Jim Thome hit his 500th tonight!

[JR2004]

And it was the first time in MLB history that a 500th home run was also a walkoff homerun. Couldn't have happened to a better guy!

[Old Tiger]

IMO he is not a hall of famer. The 500 hr club is a watered down club

[GWOOD]

Originally posted by Go Blue
IMO he is not a hall of famer. The 500 hr club is a watered down club

I can't tell if you're joking or just trying to jerk somebody's chain.

Here's the list. Only 23 players in 100+ years of major league baseball are on the list.

1 Barry Bonds (28) 762
2 Hank Aaron 755
3 Babe Ruth 714
4 Willie Mays 660
5 Sammy Sosa (20) 608
6 Ken Griffey, Jr. (30) 593
7 Frank Robinson 586
8 Mark McGwire 583
9 Harmon Killebrew 573
10 Rafael Palmeiro 569
11 Reggie Jackson 563
12 Mike Schmidt 548
13 Mickey Mantle 536
14 Jimmie Foxx 534
15 Willie McCovey 521
16 Ted Williams 521
17 Alex Rodriguez (52) 516
18 Ernie Banks 512
19 Eddie Mathews 512
20 Mel Ott 511
21 Frank Thomas (22) 509
22 Eddie Murray 504
23 Jim Thome (28) 500

[3afan]

i think he'll get in but not on the first ballot -- he is pretty far down on the active RBI list, has not finished in the top 3 for MVP voting ... also will depend on who else is on the ballot with him

[pirate4state]

Originally posted by 3afan
i think he'll get in but not on the first ballot -- he is pretty far down on the active RBI list, has not finished in the top 3 for MVP voting ... also will depend on who else is on the ballot with him Agreed. I think he'll get in, eventually.

[GWOOD]

Originally posted by 3afan
i think he'll get in but not on the first ballot -- he is pretty far down on the active RBI list, has not finished in the top 3 for MVP voting ... also will depend on who else is on the ballot with him

I would say you're right if he retired this year. He's only 36 and is now playing DH 90% of the time. He should play of lot of games each year and if he just plays 2 more years he will be in the top 20 in HRs and top 50 in RBIs. That will be hard to overlook.

And don't forget the media likes him fairly well. It's unfortunate but that does come into play on first time ballots.

[crzyjournalist03]

Originally posted by GWOOD
I can't tell if you're joking or just trying to jerk somebody's chain.

Here's the list. Only 23 players in 100+ years of major league baseball are on the list.

1 Barry Bonds (28) 762
2 Hank Aaron 755
3 Babe Ruth 714
4 Willie Mays 660
5 Sammy Sosa (20) 608
6 Ken Griffey, Jr. (30) 593
7 Frank Robinson 586
8 Mark McGwire 583
9 Harmon Killebrew 573
10 Rafael Palmeiro 569
11 Reggie Jackson 563
12 Mike Schmidt 548
13 Mickey Mantle 536
14 Jimmie Foxx 534
15 Willie McCovey 521
16 Ted Williams 521
17 Alex Rodriguez (52) 516
18 Ernie Banks 512
19 Eddie Mathews 512
20 Mel Ott 511
21 Frank Thomas (22) 509
22 Eddie Murray 504
23 Jim Thome (28) 500

gee, I never realized that Raffy was #10 all time...too bad we know he cheated and he'll never get in...

[BullFrog Dad]

Originally posted by GWOOD
I can't tell if you're joking or just trying to jerk somebody's chain.

Here's the list. Only 23 players in 100+ years of major league baseball are on the list.

1 Barry Bonds (28) 762
2 Hank Aaron 755
3 Babe Ruth 714
4 Willie Mays 660
5 Sammy Sosa (20) 608
6 Ken Griffey, Jr. (30) 593
7 Frank Robinson 586
8 Mark McGwire 583
9 Harmon Killebrew 573
10 Rafael Palmeiro 569
11 Reggie Jackson 563
12 Mike Schmidt 548
13 Mickey Mantle 536
14 Jimmie Foxx 534
15 Willie McCovey 521
16 Ted Williams 521
17 Alex Rodriguez (52) 516
18 Ernie Banks 512
19 Eddie Mathews 512
20 Mel Ott 511
21 Frank Thomas (22) 509
22 Eddie Murray 504
23 Jim Thome (28) 500 #3 and #13 were on the juice.

[3afan]

Thome is 68th on the all-time RBI list, and is 10th among active players

[GWOOD]

Originally posted by BullFrog Dad
#3 and #13 were on the juice.

They definitely were. And #14 was quite fond of it too.

[zebrablue2]

Originally posted by JR2004
And it was the first time in MLB history that a 500th home run was also a walkoff homerun. Couldn't have happened to a better guy!


agreed. thome is a class act.

[Old Tiger]

Originally posted by Go Blue
IMO he is not a hall of famer. The 500 hr club is a watered down club Hall of Fame is place for the best all time. Close your eyes and ask yourself is Jim Thome one of the best all time, the answer is NO.

[GWOOD]

Originally posted by Go Blue
Hall of Fame is place for the best all time. Close your eyes and ask yourself is Jim Thome one of the best all time, the answer is NO.

I'll play devil's advocate here.

A player who is #23 all-time in Home Runs and #68 in RBI's (and climbing) wouldn't be considered one of the best all time in the 100+ years of baseball?

[Old Tiger]

Originally posted by GWOOD
I'll play devil's advocate here.

A player who is #23 all-time in Home Runs and #68 in RBI's (and climbing) wouldn't be considered one of the best all time in the 100+ years of baseball? He really hasn't done anything in the post season to say man that guy is a sure hall of famer. That's all I'm saying. Sure his numbers are good but other than that there isn't anything that says man this guy is for sure first ballot hall of famer.