Jim Thome hit career home run #550 Monday night, smoking a go-ahead three-run shot in the eighth inning of the Chicago White Sox 6-2 win over the Oakland Athletics. Clutch.
This particular longball, a 1-2 pitch to left-center off lefty reliever Craig Breslow, marks Thome's ninth of 2009 and puts the corn-fed designated hitter at 13th on the all-time homer list. He also lifted the Sox to .500 on the season, bringing their record to 25-25 for a 3.5-game deficit behind the Detroit Tigers for second in the American League Central.
If Thome can manage a couple more 20-home run seasons in his illustrious 19-year career, he'll join Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, Willie Mays, Ken Griffey, Jr., and Sammy Sosa in the elite 600 Club. Good company... for the most part.
[Chicago Sun-Times] | [MLB Wire] | [Fastball Radio]
6.02.2009
Jim Thome Is a Big Boy
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I hate the White Sox... however, one cannot hate Jim Thome. It's against the rules of physics or something!
Couldn't Jim Thome done this against another team? Fuck him.
"Good company... for the most part."
That's for sure. Three Hall of Famers, one shoe-in, and two douches who'll never get in on principle.
-Dave
yeah, you gotta have love for Thome. He was easily forgotten in Philly with Ryan Howard's emergence, but it's still great to see him succeed, he's one of the good guys.
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