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James Howard "Jim" Thome (pronounced /ˈtoʊmeɪ/; born August 27, 1970 in Peoria, Illinois) is an American Major League Baseball designated hitter who is a free agent. Thome was originally drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 13th round of the 1989 MLB Draft. He made his Major League debut on September 4, 1991 as a third baseman against the Minnesota Twins.




Radical Baseball: Most boring batters

By: Call to the Pen

18Apr2012

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Call to the Bullpen Podcast: A-Rod Now Tied for 5th in Career Home Runs, Why Don’t We Care?

By: Midwest Sports Fans

16Apr2012

Earlier this week, Alex Rodriguez tied his former teammate Ken Griffey Jr. for 5th on baseball's all-time home run list. But why doesn't this get us going anymore? Have all the PED issues and recent broken records made us complacent? Corey and I talk...

Alex Rodriguez Climbs Home Run List

By: Call to the Pen

15Apr2012

The days when seers looked into the future and with breathless anticipation predicted that Alex Rodriguez would become Major League baseball’s all-time home run hitter are past. Friday, the New York Yankee third baseman hit the 630th home run o...

Nervousness grows as some fans wonder if the Phils can find a way to bunt themselves to a better bullpen

By: Phillies Flow

9Apr2012

The Phils lost the last two games of the three-game set with Pittsbugh on a pair of walkoffs, losing gameRead the Rest...

Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Philadelphis Phillies – Game 2

By: This Is Getting Old

7Apr2012

There isn’t a ton of shame in getting shut down by Roy Hallday, like I said he is the best pitcher of the current generation. There are some good things to take away from that game. Tops is obviously the success of Erik Bedard.  Bedard control...

A bloop and a fast

By: Phillies Flow

3Apr2012

Juan Pierre was at it again last night, going 1-for-2 with a double and a stolen base to lead theRead the Rest...

Jim Thome Taking on Roll of Youthful Spark Plug

By: That Balls Outta Here

3Apr2012

Who are we to silence the voice of our youth? We don't need him feeling oppressed and then going out there and starting some kind of Occupy movement on the Twitter or whatever kids are doing these days.

Ready For New Season

By: Call to the Pen

3Apr2012

Baseball is breaking out all over like flowers blooming in the gradually warming, sunny spring air and I wonder why Johnny Damon, Roy Oswalt, and Vladimir Guerrero don’t have teams. Time’s awasting, guys. Bet they are pretty nervous right about n...

Great Scott

By: Phillies Flow

28Mar2012

Scott Podsednik had another big day yesterday, going 2-for-2 with a home run to raise his spring line to 362/423/532.Read the Rest...

The truth is out there — way, way, way out there

By: Phillies Flow

26Mar2012

This just in: No timetable for Chase Utley’s return. No, really. And apparently we should all just try and calmRead the Rest...

Storm Chasers Receive Rings in Surprise

By: Kings of Kauffman

16Mar2012

Last season the Omaha Storm Chasers captured the Pacific Coast League title, which was the first league championship for the franchise since 1990. It was also the first time playing in the postseason since 1999.

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