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Peoria to Cooperstown: Baseball star Jim Thome through the years
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August 15, 2011: Jim Thome collects career home runs 599 and 600 in Twins' win – Society for American Baseball Research
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Peoria to Cooperstown: Baseball star Jim Thome through the years
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AP source: MLB moving All-Star Game to Denver's Coors Field
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Congratulations to Jim Thome.
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Peoria to Cooperstown: Baseball star Jim Thome through the years
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Jim Thome, from his speech and on his plaque
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Case study: Jim Thome's Hall credentials - The San Diego Union-Tribune