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.
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Volunteering gives balance to my retirement. You can only play golf and tennis so many hours in the day.Frank Thomas
I saw a couple of pitches and slowed everything down and hit the ball hard. I was embarrassed my first time up, but the nice thing about baseball is you can turn it around the next time.
Frank Thomas
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.
Frank Thomas
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.
Frank Thomas
I'd like to play every day, but that's not going to happen. Last week, at the end of spring training, (Macha) told me that I'd probably get a third day off here and there, but with Bobby (Crosby) hurt, and the Yankees in town, I wanted to be in the lineup.
Frank Thomas
I felt good. My timing was a little off. But there wasn't any pain. That's the main thing. It was nice to see someone throwing at me and having to react.
Frank Thomas
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