Jim Thome
Jim Thome
James Howard "Jim" Thomeis a retired American baseball player who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball, from 1991 to 2012. He played for six different teams, most notably the Cleveland Indians during the 1990s and the Philadelphia Phillies in the early 2000s. A prolific power hitter, Thome hit 612 home runs during his career—the seventh-most all time—along with 2,328 hits, 1,699 runs batted in, and a .276 batting average. He was a member of five All-Star teams and won...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth27 August 1970
CountryUnited States of America
It's kind of hard to explain, but I hope they keep coming. You always try to get your swing locked in about a week, 10 days before the season starts. I've been able to do that. It seems like I've been able to square up a lot of pitches lately.
It was probably one of the toughest decisions I ever had to make in my life. Looking back, you make a decision and you move. You live with it and you face things like a man.
It's nice and it's always great to start off well. But let's keep it going. It seems there's someone who steps up each day. It's fun. It's like, 'Who's going to do it today?' We're really rockin' and rollin' here.
Everyone knows my history in Cleveland. Very fond memories. I have a ton of respect for everyone over there that I played with. The bottom line is, it was neat. It brought a lot of memories of old. I was telling the guys in the dugout it seemed different being on that side than the other side.
It's going to be tough for him, too, because of Mom. Mom spent a lot of time here.
It's a very close-knit group. I would say very, very similar (to the Indians), for sure.
It's been a good spring. To be honest it's hard to explain. I just try to be consistent. Have good at-bats and good things happen. Fortunately, that was the case this week.
It's been a good spring. To be honest it's hard to explain.
It's been nice here the last week to 10 days. It's worked out pretty well. The bottom line is you've got to work hard.
It was really special against the team you played for. The crowd the way they showed up was great. ... I think everyone knows my history in Cleveland, very fond memories. ... It was neat. It brought back a lot of memories.
It was really special against the team you played for.
It will all even itself out. It's good to do that, but it's even better to win games.
It's coming along great. And my back has been great. We're coming along pretty good there.
It just was weird walking in here, nothing bad. Looking out in this angle (from the visiting dugout) is big-time different.