Big Hurt makes a big error Ritchie's woes continue amid Thomas' baserunning mistake

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.--Todd Ritchie continues to slide, not helpedby the fact that one of his teammates didn't.

Ritchie continued on his path toward 20 losses, while after a 6-2defeat Saturday to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Carlos Lee and FrankThomas had an animated discussion about a fifth-inning baserunningblunder.

Thomas was thrown out at the plate after he didn't slide whiletrying to score from second base on a single by Royce Clayton.Television replays appeared to show that Thomas just beat the throwto the plate as he came in standing.

Thomas, who didn't officially lift his media boycott, stilloffered an …