Getting to heart of matter Manuel challenges middle of order after 2-4 road trip

From: Chicago Sun-Times | Date: May 12, 2003| Author: Doug Padilla | Copyright information

mariners 7, sox 2

SEATTLE--Frank Thomas isn't ready to start looking in the mirror. He rather would give his manager a bat and see what he can do with it.

On a day when Thomas was one of the few bright spots with a mammoth home run in a 7-2 loss Sunday to the Seattle Mariners, he bristled about a suggestion by manager Jerry Manuel that the heart of the order start accepting some of the responsibility for the team's poor play.

After a 17-20 start and a just-completed 2-4 ro...

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