I'm a diehard Cubs fan but I LOVE Frank Thomas! He's one of the greatest pure hitters this game has ever seen and he did it clean during an era where so many were cheating.
I knew he was huge but when I was a few rows back from the batting circle from him it was different. His arms were honestly the size of a normal sized woman's leg. He was so massive that I was taking pictures along with everyone else in a 300 ft radius
@bo jackson he could have been for all we know, but it’s easy to tell on people that weren’t already bulkier like Barry bonds. He was always a broader shoulder bigger guy, so if he did use it during that time it was less obvious.
Frank Thomas was one of my favorite sluggers to watch growing up. Having the privilege to watch him in a Blue Jays uniform (albeit the worst uniform of the teams' history) in 2007 was awesome. He had a pretty great season at 39 years old, putting up a .277 BA, 26 HR, 95 RBI and .857 OPS
@@omegamanGXE 90% of TV play-by-play guys are boring, blabbing suits. Homers you will love or hate. But please don't take anything away from Joe Buck, the guy who said Dancing With the Stars is on his home TV, not NFL. And they put him everywhere. Turn on the radio; they're smarter and cut the BS as they have to describe everything.
@@michaelscott-joynt3215 Boe Juck's monotonous deadpan is actually perfect for a boring sport like baseball. He’s also a million times better than Hawk Harrelson.
47 E.B.O because he literally volunteered to be tested. Also if you look at him now he is still huge, people like bonds who actually did steroids shrunk to their normal size, he didn’t.
I think the only reason Frank didn't follow through on his swing is because that ball would kill someone in the stands and pitchers would just intentionally walk him all the time. He toned it down to make pitchers feel like he won't rock them yet still hit a bunch of homers and somehow got a bunch of walks. Most disciplined hitter I've ever seen.
Imagine frank used his whole body when he swings. Instead of these 420ft shots with basically just his arms (works for him works for me.) You would be seeing balls sail 500ft all day long.
Because when you've played against athletes that are taking steroids, you just know right away. It's hard to explain. You just look at him and just know he's a natural genetic freak.
Frank was great. Ngl I always hated that Hawk Harrelson home run call though… come to think of it I didn’t care for too much of his commentating and homerism in general. Not a Sox fan though, maybe as a fan it felt different 🤷
Frank always said that his goal was to hit more for Average rather than Home Runs. He was a Line Drive Hitter and concentrated on maximizing his all-around contributions. Frank never wanted to be known as just another power hitter even though he did hit 500+ home runs. He was one of the most Disciplined Hitters that's ever played the game. What's not talked about much is the fact that he played injured for a large portion of his career and was still amazing. Unfortunately, these TH-cam complications don't show him crushing doubles and knocking in all those RBI's. I'd like to see a Compilation that Highlights him being the all-around great hitter he was.
Why does no one ever question him for steroids? Not saying he did use them but no one ever questions him and Griffey( I know I will get a lot of hate for this)
Ethan Larson that’s what a lot of people say about Griffey and I tend to think he didn’t use but look at dee Gordon he stayed the same size but that extra little muscle and quicker recovery form being hurt could be a reason for him to use
@@110phighlights3 Dee came into the league at an early age just like Griffey, they're going to put on muscle and strength over their first few years. And with big injuries I'm guessing damn near every player uses some sort of illegal drug.
Bombs? The first two went about 360. That's not a bomb. Plus this video is 5 minutes long and the first HR went more than a minute. Title is misleading. This is some lazy work by the publisher.
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Sure
But do you have Nugenix
Lol I don’t even remember him playing for the A’s 🤣
15 years of THC consumption is starting to screw with my memory🤯
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Frank Thomas, an absolute unit. Watching him play when I was a kid was like watching a superhero smashing homers.
Jealous of you
I'm a diehard Cubs fan but I LOVE Frank Thomas! He's one of the greatest pure hitters this game has ever seen and he did it clean during an era where so many were cheating.
The biggest dude in the steroid era wasn't cheating. Ok then.
@@jmart1393no he wasn't, because he was already a big dude when he came in, and already hitting homers long before that dope shit, but nice try.
@@jlhanlon1980 What does being a big dude coming in mean? Are you insinuating students in high school and university don't take steroids?
@@jmart1393He’s been huge for his entire life, dude.
He was a big man. He played legit College Tight End at Auburn.
My man in the a's jersey looks like hulk😂
Real for sure
I knew he was huge but when I was a few rows back from the batting circle from him it was different. His arms were honestly the size of a normal sized woman's leg. He was so massive that I was taking pictures along with everyone else in a 300 ft radius
@@slingitandflingitdiscgolf8340 what makes it even sweeter is that he was all natural and never had any PED allegations
@bo jackson he could have been for all we know, but it’s easy to tell on people that weren’t already bulkier like Barry bonds. He was always a broader shoulder bigger guy, so if he did use it during that time it was less obvious.
THANK YOU, FINALLY for showing some love to not only a MLB legend, but a Chicago White Sox legend
The Big Hurt! Yo his card in MLB 19 the show is OP!!!
Ikr
Yeah but his card in the show 18 was garbage
Nathanael Gion best hitting stats in the entire game
@@Damian_AIVids Not When Babe Ruth Comes Out
@@Damian_AIVids I have 99 cobb in LF Selling him when bambino comes out
Can you imagine him with the balls they are using right now in mlb? It would be like him playing golf.
Frank Thomas was one of my favorite sluggers to watch growing up.
Having the privilege to watch him in a Blue Jays uniform (albeit the worst uniform of the teams' history) in 2007 was awesome.
He had a pretty great season at 39 years old, putting up a .277 BA, 26 HR, 95 RBI and .857 OPS
Dude, any year you can get 95 RBI out of any player is an awesome year! Coming from a guy as old as that?! Pure gold!
@@njharrold Honestly, the .277 AVG impressed me most considerg his average during the previous several seasons
"You can put it on the board, YES"!!!
The worst announcer of all time
@@omegamanGXE 90% of TV play-by-play guys are boring, blabbing suits. Homers you will love or hate. But please don't take anything away from Joe Buck, the guy who said Dancing With the Stars is on his home TV, not NFL. And they put him everywhere. Turn on the radio; they're smarter and cut the BS as they have to describe everything.
@@michaelscott-joynt3215 Boe Juck's monotonous deadpan is actually perfect for a boring sport like baseball. He’s also a million times better than Hawk Harrelson.
He had a beautiful swing.Surprised he's not talked about more
FT35 was one of my favorite players growing up! 👍😎👍
Hall of fame, mvp, and a world series ring. All in the steroid era whilst playing 100% clean. Love Big Hurt
47 E.B.O because he literally volunteered to be tested. Also if you look at him now he is still huge, people like bonds who actually did steroids shrunk to their normal size, he didn’t.
Got ring and didn’t even play
@@davidbradford38 he played around 35 games and hit around 11 homer’s. He contributed that year.
@@bochafish yes he did I was talking bout world series I'd given him a ring anyway
one of the underappreciated legends
The BIG hurt.
There was 2 people that really put fear into my heart as a kid. The Big Papi and the big Hurt, id shit myself if I had to pitch to them😂
Vladimir Guerrero too because the dude could literally hit anything.
"Now batting for the white sox, number 35. FRANK THOMAS!
0:48 is the guy with the orange jacket Eminem? Lmao
from left to right, a young Bill Hader, Ed Helms, Eminem😂
@@imlovinit6240 lmao
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I think the only reason Frank didn't follow through on his swing is because that ball would kill someone in the stands and pitchers would just intentionally walk him all the time. He toned it down to make pitchers feel like he won't rock them yet still hit a bunch of homers and somehow got a bunch of walks. Most disciplined hitter I've ever seen.
I'm a Cubs fan, but you have to love 'The Big Hurt' !!!
Im finally done with my summer camp job and got some time from my stadium job. Time to binge watch all that I miss. Great job as always Wesley.
I remember watching him as a kid
I love it. The Big Hurt was awesome.
Never consistent, but def a superhero in my book. Robin Ventura was from my hometown in CA, but I was sox fan because Frank.
nugenix brought me here lmao😎🤣💪
Isnt that a medication for herpes
Big Frank was a monster 😮
Any time the Big Hurt stepped up to bat you know there was a chance he could send that ball into the stratosphere.
Wow that Nugenix was really helping him I gotta get some 😂😂
I just took him to the airport with my Lyft, very humble guy..
Jti007 it’s easy
Mon Doh ???
Favorite player of all time!
My grandad coached him in little league
Seriously? That's awesome!!
My dad was his driving instructor
My dad was his gay lover
Nothing but Yasiel Puig flips and home runs. All day. Every day.
Love frank thomas my bro.also.loves him..beast..all time great white sox
Pure power, but this man had one of the ugliest swings I've ever seen
hunter pence is up there too.
It doesn’t help when you’re knees are barley functioning. The dudes 6’6 260, with bad knees
I thought the same thing as I watched this😂
Probably because he gets the worst pitches 😂
Yeah he was too big to complete a swing with both hands on his bat.
Imagine, for a second, a roided up Frank Thomas. The man would be hitting 500 ft. home runs with one hand.
He actually did that in a Homerun derby.
Back when baseballs weren't the tennis balls they are today.
Yesss some White Sox love!
The big GOAT
He said in in interview he would've hit 800 HR if he was on the juice😎 I like to agree
My favorite player of all time, I even bought his shoes for a couple of years, while everyone else was buying Jordan's.
I remember playing his video game on super Nintendo
Frank thomas is a hall of famer
Saw him hit #500 in Minnesota!
GOAT!
Nugenix helped him reach the 500 Homerun mark, he would’ve ended with about 450 otherwise
He never took roids
I understood that reference
I understood that reference
Great video bro
Good ole big hurt.
Love the vids, you should do yordan alvarez bombs
Only 3 last night lmao
you may place that on the boarrdddd............YYYYYYASSSSSSS!
I’m from the Frank Thomas..Sammy Sosa..Ken Griffey Jr..Mark McGwire..Manny Ramirez era. You can’t tell me NOTHIN 😤😤
you missed Barry Bonds
@@marktomlin5818 Def forgot Barry Bonds..Jim Thome and Chipper Jones too 😤
You Cannnnn Put It on the Boooarrdddd YES
Who remembers big Hurt baseball for Sega Genesis?
Hello! Would I be able to use this video in a film I’m shooting without it being taken down?
LOVE THE BEAT IN THE INTRO, DID YOU MAKE IT BRO
Looks like he swung with one arm imagine if he’s had a swing that he followed all the way thru with Jesus he had so much power
Best ever
Is it really true he never juiced? My god He’s enormous and could hit the ball into the stratosphere
He was tight end at auburn with bo Jackson. Beast
Great video
I got his autograph even though nobody cares
Baseballfan 27212 noice
Baseballfan 27212 cool
Nice
Nope no one cares
I care that’s cool
2:38 big hurt you are loose!!!
Line drive homeruns
Great vid
Please please please do a Steve Kerr getting pissed off vid!!!
Clipboards beware lol
Ball just sounded different when he hit it
Hall of Fame? If not he should be in the nickname hall of fame.
Hey it’s the guy from nugentix
Imagine frank used his whole body when he swings. Instead of these 420ft shots with basically just his arms (works for him works for me.) You would be seeing balls sail 500ft all day long.
If he did that he probably wouldn't have hit in the .320's in his prime.
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Johan santana is still hurt till this day
I was there for 400!!!!!
He is intimidating
#TheBigHurt #TheBigHOF #FrankThomas #SnowmansFavorite
I was there for his 400th.
MORE LIKE THE BIG HUNK
Do Jd Martinez hitting bombs
I just met him!
How come nobody ever thought Big Hurt was on steroids? I’m honestly curious.
Daniel Sales he also was a lineman at Auburn, so he was always a big dude
He was constantly asking the league to test for steroids. He was just a natural beast.
Because when you've played against athletes that are taking steroids, you just know right away. It's hard to explain. You just look at him and just know he's a natural genetic freak.
Do Alex bregman highlights
Do Juan Gonzalez highlights.
Used to be my favorite player
Snap
Frank was great. Ngl I always hated that Hawk Harrelson home run call though… come to think of it I didn’t care for too much of his commentating and homerism in general. Not a Sox fan though, maybe as a fan it felt different 🤷
Do Albert pujos saving errors
2nd only to Konerko in terms of pure slugging ability.
Way better then konerko. Frank would hit homer’s basically only using his arms
Paul slugged .486. Frank slugged .555
I thought they would actually be bombs, most were wall scrapers lol juiced McGwire hit fucking bombs, juiced Sosa hit bombs, judge hits bombs
Frank always said that his goal was to hit more for Average rather than Home Runs. He was a Line Drive Hitter and concentrated on maximizing his all-around contributions. Frank never wanted to be known as just another power hitter even though he did hit 500+ home runs. He was one of the most Disciplined Hitters that's ever played the game. What's not talked about much is the fact that he played injured for a large portion of his career and was still amazing. Unfortunately, these TH-cam complications don't show him crushing doubles and knocking in all those RBI's. I'd like to see a Compilation that Highlights him being the all-around great hitter he was.
Nice but why cant I find a video of more white Sox Homer's? Rediculous
It’s EASY!
Why does no one ever question him for steroids? Not saying he did use them but no one ever questions him and Griffey( I know I will get a lot of hate for this)
He did at some point whether it was early or late in his career. Griffey I honestly didn't ever see much off a difference, size at least.
Ethan Larson that’s what a lot of people say about Griffey and I tend to think he didn’t use but look at dee Gordon he stayed the same size but that extra little muscle and quicker recovery form being hurt could be a reason for him to use
@@110phighlights3 Dee came into the league at an early age just like Griffey, they're going to put on muscle and strength over their first few years. And with big injuries I'm guessing damn near every player uses some sort of illegal drug.
His gameplan was never to hit home runs it was just to get on base
MLB The Show Players
Like Lou Gerigh
Comment Frank
400 and 500 in TC..WTF
Just like Pujols 400 & 500 in D.C.
I can’t decide who’s a worse sportscaster Hawk or Joe Buck
Joe buck is worse
Joe Buck
Buck no question
Great hitter but I hated his swing. Aesthetically it looked like sheeet
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I never knew he hit 500. Gosh he did have an ugly swing
Back in the day when you could swing like that and hit major league pitching. Now it’s just Javier Baez and Humter Pence with weird swings
Ugly but he connected on a hell of alot. As they say it's not how you get there, but how you do it.
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Bombs? The first two went about 360. That's not a bomb. Plus this video is 5 minutes long and the first HR went more than a minute. Title is misleading. This is some lazy work by the publisher.
His swing don’t match his massive body lol
Not really bombs...
#1 isn’t a bomb
DINGERS ONLY
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