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everybody's reluctant to sign a well-known cancer

Old, broken-down, overpaid, and well on the downside of a once-great career?

Sounds like a perfect fit for the New York Yankees!!

What is wrong with this Steinbrenner Jr.?

well now that we know the yankees aren interested i can fianlly relax. shut up hank no one cares

everybody's reluctant to sign a well-known cancer
goCanada! | 04/22/08, 07:50 AM

Scott Rolen got a job

Yankee's need sombody after the mighty O's from Baltimore took 2 of 3
from these overpaid Yanks!!!!

Hank must have consulted with Cashman before he opened his mouth this time.

from these overpaid Yanks!!!! EYES NO IT ALL

Thats what The old Hurt would be if they were insane enough to have 3 1b men and 6 or 7 over 33 year old players

O.K. Tiger fans, who would be more productive in '08, Thomas or Sheffield?

Sheffield can still hit, but they are all foul balls at the third base coach. Thomas just looks puzzled up their...

I agree about Sheffield. He's too old and too injury prone at this point to be a productive hitter. Unfortunately, the Tigers are on the hook for 13m again next year for him.

We are hurting enough right now without adding him...

Yawn- great story.

if he can throw 90+, maybe we can put him into the rotation

Declining power hitter who's owed 10 million this season? What more do the Yankees want?

Another waste of space for the T&R section....

The only thing about Frank Thomas thats still a "Big Hurt", is the hurt he put on the local bakeries up there in Toronto. Holy **** this guy is a tub of lard now. I dont blame the Jays for cutting him, He's making 9 mil /yr and hes that much out of shape? He looks like Fat Albert....hey hey hey

can't wait for the "Pirates don't want Big Hurt" story.

Hurt, your options are starting to look like either the St. Paul Saints or the Long Island Ducks.

The Toledo Mud Hens are looking for a power hitter after missing out on A-Rod

why are you all saying Frank is "broken down?" yes he's gotten off to a slump but in the last two years, he has 65 homers and 209 RBIs. he's hit that many homers in 997 ABs which is good for a homer every 15.33 ABs, which is pretty much right at (actually slightly better than) his career average.

also, April is Frank's slow month. he has his lowest split AVG (.283), OBP (.407), SLG (.513), and OPS (.920). so basically, Frank is a "slow" starter. the Big Hurt also started slow in April and May last year and he finished up pretty well. this was a dumb, panicky move by the Blue Jays.