Tuesday, August 16, 2011

"Jim Thome is an even better person than he is a player"



How is this even possible?

The guy hit 600 home runs and sits number 8 on the all time home run list (as a player)!

Is he one of the top 20 people of all time?

Up there with Mother Theresa?

Sorry, calling b.s. on this.*

*I will say though that when I hear Jim Thome's name, I get a strong craving for meat and potatoes for some reason. White milk too.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Oh, come on! You want to join the mainstream media's fixation on only 3 or 4 simple stats, like HRs? The quote is "player" not "HR hitter". Jim is a below average fielder, for example, so we're talking more like the top 2,000 or so people of all time, which is plausible.

Contrary Guy said...

If you go "2500", I think I am with ya!