The Big Hurt's Even Bigger Move....

August 29, 2010, the Chicago White Sox retired the jersey of Frank Thomas #35. After 19 years in baseball, Thomas has reached a point where he calls it the proudest day of his life. A career batting average of .301, 521 HR's, and 1,704 RBI's, the two time AL MVP was accompanied by Carlton Fisk, Jermaine Dye, Billy Pierce, Minnie Minoso and former Manager, who definitely got booed, Terry Bevington. Frank Thomas was a vital part of this franchise for many years, and the Sox made it a point to have an image of Thomas with his number 35 put up on the wall in left center field. After 16 years with the organization, there was a bitter taste left over in 2006 when Thomas spoke against the organization for making him look like a "damaged player". In a separate interview, Sox GM Kenny Williams responded to it by calling him "an idiot", and things went south from there. But, in the last month the Chicago White Sox made things right by hiring him as an Ambassador. In his 16 year stint, the Big Hurt made his mark on the franchise with 448 HR's, and 1,465 RBI's. With a great career now behind him, the next question is how long will it take Frank Thomas to reach the Hall Of Fame?