rokimar Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Will Thome retire as a Cleveland Indian with all the boos he gets from Cleveland? How often does that happen where a player gets booed by the team he represents in the Hall of Fame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Thome won't have a choice at what hat he wears in the HOF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rokimar Posted June 17, 2008 Author Share Posted June 17, 2008 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 17, 2008 -> 03:16 PM) Thome won't have a choice at what hat he wears in the HOF. ohh I thought you get a choice .. my bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swingandalongonetoleft Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 (edited) I think he'll go in as an Indian. The bulk of, not to mention prime of his career took place in Cleveland. Nothing remarkable happened in Philly, and Chicago seems like it's his farewell tour, even if the first two seasons were great. On a side note I saw his season stats for '06 and couldn't help but imagine where we would be right now with that version of Jim Thome instead of this one. *edit* If he had a choice. Forgot about that. Edited June 17, 2008 by ChiSox35 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 QUOTE (north side chi sox fan @ Jun 17, 2008 -> 02:18 PM) ohh I thought you get a choice .. my bad They used to, until a player got paid money to pick a certian team to go in with... i want to say Wade Boggs and Tampa Bay, but I am not positive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 17, 2008 -> 02:21 PM) They used to, until a player got paid money to pick a certian team to go in with... i want to say Wade Boggs and Tampa Bay, but I am not positive. Good old wikipedia... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wade_Boggs Hall of Fame plaque cap logo controversy Before his retirement, Boggs was plagued by newspaper reports that the expansion Devil Rays gave him financial compensation in return for selecting a Devil Rays cap for his plaque, though he has denied that any such condition was part of his contract.[6] In light of those reports (and other rumors that teams were offering number retirement, money or organizational jobs in exchange for the cap designation) the Hall decided in 2001 to change the policy on cap logo selection, giving the Hall, not the players, the final say in such matters. Boggs would eventually be depicted wearing a Boston cap for his 2005 induction, despite his acrimonious relationship with Red Sox management. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DABearSoX Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 I gotta say the hall will choose an Indians cap...but you'd have to wonder if the choice would change if he won a ring on the south side and maybe WS MVP honors... a boy can dream can't he? I'm more concerned that Big Frank gets in first.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rokimar Posted June 17, 2008 Author Share Posted June 17, 2008 QUOTE (DABearSoX @ Jun 17, 2008 -> 03:38 PM) I gotta say the hall will choose an Indians cap...but you'd have to wonder if the choice would change if he won a ring on the south side and maybe WS MVP honors... a boy can dream can't he? I'm more concerned that Big Frank gets in first.... Frank >>> Thome Frank has 2 MVP and a World Series not too mention all those ball park frank hotdog commercails Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DABearSoX Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 QUOTE (north side chi sox fan @ Jun 17, 2008 -> 09:45 PM) Frank >>> Thome Frank has 2 MVP and a World Series not too mention all those ball park frank hotdog commercails Yea I know that but you never know with the hall of fame voting.... I am not going to assume anything until he is standing at that podium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCSox Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 (edited) QUOTE (DABearSoX @ Jun 17, 2008 -> 12:38 PM) I gotta say the hall will choose an Indians cap...but you'd have to wonder if the choice would change if he won a ring on the south side and maybe WS MVP honors... It'll be an Indians cap regardless. He, Kenny Lofton, and Omar Vizquel were the heart and soul of those mid/late '90s Tribe teams, and the former two aren't getting in. Manny is typically associated with the Red Sox now and nobody wants to be associated with Albert Belle. QUOTE (north side chi sox fan @ Jun 17, 2008 -> 12:45 PM) Frank >>> Thome Frank has 2 MVP and a World Series not too mention all those ball park frank hotdog commercails I'd say it's more like Frank > Thome. Frank was more dominant in his prime, but I wouldn't say that his career numbers are multiple tiers above JT's. Edited June 17, 2008 by WCSox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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