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
I think it's a very well constructed lineup. There's a thought process. I'm just happy to be in it.
I don't think you can come in here and relax.
We swung the bats really well today. This was a huge series for us - we knew we had to step it up against them, because they have been playing really well.
He's been great. This guy is trying to make me a good player. And I respect that.
He was one of my idols growing up. Those guys every moment and every minute that they talk to you, you just sit back and take it all in.
There are so many. We could sit here all night.
Jose pitched a great ball game and it carried over.
He has got such good stuff, I don't think you really want to get in a hole on him. One of the first two pitches, he's probably going to throw for a strike, so the main thing with him is to make sure you get out ahead and look to hit early.
He had good command of all his pitches. I've faced him over the years and he had really good stuff. Credit him a lot.
Yeah, I think it will be good. Baseball, especially hitting, it's about repetition. It's about getting a lot of at-bats. That's what we'll do.
We're getting there. I don't want to say I'm there. It's not where I want it to be, but we're getting close.
With the emergence of Ryan Howard, who had a tremendous year, to be honest, I didn't really know what would happen,
Philadelphia treated me great from the day I got there and I will always cherish that. It's a passionate city. They get after it, they are rowdy and they made it easy because they rooted for me.
I haven't had any setbacks at all. I'm excited. I called a couple of my buddies the other day and said, 'Man, I'm a baseball player again. Forget this rehab.' Everything's been good.