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 had good command of all his pitches. I've faced him over the years and he had really good stuff. Credit him a lot.
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.
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.
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.
It's coming along great. And my back has been great. We're coming along pretty good there.
He's got a real good arm. His angle is really good.
The main thing is the health. When you have a big hit to get your team going, it feels good any time.
You don't have to be really fast to be a good base-runner. When you get out there, it's important to concentrate and understand the game situations.
I really enjoyed my time in Philadelphia, and I want to thank my teammates and the fans for a heck of a ride.
I think it's a very well constructed lineup. There's a thought process. I'm just happy to be in it.
Jose pitched a great ball game and it carried over.
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.
I just want to get this thing healed up so we can get back going in the second half.
I look forward to it. It's like brushing your teeth.