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aggiesal

(9,473 posts) Fri Dec 29, 2023, 02:59 PM Dec 2023

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Fox News ''reported'' this morning that baseball legend Frank Thomas passed away. ...

Frank Thomas Responds To Fox News Saying He Died In 2023

Fox News "reported" this morning that baseball legend Frank Thomas passed away. As it turns out, that was news to The Big Hurt - and he was not at all amused.
Taking to X a short while ago, Thomas admonished Fox - the company that used to employ him - for saying that he died. He apologized on the network's behalf and admitted that his mind was blown by the whole situation.

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CHICAGO - CIRCA 1998: Frank Thomas #35 of the Chicago White Sox bats during an MLB game at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois during the 1998 season. Thomas played for the White Sox from 1990-2005, and was a first ballot inductee into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2014.

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Fox News ''reported'' this morning that baseball legend Frank Thomas passed away. ... (Original Post) aggiesal Dec 2023 OP

Jeez and all that Nugenix he took couldn't save him? Anybody check on Doug Flutie? chicoescuela Dec 2023 #1

She'll like it, too! OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2023 #2

He didn't die ... aggiesal Dec 2023 #3

Oh, ok chicoescuela Dec 2023 #4

Where workers strike and organize it's there you find... Oh wait this isn't a Joe Hill song. GreenWave Dec 2023 #6

Jeez, don't they verify ANYTHING? louis-t Dec 2023 #5

Fux Noise shits the bed again Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2023 #7

chicoescuela

(1,574 posts)

1. Jeez and all that Nugenix he took couldn't save him? Anybody check on Doug Flutie?

Reply to aggiesal (Original post)

Fri Dec 29, 2023, 03:22 PM

Dec 2023

OAITW r.2.0

(28,392 posts)

2. She'll like it, too!

Reply to chicoescuela (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 29, 2023, 03:30 PM

Dec 2023

aggiesal

(9,473 posts)

3. He didn't die ...

Reply to chicoescuela (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 29, 2023, 04:02 PM

Dec 2023

This is Fox not fact checking ... again.

That's why Frank Thomas was responding.

chicoescuela

(1,574 posts)

4. Oh, ok

Reply to aggiesal (Reply #3)

Fri Dec 29, 2023, 05:37 PM

Dec 2023

GreenWave

(9,194 posts)

6. Where workers strike and organize it's there you find... Oh wait this isn't a Joe Hill song.

Reply to aggiesal (Reply #3)

Sat Dec 30, 2023, 07:28 AM

Dec 2023

louis-t

(23,720 posts)

5. Jeez, don't they verify ANYTHING?

Reply to aggiesal (Original post)

Fri Dec 29, 2023, 06:10 PM

Dec 2023

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(115,344 posts)

7. Fux Noise shits the bed again

Reply to aggiesal (Original post)

Sat Dec 30, 2023, 01:43 PM

Dec 2023

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