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	JockBio: Jim Thome Biography
		Jim’s honest, nose-to-the-grindstone approach was enormously appealing to fans, particularly in the Midwest, and for the rest of the decade he would come to symbolize everything that was good about baseball in Cleveland.
		Jim didn’t mind taking less money to stay in an Indians uniform, but he looked at the personnel that would be surrounding him and doubted whether he would still be in his prime when they were ready to challenge for another pennant.
		Jim is a leader who inspires his teammates as much through deeds as words, and by all accounts is one of the most likeable people in baseball.
	www.jockbio.com /Bios/Thome/Thome_bio.html (5471 words)

	Garciaparra, Thome win Comeback awards - Boston.com
		Thome was selected as the American League comeback player of the year on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2006.
		Jim Thome was the AL winner in his first season with the Chicago White Sox.
		The margin of victory for Garciaparra and Thome was unknown.
	www.boston.com /sports/baseball/articles/2006/10/08/garciaparra_thome_win_comeback_awards (336 words)

	RotoChamps.com : Jim Thome
		Jim Thome was traded from the Phillies to the White Sox.
		Jim Thome indicated in an interview with the Philadelphia Inquirer that he would be willing to accept a trade to the Indians and probably the White Sox.
		Jim Thome returned to the field yesterday for the first time since breaking his finger and he appears on target for the start of the season, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
	rotochamps.com /mlb-1131-Thome.html (992 words)

	Jim Thome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		James Howard "Jim" Thome [TOE-mee] (born August 27, 1970 in Peoria, Illinois) is a Major League Baseball player who currently plays for the Chicago White Sox.
		Thome originally played for the Cleveland Indians, joining the team for the first time in 1991 as a third baseman.
		Thome became a prolific home run hitter, once hitting a 511-foot shot at Jacobs Field, the longest home run ever recorded at a Cleveland ballpark.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jim_Thome (835 words)

	CNNSI.com - Baseball - Sources: Phillies, Thome agree to six-year deal - Tuesday December 03, 2002 05:11 PM
		PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Jim Thome, the most coveted hitter in the free-agent market, was introduced to Phillies' fans Tuesday after agreeing to an $85 million, six-year contract.
		Thome, who hit a club-record 52 homers for the Indians last season, turned down a $60 million, five-year offer from the only team he has played for since he was a 13th-round pick in the 1989 amateur draft.
		Thome began his career as a third baseman, but moved to first when the Indians acquired Matt Williams before the 1997 season.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /baseball/news/2002/12/02/thome_phillies_ap (708 words)

	ESPN.com: MLB - Thome accepts Phillies' six-year contract offer
		The Indians, the only team Thome has played for since he was a 13th-round pick in the 1989 amateur draft, were informed of his decision shortly after 2 p.m.
		Thome, 32, is the third slugger since 1996 to leave the Indians as a free agent, following Albert Belle and Manny Ramirez.
		Thome will be the highest-paid player in Phillies history and he is the most prominent free agent to sign with the team since Pete Rose left Cincinnati after the 1978 season.
	espn.go.com /mlb/news/2002/1202/1470010.html (930 words)

	Jim Thome : Phillies Jim Thome Statistics
		Considered to be one of the top pure power hitters in the game, Jim Thome can spray the ball on a line all over the field for singles and doubles.
		Jim's father was also a legend in the Outlaw League.
		With Jim and slugger Manny Ramirezon their line-up, the Indians had all the requisite offense they needed to conquer the curse of Rocky Colavito.
	www.mlb-teams.com /players/phillies_player/j_thome.php (505 words)

	Beacon Journal \| 05/30/2006 \| Jim Thome leaves (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Thome, however, was confused and upset, wondering why he hadn't received what he thought was a fair offer to extend his contract after all he'd done for the Indians-especially after seeing what these new guys-not even All-Stars-were getting paid.
		Thome's agent informed the Indians there would be no more talks until after the season, as they planned to explore free agency.
		Thome might have sensed the organization was hesitant to commit to anyone for the long haul, and he was right.
	www.ohio.com /mld/beaconjournal/sports/14677993.htm (1236 words)

	Jim Thome
		There are all the usual signs that Thome is entering his decline phase, with his batting average having settled in the.270 range, his defense eroding to the point where it's become a real problem, and his injury problems becoming more frequent.
		Jim Thome is still a very good player, and should continue to be so for the foreseeable future, but the loss in expected productivity will still need to be accounted for, just as if it had come from a scrubby second baseman who was coming off a career year.
		Moving Thome across the infield is an overreaction to the perceived weakness of Cleveland’s defense.
	www.baseballprospectus.com /pecota/thomeji01.php (863 words)

	Scout.com: Jim Thome: How Much Power Does He Have?
		Jim Thome is most certainly the one these guys would listen to, if he has anything to say.
		Thome’s numbers speak for themselves and his winning ability and dedication to the game of baseball are known to all.
		Thome’s exciting power hitting gave Philly folk a new hero in red pinstripes and we hoped that this was merely a piece in the puzzle Wade was putting together.
	phillies.scout.com /2/321138.html (1712 words)

	Jim Thome Traded - PhillyBlog - Philadelphia
		Jim Thome has been traded to the White Sox for Aaron Rowan, center fielder who is 28, batted.310 with 24 homers.
		Thome has agreed to waive his no-trade clause to join the White Sox, but the deal is contingent on Thome passing a physical Friday in Chicago.
		Thome grew up in Peoria, Ill. His family still lives in the area, and he spends time there in the off-season at his hunting lodge outside town.
	www.phillyblog.com /philly/showthread.php?p=168894 (1493 words)

	Batting for Brandon (phillyBurbs.com) \| Philadelphia Phillies
		Jim Thome was told about his nephew's accident after driving home from the ballpark following a night game against the Minnesota Twins.
		Jim, 32, and twin sister, Maria, are the youngest of Chuck and Joyce Thome's five children.
		Jim said one of his proudest moments since becoming a major leaguer was building a log cabin for his family an hour outside of Peoria.
	www.phillyburbs.com /pb-dyn/news/51635.html (1731 words)

	Jim Thome : USAToday.com - Jim Thome Biography from USAToday.com
		ET Jim Thome was named AL Comeback Player of the Year on Saturday.
		ET Jim Thome reached 40 homers for the sixth time in his career when he connected off Fernando Rodney in the ninth inning of Monday's game.
		ET Jim Thome homered and tied his career high with four hits as the Chisox pummeled the Bosox 8-1 on Wednesday.
	fantasybaseball.usatoday.com /content/player.asp?sport=MLB&id=1700 (362 words)

	Baltimore Orioles, Jim Thome, Paul Konerko, Jermaine Dye, Major League Baseball, Chicago White Sox - CBS SportsLine.com
		CHICAGO -- Jim Thome is back to his old form after suffering through an injury plague season in 2005 with the Phillies.
		Thome hit two homers and matched his career high with six RBI to lead the Chicago White Sox to an 11-8 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday night.
		Thome hit a grand slam in the third inning and a two-run shot in the fifth and is tied with David Ortiz for the American League lead with 29 homers.
	cbs.sportsline.com /mlb/gamecenter/recap/MLB_20060706_BAL@CHW (1223 words)

	ESPN.com - MLB - White Sox getting Thome from Phils
		Thome, an oft-injured first baseman, is owed $43.5 million in the final three seasons of his contract.
		Thome grew up in Peoria, Ill., and the trade gives him an opportunity to be closer to his father and his family.
		Thome, 35, is due about $12.5 million in 2006 and $14 million in each of the final two seasons of his six-year contract.
	sports.espn.go.com /mlb/news/story?id=2234843 (816 words)

	Jim Thome: hard work pays off for Cleveland slugger; Indians first baseman chips away at club record book with every ...
		WHEN JIM THOME WAS EIGHT years old, he strode into the kitchen of his home in suburban Peoria, Illinois, and announced to his mother, "I'm never going to work.
		Thome, the Indians' first baseman, had his greatest season, with 49 homers and 124 runs batted in last year.
		Thome, who is married to a beautiful former TV anchor, Andrea (Pacione), says his father was his biggest baseball influence as a youth.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0FCI/is_6_61/ai_85481728 (940 words)

	(AP) Jim Thome Homers in 4th Straight Game \| WKRN.COM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		It was the sixth of the season for Thome, who hit seven last year when he struggled with injuries.
		Thome drove in a run with a double and scored on Dye's single to make it 9-1 in the fourth, but the White Sox struggled to put Detroit away.
		Shelton hit his major league-leading seventh homer in the bottom of the fourth, cutting the margin to six, and after Cintron's RBI triple in the fifth, the Tigers scored four runs in the bottom half.
	www.wkrn.com /news/ap-jim-thome-homers-in-4th-straight-game (825 words)

	Jim Thome : MLB Legends (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Thome’s at-bats are among the most exciting in the game.
		Philadelphia is counting on more of the former, as he is the centerpiece on a Phillies team that is favored to win the NL East.
		They will count on Thome to be the rock of the lineup, and Thome is the kind of the guy that can be it.
	www.mlb-legends.com /hitters/jimThome.php (211 words)

	FullCourtPress: Jim Thome vs. Frank Thomas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Thome and Thomas are both experienced players who have had their chance to prove themselves and show what they can do.
		People will say "what if thome didn't hit 14 homers" but the fact remains that he has and it's obvious that frank is still the same frank of the last two years and not the frank of the first 13 years.
		Jim Thome 3 Frank Thomas 10...those are the number of seasons that they have hit 300+ BA.
	blogs.suntimes.com /fullcourtpress/2006/05/jim_thome_vs_frank_thomas.html (6475 words)

	Jim Thome \| BaseballLibrary.com
		Thome broke in with the Indians as a third baseman, but moved to first in 1997 when the team traded for Matt Williams and turned in the first 40-homer season of his career.
		Thome feasted on low fastballs, and was known for his breathtaking blasts.
		Thome is the first Cleveland lefthanded hitter to hit 30 homers in successive seasons since Hal Trosky in 1936-37.
	www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/T/Thome_Jim.stm (1772 words)

	ABC News: Jim Thome and Frank Thomas Hit Homers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Chicago White Sox's Jim Thome, center, is congratualted by teammates Jermaine Dye, left, and Rob Mackowiak after Thome's two-run home run in the first inning in a spring training baseball game against the Kansas City Royals in Tucson, Ariz., Sunday, March 26, 2006.
		Thome hit his first two homers of the spring and finished the game 3-for-4, flying out to the warning track in left field the only time he didn't reach base in Chicago's 9-7 win over the Kansas City Royals in Tucson, Ariz.
		While Thome and Thomas are starting to get into a hitting groove, Barry Bonds most likely is done with the Cactus League, choosing instead to rest his tender left elbow and surgically repaired right knee before the season starts.
	abcnews.go.com /Sports/wireStory?id=1771623 (485 words)

	Jim Thome homers in 4th straight game - Boston.com
		Chicago White Sox's Tadahito Iguchi, right, is congratulated by Jim Thome after hitting a solo home run off of Detroit Tigers starter Justin Verlander in the first inning of a baseball game Thursday, April 13, 2006, in Detroit.
		Jim Thome homered for the fourth straight game, helping the White Sox sweep the three-game series.
		Chicago took a two-run lead in the first on back-to-back homers by Iguchi and Thome, both of which cleared the bullpens in left-center field.
	www.boston.com /sports/baseball/articles/2006/04/13/jim_thome_homers_in_4th_straight_game (845 words)

	(AP) Jim Thome Sits Again With Groin Strain \| WKRN.COM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Jim Thome was out of the Chicago White Sox's starting lineup for a second straight game Saturday night with a strained left groin and could be sidelined until Tuesday.
		Thome, who leads the AL with 20 homers and 52 RBIs, said he tweaked it in his last at-bat Thursday in Cleveland.
		For the second straight game in Thome's absence, Paul Konerko served as the DH with Ross Gload starting at first against the Texas Rangers.
	www.wkrn.com /nashville/news/ap-jim-thome-sits-again-with-groin-strain (435 words)

	Serious Baseball: Jim Thome Projections
		Since I spent so much time bashing the White Sox in my last article for acquiring Jim Thome for Aaron Rowand and some prospects, I figure it is only appropriate that I make some attempt to project the type of season that Thome will have in 2006.
		Even before injury though, Thome was in a free-fall from his peak ISOP of.373 achieved in 2001 with the Cleveland Indians.
		Again, normally this would be a sign of a player regressing to the mean, but for someone as special as Thome, who has shown such a knack for high BABIP’s that he obviously possesses some type of talent that allows him to do that, this is a sign of decline.
	www.athomeplate.com /sb120405.shtml (1055 words)

	Jim Thome News - Page 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		NEW YORK - Nomar Garciaparra of the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago White Sox's Jim Thome were named Comeback Players of the Year on Saturday.Garciaparra took the National League award and Thome was the...
		Jim Thome had some big seasons with the Indians -.304 batting average, 52 home runs, 118 RBI in 2002;.291, 49, 124 in 2001; and.286, 40, 102 in 1997.
		Jose Contreras pitched eight strong innings and Jim Thome went 4 for 4 with his 39th homer to carry the White Sox to an 8-1 win over the Red Sox.
	www.topix.net /baseball-players/jim-thome/page2 (865 words)

	Jim Thome MLB Baseball at CBS SportsLine.com
		1B Jim Thome was deemed the AL Comeback Player of the Year in his first season with the Chicago White Sox.
		Thome battled some injuries this season, but for the most part was very productive.
		Thome is getting older so the numbers in 2007 might not match his production next season -- on top of being worried about him staying healthy.
	www.sportsline.com /mlb/players/playerpage/8127 (288 words)

	Jim Thome : Rotoworld.com - Jim Thome Biography from Rotoworld.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Jim Thome was named AL Comeback Player of the Year on Saturday.
		Jim Thome reached 40 homers for the sixth time in his career when he connected off Fernando Rodney in the ninth inning of Monday's game.
		Jim Thome homered and tied his career high with four hits as the Chisox pummeled the Bosox 8-1 on Wednesday.
	www.rotoworld.com /content/playerpages/player_main.asp?sport=MLB&id=1700 (758 words)

	Jim Thome Jerseys - Cleveland Indians Jersey
		Jim made a good first impression with the Phillies in 2003, finishing in the NL top five in HR, RBI, Extra-Base Hits, Runs, Total Bases and Walks.
		Jim has hit 30+ HR 8 times (1996-2003).
		Jim's first Big League HR was a 9th inning, two-out,
	www.thejerseyspot.com /showcases/jim-thome-jerseys.html (171 words)

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