Breaking up is hard to do
Frank Thomas has never been one to do well with words. You have to admire a guy who leaves a team, then not only knocks the team for letting him go, but knocks his replacement as well. Class all the way.
Jim Thome didn't respond to Thomas' remarks, which is to be expected. Thome is a thoughtful guy, who thinks before he talks.
Thomas once accused the Indians of being disrespectful to Albert Belle because they didn't want to offer him $55 million over five years. It's hard to imagine using the terms "disrespectful" and Albert Belle in the same sentence and not refer to the slugger himself, but Thomas found a way.
I'll bet the Athletics were just thrilled by the comments. Nothing says loyalty to a new team by bitching about the old one. It's like taking a girl out on a date and her talking about her old boyfriend the whole time.

Crisp deal completed
I'm actually more troubled by the Rhodes deal than by the Crisp one. The Indians bullpen is now missing three pieces from last year's team.