Between the trade for Jim Thome last week and today's re-signing of Paulie Walnuts Konerko, the White Sox are up to two quality 1B. It seems fair, then, to presume that they will not be in the market for another 1B of any note.
If so, today's Konerko deal marks the end of the Frank Thomas Era on the South Side. One of the game's more talented hitters of the last 15 years, and arguably in history, Thomas is held by many Sox fans in high esteem, and in contempt by most everyone else. His two MVP awards and his numerous accomplishments are overshadowed in this Cubs fan's eyes by his impish behavior, his absurd contract demands, his random holdouts/walkouts, and his general lack of understanding of the business side of player-management relations.
Don't let the door hit you in that big ol' butt on the way out, Frank. I hope your next residence is right beside Von Hayes* in the Retirement Home for Contemptible First Basemen - which, incidentally, is nowhere near Cooperstown.
*Hayes never spoke out as Thomas did. He simply found a way to go 2-for-4 with a double and 2 RBI in every single game he ever played against the Cubs. Stupid Von Hayes...
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