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| Tequila Fez claims this land in the name of Portugal! Why worry about the train if it never makes it around the tracks?? IrishAlkey wuz here!!! | posted on 05-05-2001 @ 10:00 AM |    | |||
| O&A Board Veteran Registered: Jan. 01  | CHICAGO – It's the battle of the All-Stars -- the Big Hurt vs. the Big Mouth. Frank Thomas and David Wells, the Chicago White Sox' two biggest personalities -- in both size and stature -- are feuding after just a month into the season. With the White Sox at a dismal 8-18 after winning the AL Central last year, Wells is doubting whether Thomas has the backbone to play hurt for the good of the team. Thomas sat out his fifth straight game Thursday because of strained triceps in his right arm. He has said he didn't want to embarrass himself by playing through the injury. Earlier on Thursday, Wells was asked about Thomas' decision not to play with the injury on his weekly radio show on Chicago's ESPN 1000 and he blasted the slugger. "If he is afraid to embarrass himself, then he is embarrassing himself right there with that comment," Wells said from California, where the White Sox were playing the Anaheim Angels. "If you don't have the guts to be out there, you know what, you don't need to be here. You need to be somewhere else and learn to play the game with guts and glory." In the clubhouse before the game in Anaheim, Thomas lashed back. "He ain't no ... doctor," Thomas told reporters. "If I could be out there, I'd be out there." With Thursday night's 3-1 loss, Chicago was swept by the Angels and fell 11 games out of first place. Wells has tried to light a fire under some other teammates this season but he knows the key to the White Sox success is Thomas. "He is an outstanding player, a good athlete," Wells said on ESPN 1000. "Playing hurt will get you a lot more respect from you fellow players."  This message was edited by Tequila on 5-5-01 @ 11:42 AM | ||||
| FeelMyFunBags | posted on 05-05-2001 @ 10:56 AM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Jan. 01 | As a huge David Wells fan, I have to say I sorta agree with him...he has pitched with a bad back for years when it really counted. ::Bring back Boomer to the Yanks::  All I've undergone I will keep on Underneath it all We feel so small The heavens fall But still we crawl All I've undergone I will keep on | ||||
| Opie696 G.O.O.F.B.A.H.G.S. Soldier of Fortune Spec Ops Division | posted on 05-05-2001 @ 11:36 AM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Feb. 01 | I totally agree with Wells on this. Thomas should just get his lazy ass of the bench and play. I mean before age started to take its toll, Ripken played with broken fingers, ribs, and sprains. Thomas has got to learn that if the team is gonna do well, he has to set the example by going out there and playing with sores and pain. IM NOT TAKIN ANYONES BULLSHIT ANYMORE!! | ||||
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