NoMyths
06-18-2007, 05:05 PM
Or at least my interest in baseball, in which he had a starring role: yesterday he set the MLB record for home runs by a designated hitter. He's 4 away from 500 (the new record is 244), is a guaranteed Hall of Famer, and used to be the best hitter in baseball. Anyway, I enjoyed hearing about this, and thought some others might as well.
Link: Frank Thomas Sets Record in Jays Loss (http://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/story/2007/06/17/thomas-record-tor-was.html)
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Frank Thomas Sets Record in Jays Loss
Last Updated: Monday, June 18, 2007 | 2:18 PM ET
CBC Sports
A big blast from the Big Hurt wasn't enough for the Toronto Blue Jays as they dropped a 4-2 decision to the Washington Nationals on Sunday afternoon at Rogers Centre.
The loss spoiled a milestone home run for Blue Jays slugger Frank Thomas, who broke Edgar Martinez's major-league record for homers by a designated hitter by blasting the 244th of his career.
Thomas tied the record on May 31 and took sole possession of it when he smacked a third-inning pitch from Nationals starter Micah Bowie into the second deck at Rogers Centre.
It was also the 496th career homer for Thomas, leaving the former first baseman just four away from becoming the 21st player to reach the 500-homer plateau.
"I've been around long enough to accomplish something like that, I'm proud of that," he said. "My thoughts right now are to get this team somehow to .500, then we can really start to roll."
But Thomas's historic blast wasn't enough for the Blue Jays (33-35) to complete a sweep of the three-game interleague series against the Nationals (30-39).
Link: Frank Thomas Sets Record in Jays Loss (http://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/story/2007/06/17/thomas-record-tor-was.html)
Full Text:
Frank Thomas Sets Record in Jays Loss
Last Updated: Monday, June 18, 2007 | 2:18 PM ET
CBC Sports
A big blast from the Big Hurt wasn't enough for the Toronto Blue Jays as they dropped a 4-2 decision to the Washington Nationals on Sunday afternoon at Rogers Centre.
The loss spoiled a milestone home run for Blue Jays slugger Frank Thomas, who broke Edgar Martinez's major-league record for homers by a designated hitter by blasting the 244th of his career.
Thomas tied the record on May 31 and took sole possession of it when he smacked a third-inning pitch from Nationals starter Micah Bowie into the second deck at Rogers Centre.
It was also the 496th career homer for Thomas, leaving the former first baseman just four away from becoming the 21st player to reach the 500-homer plateau.
"I've been around long enough to accomplish something like that, I'm proud of that," he said. "My thoughts right now are to get this team somehow to .500, then we can really start to roll."
But Thomas's historic blast wasn't enough for the Blue Jays (33-35) to complete a sweep of the three-game interleague series against the Nationals (30-39).