Thomas gives Jays solid leadership

A decent man can go a long ways in a major league clubhouse. A few decent men even further.

Frank Thomas is going to try to be one of those guys with the Toronto Blue Jays this summer and next. With, as the old song goes, a little help from his friends.

"I've had a lot of great elder teammates through the days," Thomas said over the weekend in Dunedin. "Carlton Fisk, Harold Baines ? I think Harold was the epitome of it. You would never know Harold Baines was in the room, I don't care how many years he had. He was just such a class act. Tim Raines? Great guy.

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