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 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'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.
They've accomplished something I haven't. I've been close a couple of times, but I haven't reached that ultimate goal. At this stage of my career, it's about winning. It really is. It's all about winning that final game of the year, and they've done that.
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.
I really don't care where I hit, as long as I'm in the lineup. ...That's Ozzie's decision. Whatever role I'm in, whatever position I'm in, I'll try to do the best I can and try to produce.
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.
Being hurt last year and having those injuries, I think it has kind of put it all in perspective for me as to how much I really appreciate the game.
I really enjoyed my time in Philadelphia, and I want to thank my teammates and the fans for a heck of a ride.
When I leave the game of baseball someday, I want people to recognize that I always put my teams first,
I think what really helped was going down to the minor leagues. I had that little hamstring deal, and then I had sat out a couple games. I think I came back and struck out like three times. I felt I needed to go down and get some at-bats, and it worked out good.
Jose pitched a great ball game and it carried over.
I think it's a very well constructed lineup. There's a thought process. I'm just happy to be in it.