Jim Thome is just one blast away from becoming the 23rd major league player to hit 500+ career home runs. The 37-year old smacked a 366-foot solo home run in the 4th inning during the last game against the Indians on Wednesday. But Thome was not in it for himself. He also singled twice and had 3 RBIs. That doesn’t necessary mean that he wasn’t trying though… “The one, I almost fouled it out of the stadium. I got a little quick on it. But there's a lot of emotion, there's a lot of emotion that goes through you. That's what makes it so tough to do, trying to control that emotion and keep those emotions in, but be ready to hit." Thome could have been the first major league player to hit No. 499 and No. 500 in the same game… ever. Pretty amazing, huh? He will, however, be the third player this season to reach the big 500. That is, if he makes it (which we all know he will).
Well let’s all hope that Thome can smack No. 500 in the next three games, which will be his last of the season to make the historical milestone at U.S. Cellular Field. Who knows… maybe that special night will be tonight, when the Sox host the Angels. We’ll just all have to wait and see and hope…
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