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  • May 2008
  • April 2008

    • Athletics Rout Angels 14-2

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Apr 29, 08 1:34 AM CDT

      Athletics Rout Angels 14-2

      Frank Thomas tripled for the first time in six years, Daric Barton hit a three-run homer and the Oakland Athletics took over the AL West lead from the Los Angeles Angels with a 14-2 rout of the defending division champions Monday night in the opener of a four-game series. Jack Hannahan and Emil Brown also homered for the Athletics, who have won eight of 10. More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • Oakland Athletics  • Los Angeles Angels  • Frank Thomas

    • Big Hurt Returns and Helps A's Win

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Apr 24, 08 6:24 PM CDT

      Big Hurt Returns and Helps A's Win

      Frank Thomas won in his return to Oakland. Rajai Davis got three hits in his Athletics debut. With two new and familiar faces in the starting lineup, the A's jumped on Minnesota starter Francisco Liriano for six runs in the first inning on the way to an 11-2 victory over the Twins in the rubber game Thursday. Donnie Murphy hit solo shots in the fifth and sixth innings for his first and second homers of the season and first career multihomer game. More »

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      MLB  • American League  • Minnesota Twins  • Oakland Athletics  • Frank Thomas  • Donnie Murphy  • Francisco Liriano

    • Eckstein Powers Blue Jays in First Game Without Frank Thomas

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Apr 20, 08 5:24 PM CDT

      Eckstein Powers Blue Jays in First Game Without Frank Thomas

      David Eckstein hit a three-run homer, supplying some of the power Toronto might miss without Frank Thomas, and the Blue Jays beat the Detroit Tigers 5-3 on Sunday. A.J. Burnett (2-1) issued a season-high six walks in five innings but still managed to win for the first time in four starts. He allowed three runs and four hits. More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • Detroit Tigers  • Toronto Blue Jays  • Frank Thomas  • AJ Burnett  • David Eckstein  • Rod Barajas

    • Pioneering Disney Animator Dead at 95

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 16, 08 2:40 AM CDT

      Pioneering Disney Animator Dead at 95

      The last surviving member of Disney's legendary "Nine Old Men," who pioneered character animation, has died at the age of 95, the Los Angeles Times reports. Ollie Johnston's many creations, often in collaboration with Frank Thomas, included sequences and characters in Pinocchio, the Jungle Book, Bambi, Sleeping Beauty, 101 Dalmatians and many more. More »

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      obituary  • Disney  • Frank Thomas  • animation  • Walt Disney  • Bambi

    • Blue Jays Edge Rangers in 10

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Apr 13, 08 8:52 PM CDT

      Blue Jays Edge Rangers in 10

      Joe Inglett drove in the tie-breaking run with a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, B.J. Ryan earned his first save in more than a year and the Toronto Blue Jays completed a three-game sweep of the Texas Rangers with a 5-4 victory Sunday. Ryan was activated before the game barely 11 months after undergoing elbow ligament replacement surgery. More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • Toronto Blue Jays  • Texas Rangers  • Frank Thomas  • B.J. Ryan  • Joe Inglett  • Gregg Zaun  • Jesse Carlson  • Lyle Overbay

    • Sweeney's Triple Lifts A's Past Jays

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Apr 8, 08 10:27 PM CDT

      Sweeney's Triple Lifts A's Past Jays

      Ryan Sweeney hit a tiebreaking triple in the ninth inning, and the Oakland Athletics ended the Toronto Blue Jays' three-game winning streak with a 9-8 victory. Kurt Suzuki singled up the middle off right-hander Jeremy Accardo (0-1) with two outs in the ninth. Sweeney then hit a triple to right. He finished 2-for-5 with two RBIs. More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • Toronto Blue Jays  • Oakland Athletics  • Frank Thomas

    • Thomas' Slam Sinks Red Sox

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Apr 6, 08 5:32 PM CDT

      Thomas' Slam Sinks Red Sox

      Josh Beckett's first start of the season failed to send Boston home with a win. Frank Thomas hit his 11th career grand slam, Vernon Wells added a two-run homer and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Red Sox 7-4 Sunday to complete a three-game sweep of the World Series champions. Boston went 3-4 on its opening three-nation, 16,000-mile trip. More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • Boston Red Sox  • Toronto Blue Jays  • Josh Beckett  • Frank Thomas  • Alex Rios  • Vernon Wells  • Aaron Hill  • Manny Delcarmen

    • Thomas, Jays Rough Up Red Sox

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Apr 5, 08 5:45 PM CDT

      Thomas, Jays Rough Up Red Sox

      Frank Thomas hit a two-run homer, David Eckstein had three RBIs and the Toronto Blue Jays used a six-run eighth inning to beat the Boston Red Sox 10-2 today. Toronto has won six straight against Boston, including the 2007 season. Blue Jays right-hander Jesse Litsch (1-0) allowed two runs on five hits over five innings for the win. He walked three and struck out two. More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • Boston Red Sox  • Toronto Blue Jays  • Frank Thomas  • Clay Buchholz  • Jesse Litsch  • Sean Casey  • David Eckstein  • Lyle Overbay

    • Thomas Helps Blue Jays Beat Red Sox 6-3

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Apr 4, 08 10:57 PM CDT

      Thomas Helps Blue Jays Beat Red Sox 6-3

      Frank Thomas doubled home the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, Shaun Marcum struck out eight and the Toronto Blue Jays won their home opener, beating the Boston Red Sox 6-3 on Friday night. Marcum (1-0) allowed three runs and three hits and walked just one over seven innings. More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • Boston Red Sox  • Toronto Blue Jays  • Frank Thomas  • Tim Wakefield

  • September 2007

    • Thomas Slams Triple Runs to Hit No. 512

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Sep 18, 07 3:16 AM CDT

      Thomas Slams Triple Runs to Hit No. 512

      Toronto's Frank Thomas enjoyed the second triple-home-run game of his career yesterday, tying Ernie Banks and Eddie Matthews for the 18th spot on the all-time list. Two were against wily Boston knuckleballer Tim Wakefield, who also gave up three to Thomas 11 years ago. Thomas now has 40 dingers against Boston, tops among active players. More »

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      MLB  • Boston Red Sox  • Toronto Blue Jays  • Frank Thomas  • Tim Wakefield

    • Big Hurt's Walk-Off Hurts Yanks Big

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Sep 14, 07 6:03 AM CDT

      Big Hurt's Walk-Off Hurts Yanks Big

      A pitchers' duel between A.J. Burnett and rookie Ian Kennedy set the stage for Frank "Big Hurt" Thomas' walk-off single in the ninth inning, snapping a seven-game Yankee romp. Thomas had both of Toronto's RBIs. Burnett threw eight stellar frames, the only blemish a solo shot to Johnny Damon. More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • New York Yankees  • Toronto Blue Jays  • Frank Thomas  • Johnny Damon  • AJ Burnett

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