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Jim Thome inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame Phillies Nation - Your source for Philadelphia Phillies news, opinion, history, rumors, events, and other fun stuff.
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Phillies Hot Stove History: The 2002 coming and 2005 going of Jim Thome Phillies Nation - Your source for Philadelphia Phillies news, opinion, history, rumors, events, and other fun stuff.
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Thome's Far More Impressive Feat
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Jim Thome spent a short time with the Phillies, but it was as powerful as his swing
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Phillies: Reminiscing Hall of Famer Jim Thome's 400th homer
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August 26, 2011: Jim Thome returns to Cleveland after late-season trade – Society for American Baseball Research
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Philadelphia Phillies pinch hitter Jim Thome #25 during the Major League Baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on June 28, 2012 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This would be Thome's
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Philadelphia Phillies pinch hitter Jim Thome #25 during the Major League Baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on June 28, 2012 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This would be Thome's
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Jim Thome spent a short time with the Phillies, but it was as powerful as his swing