ANtics Episode 2.15: A's Big Man On Campus

by louismg on Jun 4, 2006 8:52 PM PDT in News

Last year, the A's didn't see much production out of their DH position, and in the offseason, a big acquisition was made to bring offense to the one position where you can completely stink at defense, and nobody cares. A very big acquisition that goes by the moniker, "The Big Hurt". Two months into the 2006 campaign, Frank Thomas ranks second on the team in home runs, with 13, is third in RBIs (30), and is second in walks (29). The ANtics looks in on his progress, in "A's Big Man On Campus".

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At the end of 2006, the Big Hurt's statistics will look like...

40+ HR, 100+ RBI (YAY!)

6 votes

13 HR, 30 RBI (BOO!)

0 votes

20 HR, 60 RBI

2 votes

30 HR, 80 RBI

24 votes

35 HR, 90 RBI

15 votes

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woohoo! i see my pictures! =D

great ANtics as usual!

by gotgreen on Jun 4, 2006 8:53 PM PDT 0 recs

Those last two panels

are hilarious. Not that the others aren't. Oh, you know what I mean.

"I really don't see how it affects me that directly except for doing these interviews." -- Brad Halsey on giving up No. 714

by day-to-day on Jun 4, 2006 8:59 PM PDT 0 recs

Hopefully Frank will like it

6'7 man nicknamed "Big Hurt" won't look good knocking on your door. Ask the ump in last panel.

Macha is a great manager. -Ron Washington

by pachydermOAFC on Jun 4, 2006 9:00 PM PDT 0 recs

Great!!

Love it!

"Now, I'm not the guy who's in trouble, it's the guy on the mound who's in trouble.'' Swisher Pics

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Jun 4, 2006 9:01 PM PDT 0 recs

Hehe

Really funny. I love the pic of Swish.

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by starenite on Jun 4, 2006 9:02 PM PDT 0 recs

Have we got any confirmation...

On the extent and time, if any, Frank will miss from the foot? I may kill someone if he's not in the lineup when I go Friday to YS.

"Christ, evidentally I played against Swisher in '02 when he was at OSU and Granderson when he was at Illinois-Chicago."

by compy75 on Jun 4, 2006 9:04 PM PDT 0 recs

Just found this...

Frank Thomas was taken out with soreness in his left foot after he scored the first run of the ballgame in the second inning. He jogged around the bases very gingerly after his double and scored on an RBI single from Bobby Crosby.

But after the game, Thomas was walking fine and trainer Larry Davis said that it was very smart of Thomas to take himself out.

Source: Mlb.com

"Christ, evidentally I played against Swisher in '02 when he was at OSU and Granderson when he was at Illinois-Chicago."

by compy75 on Jun 4, 2006 9:11 PM PDT up 0 recs

Love the Swisher frame.

by gawker on Jun 4, 2006 9:08 PM PDT 0 recs

Hat Tip to the Simpsons

Just so nobody thinks it's plagiarism or not attributed...

http://www.snpp.com/episodes/2F14.html

Marge: That's a wonderful thing you did for my sisters.
Homer: I didn't do it for them...I did it for you, Marge. I'd kill
for you. Please ask me to kill for you --

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by louismg on Jun 4, 2006 9:10 PM PDT up 0 recs

Well, that was my favorite line.

But I liked the rest too!

"the reason why hitting the ball on the "sweet spot" of the bat feels so good is that the ball is contacting at the bat at a vibrational node." - salb918

by McFood on Jun 5, 2006 4:18 PM PDT up 0 recs