Co-Comeback Players of the Year?

White Sox DH Jim Thome won the A.L. Comeback Player of the Year award, and there's no doubt that his credentials justify the honor. However, there's a case to be made that Update favorite Frank Thomas should have shared the title with Thome. True, Jim had three more homers and an 18 point advantage in batting average. But Frank had five more RBIs, despite playing six fewer games and not playing half his games in the homer-friendly Cell. Probably most significant is the fact that Jim had Paul Konerko hitting behind him in the lineup. Frank had Eric Chavez and, for much of the season, guys named Crosby and Payton batting immediately after him. Chavez was the "best" of the lot -- 22 homers, .241 average -- and the other two might as well have been Bing Crosby and Walter Payton, for all the protection they provided. This is in no way meant to disrespect Jim Thome, whom the Update absolutely appreciates, but it is meant to honor Frank Thomas, with whom we had sixteen great years.