May 11, 2006
Backward Hurt
Frank Thomas summed up his slump this way:
While Thomas appears to be overanxious in some at-bats, lunging for the ball on occasion, he said, "It's hard to figure out right now. Some at-bats you have it, some you don't. It's kind of weird. I'm taking strikes and swinging at balls. This is typically what you do when you get in a rut like this. I've seen guys go through them before. Now I know how they feel. I can tell you, it's not a good feeling."
This is a person who seldom swings at anything outside the strike zone. He's on a pace to equal his career high in strikeouts, 115 in 2002 and 2003. But he drew a lot of walks in those two years, and in 2006 those look they are going to come in around 60. That's fine for most players, but well below the level of Thomas.
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