Jim Thome hit career home run #550 Monday night, smoking a go-ahead three-run shot in the eighth inning of the Chicago White Sox 6-2 win over the Oakland Athletics. Clutch.
This particular longball, a 1-2 pitch to left-center off lefty reliever Craig Breslow, marks Thome's ninth of 2009 and puts the corn-fed designated hitter at 13th on the all-time homer list...
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June 02, 2009
CHICAGO – A.J. Pierzynski has watched Jim Thome come through in the clutch so many times, he never worries about the slugger when the pressure is on.
Thome hit the 550th homer of his career in the eighth inning to put the White Sox ahead, and Chicago went on to beat the A's 6-2 Monday night.
Pierzynski also homered, and Scott Podsednik scored two runs for the White...
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June 02, 2009
Jim Thome hit the 550th home run of his career in the eighth inning, and the Chicago White Sox went on to defeat the A's 6-2 on Monday.
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February 10, 2008
From Baseball Prospectus’ Nate Silver
2007 Record: 72-90, fourth place
2007 Attendance: 2.7 million, fifth in the AL
2007 Payroll: $109 million, fifth in baseball
Key Free Agents (2007): SS-R Juan Uribe (club option)
Key Free Agents (2008): DH-L Jim Thome, 3B-R Joe Crede, RHP Jon Garland
Key Lo...
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June 03, 2009
Mazzaro turned in 61/3 scoreless innings to pace the A's to a 5-0 victory over the White Sox in Chicago. He combined with Craig Breslow and Brad Ziegler for the A's first shutout since Sept. 19, when they beat Seattle 2-0.
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