ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS, JAN. 4-5- FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2010 file photo, Frank Thomas, two-time Most Valuable Player with the Chicago White Sox, speaks about his retirement from major league baseball during a press conference as U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago. Frank Thomas at the plate and Mike Mussina on the mound, one of baseball's most feared sluggers taking on one of the sport's smartest players. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)