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
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.
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.
I don't see any significant difference (with the baseballs).
I've been out half the year, so today was a big day for me, getting out there, just seeing the pitching. The two balls I hit were good passes. For me, that's where I look. What kind of passes, how I feel in the box. Being out half the year, I was really happy with the first day, for sure.
It's a very close-knit group. I would say very, very similar (to the Indians), for sure.
That was probably one of the toughest decisions I ever had to make. But you make the decisions you make and you move on.
It puts a little closure on everything. You play to win the game. You don't play to hear boos.
The bottom line was it was neat. It brought back a lot of memories. It was a big difference, sitting in the other dugout.
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.
That was a big reason why I came here ? because of the success they had, winning it a year ago. Going to spring training and seeing the guys, how they prepare and how they go about their business, you can tell why they won it.
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.
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.
It's coming along great. And my back has been great. We're coming along pretty good there.
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.