Frank Thomas seems to be enjoying his return to the Oakland A’s after being released by the Toronto Blue Jays earlier this season. The ‘Big Hurt’ has seen an increase in all of his offensive numbers since leaving the province of Ontario.
Thomas has almost tripled his hits total, bringing up his batting average, on base percentage and slugging percentage since returning to the Bay area.
While in Toronto for last season and the first of the 2008 season, Thomas’ numbers were declining from previous years, including the sharp drop to begin this season. Maybe it was the Rogers …read more

If you don’t live in or near Toronto (or listen to six hours of ESPN Radio a day, like I do) then I won’t blame you for not knowing that the Toronto Blue Jays released 19-year veteran Frank Thomas after yet another early season slump. People around baseball, as well as Toronto Blue Jay fans, are split on whether or not releasing Thomas was a good idea… well… okay, maybe not Blue Jays fans, but many analysts are split on the idea. So, being the all around decent guy I am, I’ll present both sides to the argument to you.
Good:
Frank …read more