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| Height: 6-3
Weight: 246
Throws: R
Bats: L Born: Aug 27, 1970, Peoria, IL Contract: Signed through 2008 with a club option for 2009. |
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| October 1, 2004 Jim Thome was back in the cleanup spot for the Phillies on Friday night after missing the last five games because discomfort in his chest resulting from a collision on Sept. 15. Thome was 0-for-2 with two walks. |
| September 29, 2004 The Phillies held Jim Thome out of action yet again on Wednesday. He's still suffering from a bruised chest resulting from a collision on Sept. 15. Larry Bowa said that Thome had an EKG because of the injury. |
| September 29, 2004 Had last night's game not been rained out, Jim Thome would not have been in the lineup, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. He's still bothered by his bruised chest, though he was told getting an MRI or X-rays was not necessary. "This is a day-to-day thing," he said. |
| September 27, 2004 Jim Thome was out of the lineup Monday after recurring discomfort in his chest resulting from a collision on September 15th. |
| September 27, 2004 Jim Thome may not play again this season because of a recurrence of symptoms in his chest that followed his Sept. 15 collision with catcher Todd Pratt, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. "I don't know if I aggravated it with a swing or what," said Thome. "I don't want it to be a big issue, but it definitely is a concern." |
| September 26, 2004 Jim Thome didn't play on Saturday because of shortness of breath related to his collision with Todd Pratt on September 15, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. It's not clear if Thome will be back in the lineup today. |
| September 19, 2004 Jim Thome said he hoped to return from his bruised chest today, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. |
| September 17, 2004 Jim Thome was a late scratch from the lineup on Friday night, as he's still bothered by a bruised chest suffered in a collision with Todd Pratt on Wednesday, according to the AP. |
| September 15, 2004 Jim Thome suffered a chest contusion in the first inning of Wednesday's game when he collided with Todd Pratt while fielding a pop-up, according to the AP. Pratt also suffered a left shoulder contusion. Both players left the game. |
| August 17, 2004 Jim Thome returned to the lineup Tuesday after missing two games with a shoulder injury. He went 0-for-3 with a walk. |
| August 16, 2004 Jim Thome didn't play Sunday because of a contusion in his right shoulder, which he suffered Friday, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. Thome could return to action on Tuesday night. "It's getting better," Thome said. "I would have had a hard time throwing. I'm still having a hard time lifting my shoulder to throw." |
| August 14, 2004 Jim Thome is listed as day-to-day after X-rays on his right shoulder came back negative, according to the AP. Thome was out of the lineup on Saturday. |
| August 14, 2004 Jim Thome was out of the lineup for the Phillies on Saturday after injuring his collarbone on Friday night. Thome, who said he couldn't raise his arm Saturday morning, had X-rays, but results weren't immediately available. |
| August 12, 2004 Phillies manager Larry Bowa moved Jim Thome to the No. 3 spot in the lineup on Thursday for only the 10th time this season. There's no indication that the move in permanent. |
| July 27, 2004 Jim Thome was held out of the starting lineup Tuesday because he didn't feel well, according to the AP. He did appear as a pinch-hitter in the seventh and walked. |
| July 23, 2004 Jim Thome was kept out of the Phillies starting lineup Friday night because of tendinitis in his right index finger, according to the AP. Thome received an injection after Thursday's game and is available to pinch-hit on Friday. He expects to play on Saturday. |
| June 24, 2004 Jim Thome said he felt fine Wednesday, the day after he was hit on his right hand by a pitch, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. |
| May 30, 2004 Jim Thome said that his injured right index finger felt much better after a cortisone injection on Friday, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. Thome also said he felt no discomfort in his troublesome left thumb. |
| May 28, 2004 Jim Thome was scratched from the starting lineup for Friday night because mild tendinitis in his right index finger. He was examined Friday and got an injection. Thome missed five games because of a sprain in the finger before returning Tuesday. |
| May 25, 2004 Jim Thome returned to the Phillies lineup on Tuesday after missing five games with a sprained right index finger. |
| May 23, 2004 The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that Jim Thome said he felt much better - though he didn't swing a bat Saturday - and could be back in the lineup today. Thome has a sprained thumb. |
| May 22, 2004 Jim Thome was not in the starting lineup for the Phillies on Saturday night and didn't even swing a bat before the game, according to the AP. He remains day-to-day. |
| May 22, 2004 Jim Thome hopes to return from a sprained thumb tonight, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. He tooks some swings on Friday, but after feeling some discomfort he decided to wait one more day. |
| May 21, 2004 Jim Thome missed his third straight game with a sprained right index finger Friday night. |
| May 21, 2004 Jim Thome said his sprained left thumb and right index finger felt better Thursday, and he hopes to play tonight, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. |
| May 19, 2004 Jim Thome will sit out at least two games with a sprained index finger, according to the AP. |
| May 13, 2004 Jim Thome said the thumb injury that kept him out of last night's game could bother him for the remainder of the season, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. He was unable to even hit off a tee yesterday, though he still hopes to play today. |
| May 12, 2004 Jim Thome wasn't in the starting lineup Wednesday to rest a sore left thumb he aggravated Tuesday night while fielding a grounder in the fifth inning, according to the AP. He's listed as day-to-day. |
| May 12, 2004 Jim Thome "tweaked" his left thumb fielding a grounder in the fifth inning Tuesday night and had to leave the game, according to the AP. This is the same thumb that Thome had a cortisone shot in earlier this month. |
| May 3, 2004 It turns out that Jim Thome missed Saturday's game because he received a cortisone shot for his sore left thumb on Friday, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. "I had a little bit of inflammation in there," Thome said Sunday. "I wasn't really feeling good the last couple days. But I feel good today. I'm in the lineup, so we'll end it there." |
| May 1, 2004 Jim Thome wasn't in the starting lineup on Saturday because the Phillies were going against Randy Johnson, according to the AP. |
| April 25, 2004 Jim Thome was rested on Sunday and did not play, according to the AP. It was the first game he's missed all season. |
| April 25, 2004 Jim Thome continues to ice his sore left thumb while playing through the soreness, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. "He's hurt to the point where it's a discomfort," Phillies manager Larry Bowa said. "He's banged up." |
| April 23, 2004 Jim Thome homered in his third straight game Friday night, and now has five homers in his last seven games. |
| April 23, 2004 Jim Thome is still icing his left hand before games, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. Phillies manager Larry Bowa said the middle finger Thome broke in spring training has left the first baseman's hand only about 75 percent healthy. Still, he leads the team with a .357 BA and has an eight-game hitting streak. |
| April 12, 2004 Jim Thome moved from third in the Phillies order to the cleanup spot on Monday. |
| March 29, 2004 Jim Thome returned to the field yesterday for the first time since breaking his finger and he appears on target for the start of the season, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. |
| March 28, 2004 Jim Thome started yesterday for the first time since hurting his finger, though he worked as the DH, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. He's recovering from a broken finger and should start at first base in a minor league game today. |
| March 26, 2004 Jim Thome was 1-for-3 with a walk in a minor league game on Thursday and then got an at-bat in a Grapefruit League game for the first time since breaking his right middle finger, according to the Philadelphia INquirer. Thome said afterward that he felt great. |
| March 24, 2004 Jim Thome tested his broken finger by taking batting practice yesterday, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. He could play in a spring game as soon as tomorrow. |
| March 23, 2004 Jim Thome has been cleared to play after X-rays and an examination of his broken right middle finger, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. Thome hit soft-toss batting practice on Monday and expects to hit and throw today. |
| March 18, 2004 Jim Thome will have his injured finger examined on Monday to determine if he can start hitting next week, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. |
| March 14, 2004 Jim Thome took fielding practice Saturday for the first time since breaking his right middle finger March 5, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. He expects to return to Philadelphia on March 22 to be examined again. |
| March 8, 2004 Jim Thome could return in three weeks from the broken middle finger on his right hand and probably won't miss opening day, according to the AP. "Jim does not require surgery. He will have the upper portion of his finger placed in a splint for two weeks and could return in three weeks," Phillies general manager Ed Wade said. |
| March 7, 2004 The Phillies think Jim Thome could be out anywhere from 3-8 weeks due to his broken finger, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. They won't know for sure until he is examined tomorrow by a specialist. |
| March 6, 2004 Jim Thome broke his right middle finger during Friday\'s fielding drills, according to Sports Network. The fracture is believed to be limited to the tip of his finger. The Phillies won\'t know how much time he will miss until they determine if he will require a pin to be placed in his finger. |