{"id":1714605,"date":"2022-10-28T06:30:21","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T10:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1714605"},"modified":"2022-10-28T08:06:23","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T12:06:23","slug":"mlb-legend-frank-thomas-called-out-as-douchebag-selfish-prk-by-ex-teammate-in-new-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mlb-legend-frank-thomas-called-out-as-douchebag-selfish-prk-by-ex-teammate-in-new-book\/","title":{"rendered":"MLB Legend Frank Thomas Called Out as \u201cDouchebag\u201d &#038; \u201cSelfish Pr**k\u201d by Ex-Teammate in New Book"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmlb-legend-frank-thomas-called-out-as-douchebag-selfish-prk-by-ex-teammate-in-new-book%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1714605&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Chicago White Sox legend Frank Thomas apparently had a diva complex and was \u201ca selfish prick,\u201d according to author Jeff Pearlman.<\/p>\n<p>In his new book, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Last-Folk-Hero-Life-Jackson\/dp\/0358437679?tag=nypost-20&#038;asc_refurl=https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/10\/27\/frank-thomas-called-out-as-douchebag-by-ex-teammate-in-new-book\/&#038;asc_source=web\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\">The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson<\/a>,\u201d Pearlman explains how Thomas was an \u201cintimidating presence\u201d in the clubhouse, per an excerpt shared on Twitter by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jon_greenberg\/status\/1585325502411132928\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Athletic\u2019s Jon Greenberg<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Pearlman \u2014 who starts off by saying that the Chicago clubhouse \u201cwas a riveting mix of personalities\u201d \u2014 includes quotes from Thomas\u2019 former teammates describing him as a \u201cdouchebag\u201d who treated his teammates like \u201cgarbage.\u201d   <\/p>\n<p>Thomas played for the White Sox from 1990 to 2005. Bo Jackson\u00a0joined the team before the 1993 season. At the time, the then-25-year-old Thomas, who Pearlman described as \u201cthe biggest enigma\u201d was a two-time All-Star, coming off back-to-back 100 RBI seasons. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Frank-Thomas-1-copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"731\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Frank-Thomas-1-copy.jpg\" alt=\"First baseman Frank Thomas #35 of the Chicago White Sox bats against the Oakland Athletics during a game circa 1996 at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, Ca.\" class=\"wp-image-24423311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Frank-Thomas-1-copy.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=731 731w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Frank-Thomas-1-copy.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=366 365w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Frank-Thomas-1-copy.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1000w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>First baseman Frank Thomas #35 of the Chicago White Sox bats against the Oakland Athletics during a game circa 1996 at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, Ca.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Frank-Thomas-copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Frank-Thomas-copy.jpg\" alt=\"Hall of Famer Frank Thomas is introduced during the Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Clark Sports Center on July 29, 2018 in Cooperstown, New York.\" class=\"wp-image-24423350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Frank-Thomas-copy.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Frank-Thomas-copy.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Hall of Famer Frank Thomas is introduced during the Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Clark Sports Center on July 29, 2018 in Cooperstown, New York.   <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">MLB Photos via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThomas was one of the best players in the game, but a selfish prick of a teammate.\u201d Pearlman writes. \u201cAt 6-foot-5 and 240 pounds, he was an intimidating presence who moped with the best of them. \u2018Frank was a douchebag,\u2019 said one Chicago standout. <\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018I judge people by how they treat those they don\u2019t need to be nice to. Frank treated the clubhouse guys like garbage.&#8217;\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><\/figure>\n<p>Former White Sox center fielder Lance Johnson said Thomas was \u201cjust a baby\u201d and whined when coaches wanted to bat him fifth to protect other players in the lineup.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe refused. Just said, straight up, he wouldn\u2019t hit fourth or fifth,\u201d Johnson is quoted as saying. \u201cI heard that and thought, \u2018There goes our shot at the World Series.\u2019 Because everyone would just pitch around him. Which they did.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Pearlman goes on to explain that Jackson did not experience the wrath of Thomas due to their shared bond of both playing football and baseball at Auburn (not together). <\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow\" data-component=\"inlineSlideshow\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__header\">\n\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"button inline-slideshow__nav inline-slideshow__nav--prev inline-slideshow__nav--disabled\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Previous<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/button><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t<span>1<\/span> of <span>2<\/span>\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"button inline-slideshow__nav inline-slideshow__nav--next\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Next<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slides\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"766\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Thomas-Jackson-copy.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=766\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"Former White Sox players Bo Jackson (L) and Frank Thomas talk before a game between the White Sox and the Kansas City Royals on July 17, 2015 at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago, Illinois.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Thomas-Jackson-copy.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1149 1149w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Thomas-Jackson-copy.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=766 766w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Thomas-Jackson-copy.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=383 383w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Thomas-Jackson-copy.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w\" \/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFormer White Sox players Bo Jackson (L) and Frank Thomas talk before a game between the White Sox and the Kansas City Royals on July 17, 2015 at U.S. Cellular Field  in Chicago, Illinois. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">David Banks<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"766\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Thomas-Jackson-2-copy.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=766\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Thomas-Jackson-2-copy.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1149 1149w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Thomas-Jackson-2-copy.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=766 766w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Thomas-Jackson-2-copy.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=383 383w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Thomas-Jackson-2-copy.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w\" \/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLance Johnson #1, Frank Thomas #35 and Bo Jackson #8 of the Chicago White Sox stands for the National Anthem prior to the start of a game circa 1991 at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois.  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">Getty Images<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cJackson knew Thomas well enough to regularly say, with authority, \u2018Frank, seriously, shut the f\u2013k up,&#8217;\u201d Pearlman writes. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBo was the best thing for Frank,\u201d said Doug Mansolino, the first base coach. <\/p>\n<p>Thomas has not yet addressed Pearlman\u2019s book. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chicago White Sox legend Frank Thomas apparently had a diva complex and was \u201ca selfish prick,\u201d according to author Jeff Pearlman. 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