Welcome to Chicago Jim.. I have a hunch that you'll be loved here

If you're a White Sox fan, and you still hate this guy, I feel for you.

 

There is just like no possible way to not love this guy.

 

Is it even possible to hate a guy like Thome?

Whoever on the staff decided to send him to the minor league camp or whatever that

was to take all those extra at bats is a genius. He's been on fire since then.

That home run was incredible.

Yeah man, thats right, hes been on a tear since then.

borchard hit it 5000 feet! /ereanfgsgreen

it was freakin phenominal

The best part about Thome is that you can see him acting as almost an assistant coach in the dug-out, showing guys how to improve their stances and swings. I think he's going to help this team to be much more patient at the plate. I'm pretty damn jacked for the rest of this season.

The best part about Thome is that you can see him acting as almost an assistant coach in the dug-out, showing guys how to improve their stances and swings. I think he's going to help this team to be much more patient at the plate. I'm pretty damn jacked for the rest of this season.

 

Good point. I noticed that also.

I also think having Thome around eliminates any chance (even a small one) that this team ever gets complacent. Thome wants a ring--badly.

The best part about Thome is that you can see him acting as almost an assistant coach in the dug-out, showing guys how to improve their stances and swings. I think he's going to help this team to be much more patient at the plate. I'm pretty damn jacked for the rest of this season.

 

That is clearly evident by the Sox 9 walks. When was the last time they did that as a team in only 8 innings?

That is clearly evident by the Sox 9 walks.  When was the last time they did that as a team in only 8 innings?

 

That certainly never happned last year.

Holy s***, tonight's homer was the 431st of Thome's career and it also flew 431 feet. Weird stuff.

45 plus Hr .......................repeat 2006

Holy s***, tonight's homer was the 431st of Thome's career and it also flew 431 feet.  Weird stuff.

That is really cool, didn't even realize that.

He's good.

Wow long game im wet and tired. Anyways, Thome looks like the Clubhouse leader already, he is really blending in well, so it seems.

Recap....and Thomes HR !!!!!

So we've forgiven him for being a Cub fan, then?

So we've forgiven him for being a Cub fan, then?

He gets 2.5% forgiveness for every HR. So 39 more to go.

MLB.com has an even better video of Thome's homer...

 

http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/index.jsp

● Thome's two-run homer:

That certainly never happned last year.

And that not only comes from the addition of Thome, but guys like Juan Uribe being more patient down the lower part of the order.

 

And if hitters like Paul Konerko can produce a better BA/RISP, our offense will flourish from it.

431 feet.  Longer than any shot hit by any Sox player last year.

 

Imagine how much longer it would've gone if it were sunny and 85 degrees.

Remember the period when you only had 2 stances on jim thome, "you loved him or you feared him"?

 

Yeah.......we're getting back to that period.....and we're on the good side this time.

guys i think the walks had to do more with their pitchers beeing nowhere near the plate. It was like the rebirth of miguel asencio out there...

guys i think the walks had to do more with their pitchers beeing nowhere near the plate. It was like the rebirth of miguel asencio out there...

 

I thought the strike zone was crazy tight as well. Regardless, it was good to see us being patient up there, especially Juan.

Well, well, well, look at everyone on Thome's jock suddenly. :finger

I seem to remember the reception was kinda skeptical when we first got him.