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Congratulations Jim Thome!

vant0037vant0037 Posts: 6,109
edited August 2011 in All Encompassing Trip
#599 and #600 home runs in Detroit tonight. He's been one of the lone bright spots on a miserable Twins season. But what a night for a hell of a guy.

Welcome to the 600 club Big Jim!
1998-06-30 Minneapolis
2003-06-16 St. Paul
2006-06-26 St. Paul
2007-08-05 Chicago
2009-08-23 Chicago
2009-08-28 San Francisco
2010-05-01 NOLA (Jazz Fest)
2011-07-02 EV Minneapolis
2011-09-03 PJ20
2011-09-04 PJ20
2011-09-17 Winnipeg
2012-06-26 Amsterdam
2012-06-27 Amsterdam
2013-07-19 Wrigley
2013-11-21 San Diego
2013-11-23 Los Angeles
2013-11-24 Los Angeles
2014-07-08 Leeds, UK
2014-07-11 Milton Keynes, UK
2014-10-09 Lincoln
2014-10-19 St. Paul
2014-10-20 Milwaukee
2016-08-20 Wrigley 1
2016-08-22 Wrigley 2
2018-06-18 London 1
2018-08-18 Wrigley 1
2018-08-20 Wrigley 2
2022-09-16 Nashville
2023-08-31 St. Paul
2023-09-02 St. Paul
2023-09-05 Chicago 1
2023-08-31 Wrigley 2
2023-09-15 Fenway 1
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  • PureandEasyPureandEasy Posts: 5,799
    That's awesome, definitely one of the good guys in the game.
  • Cool Face RyanCool Face Ryan Posts: 1,254
    really hope he turns out to really be clean. I hate to speculate like that, but you just have to, really. Congrats to him though, he seems like a class player.
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  • Spankey's PoppSpankey's Popp Posts: 262
    Really miss him on my White Sox. Definitely a fan favorite and an all-around good guy!
    Hey, hey. My, my. Rock and roll can never die.

    "Why go home? I am home! And I gotta tell you, it feels FUCKIN GREAT to be here. You may experience this yourself but, if you were born in Chicago, you're always from Chicago. And even if you don't live in Chicago, Chicago will always live in you."-Ed
  • ericpatericpat Posts: 15
    334 of those came with the Indians! Congrats to a great "clean" player who is one of the best baseball guys of all time!
    "See the path cut by the moon..... For you to walk on."

    Grand Rapids, MI 5/19/06
    EV Detroit, MI 6/26/11
    PJ 20 East Troy, WI 9/3/11
  • RW81233RW81233 Posts: 2,393
    I'm glad for him I really am, but how do we arbitrarily say someone is "clean" and someone is not "clean"? We all have been led to believe that Jetes (the 1990s-2000s Yanks), Griffey (A-Rod at least), Thome (Manny at least), and others spent their entire careers surrounded by steroid users without succumbing to the temptation. Maybe they are, maybe they aren't, maybe they just used in a discreet fashion (using people that no one else did and in private), maybe they did it openly and everyone is covering for them without opening their mouths (not likely). I personally don't care, because our hatred of steroids is really just a cold war remnant (Russians used it first, and no I'm not basing this on Rocky IV), but I always find it funny when we believe what media members decide to tell us about players without really "knowing". Does anyone here actually know? Why do we care they all were great? Either way congrats Thome.

    Moreover, what exactly is a PED? Is eating steak injected with steroids taking a PED? What about caffein? It makes you less tired. Kind of silly to me.
  • aNiMaLaNiMaL Posts: 7,117
    Awesome!! Congratulations to one of the best to play the game the right way! I've always had a ton of respect for Thome.

    As far as I am concerned, the 600+ hr club consists of:

    Thome - 600
    Jr - 630
    Willie - 660
    Babe - 714
    Hank - 755

    I see no reason to add anyone else to the list. ;)
  • pjhawkspjhawks Posts: 12,434
    Cool Face Ryan wrote:
    really hope he turns out to really be clean. I hate to speculate like that, but you just have to, really. Congrats to him though, he seems like a class player.

    Congrats Jim Thome, great to see classy players reach an incredible milestone.
  • The JugglerThe Juggler Posts: 48,572
    congrats...kind of a shame that there was no real hype surrounding this though. huge milestone.
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  • loveontwolegsloveontwolegs Posts: 501
    I miss him on the Sox. Awesome news Big Jim!!
  • loveontwolegsloveontwolegs Posts: 501
    293522_10150273636481655_550341654_7997352_1735359_n.jpg

    Big Jim and me <3
  • vant0037vant0037 Posts: 6,109
    The Juggler wrote:
    congrats...kind of a shame that there was no real hype surrounding this though. huge milestone.

    I agree. I'm a Twins season ticket holder, and fans would go line up on the right field plaza at Target Field during his ABs the last few weeks trying to catch a HR ball, and the Minnesota media's been all over it, but other than that, no one seems too interested. Baseball's been around for 130+ years...there have been thousands and thousands of guys have played this game, and yet only 8 players - 8! - have hit 600. That's crazy!

    On the issue of whether or not he's clean, of course we'll never actually know. But with the level of scrutiny out there in the last decade, the level of investigation that's gone on (not from MLB, but from others), with the amount of players outing teammates and players coming forward themselves, if Jim Thome ever used PEDs or steroids, he'd be a great baseball player, a great guy and a Hall of Fame secret-keeper. I think there would be some level of professional suspicion by now and the fact that he's been beyond reproach as a stand-up, honest and good guy by teammates, managers, opponents, umpires, fans, the media etc throughout his career is pretty telling...

    But fuck that...this guy just hit a huge milestone. Congrats Big Jim! Great, great guy!

    For those who don't know, the Twins usually have pretty clever/funny commercials in the MN/upper midwest area. Here's one from this year featuring Jim Thome.

    http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/video/pl ... d=13871085
    1998-06-30 Minneapolis
    2003-06-16 St. Paul
    2006-06-26 St. Paul
    2007-08-05 Chicago
    2009-08-23 Chicago
    2009-08-28 San Francisco
    2010-05-01 NOLA (Jazz Fest)
    2011-07-02 EV Minneapolis
    2011-09-03 PJ20
    2011-09-04 PJ20
    2011-09-17 Winnipeg
    2012-06-26 Amsterdam
    2012-06-27 Amsterdam
    2013-07-19 Wrigley
    2013-11-21 San Diego
    2013-11-23 Los Angeles
    2013-11-24 Los Angeles
    2014-07-08 Leeds, UK
    2014-07-11 Milton Keynes, UK
    2014-10-09 Lincoln
    2014-10-19 St. Paul
    2014-10-20 Milwaukee
    2016-08-20 Wrigley 1
    2016-08-22 Wrigley 2
    2018-06-18 London 1
    2018-08-18 Wrigley 1
    2018-08-20 Wrigley 2
    2022-09-16 Nashville
    2023-08-31 St. Paul
    2023-09-02 St. Paul
    2023-09-05 Chicago 1
    2023-08-31 Wrigley 2
    2023-09-15 Fenway 1
  • vant0037vant0037 Posts: 6,109
    http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/68479 ... -jim-thome

    Read what he says is "one of the best days of his life." Pretty great perspective for a first ballot Hall-of-Famer.
    1998-06-30 Minneapolis
    2003-06-16 St. Paul
    2006-06-26 St. Paul
    2007-08-05 Chicago
    2009-08-23 Chicago
    2009-08-28 San Francisco
    2010-05-01 NOLA (Jazz Fest)
    2011-07-02 EV Minneapolis
    2011-09-03 PJ20
    2011-09-04 PJ20
    2011-09-17 Winnipeg
    2012-06-26 Amsterdam
    2012-06-27 Amsterdam
    2013-07-19 Wrigley
    2013-11-21 San Diego
    2013-11-23 Los Angeles
    2013-11-24 Los Angeles
    2014-07-08 Leeds, UK
    2014-07-11 Milton Keynes, UK
    2014-10-09 Lincoln
    2014-10-19 St. Paul
    2014-10-20 Milwaukee
    2016-08-20 Wrigley 1
    2016-08-22 Wrigley 2
    2018-06-18 London 1
    2018-08-18 Wrigley 1
    2018-08-20 Wrigley 2
    2022-09-16 Nashville
    2023-08-31 St. Paul
    2023-09-02 St. Paul
    2023-09-05 Chicago 1
    2023-08-31 Wrigley 2
    2023-09-15 Fenway 1
  • JonnyPistachioJonnyPistachio Posts: 10,217
    really good article here:

    http://joeposnanski.si.com/2011/08/16/t ... pt=hp_bn10
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  • CServantCServant Posts: 1,182
    Thome don't you know me?!

    Congrats to a great baseball player and a great person!
    "Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience." Mark Twain
  • Indifference71Indifference71 Posts: 14,824
    So happy to see that last night....doesn't get any classier than Thome.
  • davidtriosdavidtrios Posts: 9,732
    loveontwolegs wrote:
    293522_10150273636481655_550341654_7997352_1735359_n.jpg

    Big Jim and me <3


    :lol: i love taking silly pics of my sexy gf!
  • vant0037vant0037 Posts: 6,109
    Davidtrios wrote:
    loveontwolegs wrote:
    293522_10150273636481655_550341654_7997352_1735359_n.jpg

    Big Jim and me <3


    :lol: i love taking silly pics of my sexy gf!

    Get a room! :lol:;)
    1998-06-30 Minneapolis
    2003-06-16 St. Paul
    2006-06-26 St. Paul
    2007-08-05 Chicago
    2009-08-23 Chicago
    2009-08-28 San Francisco
    2010-05-01 NOLA (Jazz Fest)
    2011-07-02 EV Minneapolis
    2011-09-03 PJ20
    2011-09-04 PJ20
    2011-09-17 Winnipeg
    2012-06-26 Amsterdam
    2012-06-27 Amsterdam
    2013-07-19 Wrigley
    2013-11-21 San Diego
    2013-11-23 Los Angeles
    2013-11-24 Los Angeles
    2014-07-08 Leeds, UK
    2014-07-11 Milton Keynes, UK
    2014-10-09 Lincoln
    2014-10-19 St. Paul
    2014-10-20 Milwaukee
    2016-08-20 Wrigley 1
    2016-08-22 Wrigley 2
    2018-06-18 London 1
    2018-08-18 Wrigley 1
    2018-08-20 Wrigley 2
    2022-09-16 Nashville
    2023-08-31 St. Paul
    2023-09-02 St. Paul
    2023-09-05 Chicago 1
    2023-08-31 Wrigley 2
    2023-09-15 Fenway 1
  • HeisenbergHeisenberg Posts: 4,957
    Thome is the man. I was lucky enough to meet him on the field at an Ohio State game a few years ago. Couldn't be a nicer guy and if he doesn't get in the Hall someday it will be a crime.
  • The JugglerThe Juggler Posts: 48,572
    vant0037 wrote:
    The Juggler wrote:
    congrats...kind of a shame that there was no real hype surrounding this though. huge milestone.

    I agree. I'm a Twins season ticket holder, and fans would go line up on the right field plaza at Target Field during his ABs the last few weeks trying to catch a HR ball, and the Minnesota media's been all over it, but other than that, no one seems too interested. Baseball's been around for 130+ years...there have been thousands and thousands of guys have played this game, and yet only 8 players - 8! - have hit 600. That's crazy!

    On the issue of whether or not he's clean, of course we'll never actually know. But with the level of scrutiny out there in the last decade, the level of investigation that's gone on (not from MLB, but from others), with the amount of players outing teammates and players coming forward themselves, if Jim Thome ever used PEDs or steroids, he'd be a great baseball player, a great guy and a Hall of Fame secret-keeper. I think there would be some level of professional suspicion by now and the fact that he's been beyond reproach as a stand-up, honest and good guy by teammates, managers, opponents, umpires, fans, the media etc throughout his career is pretty telling...

    But fuck that...this guy just hit a huge milestone. Congrats Big Jim! Great, great guy!

    For those who don't know, the Twins usually have pretty clever/funny commercials in the MN/upper midwest area. Here's one from this year featuring Jim Thome.

    http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/video/pl ... d=13871085

    well i think he's clean too...but that taint is hovering over all players who came out of the era unfortunately. :roll: ....i'd say that and him being a dh for the last 5 or 6 years are the main reasons this didn't get much attention.
    www.myspace.com
  • CH156378CH156378 Posts: 1,539
    aNiMaL wrote:
    Awesome!! Congratulations to one of the best to play the game the right way! I've always had a ton of respect for Thome.

    As far as I am concerned, the 600+ hr club consists of:

    Thome - 600
    Jr - 630
    Willie - 660
    Babe - 714
    Hank - 755

    I see no reason to add anyone else to the list. ;)

    *
  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 41,823
    congrats, stand up guy. I remember him hitting his 400th homer as a Phillie :mrgreen:
    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • The JugglerThe Juggler Posts: 48,572
    eeriepadave wrote:
    congrats, stand up guy. I remember him hitting his 400th homer as a Phillie :mrgreen:


    flag day, 2004. your juggler's birthday. i was there :mrgreen:
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  • dr0ptheleashdr0ptheleash Posts: 1,264
    The Juggler wrote:
    congrats...kind of a shame that there was no real hype surrounding this though. huge milestone.

    I agree.. just imagine if he was a Yankee. He'd get his own HBO special. Bummer. Congratulations to him though, classy guy, great player.
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