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
He's been great. This guy is trying to make me a good player. And I respect that.
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.
Starting with spring training, from Day 1, they really talk about winning here, and preaching winning. It's been very fun. It's been great. I can see now why this team wins. They're very focused, they're very upbeat about playing every day, and it's great.
I don't think you can come in here and relax.
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.
It felt good. It was a big situation for us. Playing the Indians brought back a lot of fond memories for me. I have a lot of respect for all those guys over there.
With the emergence of Ryan Howard, who had a tremendous year, to be honest, I didn't really know what would happen,
Jermaine is a very professional hitter and he has very good at-bats. He kinda kick started it and helped us against (Brad) Radke. It's like, 'Who is going to do it today?' I think we are rocking and rolling here.
J.D. is a very professional hitter. He has very good at-bats. He kick-started us, and it helped us against Brad Radke (2-2), who is a very good pitcher.
I think everyone knows my history in Cleveland -- very fond memories. I have a ton of respect for everyone over there that I've played with. It brought back a lot memories of old.
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.
That was probably one of the toughest decisions I ever had to make. But you make the decisions you make and you move on.