reason you don't know. He didn't play any. Okay. Frank Thomas is the greatest White Sox player to ever play for the organization. I'm not pushing back on that. Black, white, purple, whatever color you want to talk about. He is also, because you mentioned the... You mentioned the MVP that was won by Dick Allen, who you know I'm a fan of. And congratulations on him finally getting his Hall of Fame due. But Frank Thomas, it could have been this simple.
This is all they had to do, the White Sox. Frank Thomas is the first... Black player to ever win back-to-back MVPs. List the years. That's how simple it is. Because when I first saw it, I was like, oh, did he not do something that they consider like a black achievement first whatever? It took me all of five seconds to come up with that. What I just told you. Yeah.
What historical moments were celebrated by the White Sox for Black History Month?
Right, right. And you're... Yeah, I guess, yeah, yes, fair enough, fair enough.
And so there's other things you could have, like, come up with for Frank Thomas to be noted in that long list of guys who got noted on that infographic that went out on social media. And the fact that they didn't do it, yeah, it's a slight. I think Frank Thomas saying something escalates the situation, but you know what? He's going to do what he wants to do. The White Sox, it's on them to fix this. And I get it. Frank Thomas has never been a not stubborn person.
Yeah, he's been hard to manage.
Yes, it's well documented whether you want to talk about him and Kenny going back and forth. If you want to talk about how his role was viewed when the White Sox won the World Series when he was obviously hurt.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
Why was Frank Thomas left off the White Sox's Black History Month post?
0:00–1:39
2
What are Frank Thomas's career highlights with the White Sox?
1:39–4:07
3
What historical moments were celebrated by the White Sox for Black History Month?
4:07–7:31
4
What was Frank Thomas's reaction to being omitted from the White Sox post?
7:31–9:36
5
How did the White Sox respond to Frank Thomas's comments?
9:36–10:19
6
What arguments are made regarding Frank Thomas's legacy?
10:19–11:45
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