It happened over the weekend, so it didn’t get much publicity, but Tribe legend Jim Thome decided to continue his baseball career. Not surprisingly, he won’t be doing it in Cleveland. Instead, he did surprise a lot of people signing with another one of his former teams, the Philadelphia Phillies.
As you all know, Thome left the Indians for the “greener” pastures of Philadelphia after the 2002 season in controversial fashion. But after his triumphant return to the Tribe last August, the goodwill with the team that raised him has returned. The Indians sold a lot of tickets and Thome was able to mend the fences here with those who hadn’t forgiven him for leaving. The final weekend homestand was a tribute to Gentleman Jim and the team unveiled the plans for a statue of him in Heritage Park.
It seemed like a perfect way for Thome to end his career and walk off into the sunset. But the thing of it is, Jimmy wants to continue playing. The problem for the India...
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