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Thome hoping to return to Sox after postseason run with Dodgers
Thome hoping to return to Sox after postseason run with Dodgers
ST. LOUIS -- Jim Thome was one of the first players to emerge from the clubhouse and into the visiting dugout at Busch Stadium on Saturday. Thome was decked out in Dodger blue. It all looked so wrong. And it...
Jim Thome wants to return to the White Sox in 2010. Or play for the Twins :(
Jim Thome wants to return to the White Sox in 2010. Or play for the Twins :(
tremendousupsidepotential.com — A friend brought up a good point recently regarding the sendoff of Jim Thome and Jose Contreras... from the South Side: Thome drew far more adoration from the fans and media after the trade, but shouldn't it have been the other way around? Thome is one of the best power hitters of his era and ... (more) Jim Thome wants to return to the White Sox in 2010. Or ...
Ex-Sox Playing Postseason Part, While Rather Insignificant
Ex-Sox Playing Postseason Part, While Rather Insignificant
talkingchicagobaseball.com — The White Sox decided on September 1st that Jim Thome and Jose Contreras were not going to... help the White Sox make a postseason run. So they decided to dump them (and cash) off to the Dodgers and Rockies respectively for minor leaguers who may or may not e ver see the bigs. But the White Sox ... (more) Ex-Sox Playing Postseason Part, While Rather Insignificant
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Odds & Ends: Thome, Anthopoulos, 2010 Draft
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — ... Prior to this evening's game, Jim Thome said he would "still love to come back" to the White Sox, according to Chris DeLuca of The Chicago Sun Times. ''I want to come back to the American League,'' said the 39-year-old Thome, who is making $13MM in the final season of the monster six-year, $85MM contract he signed with the Phillies prior to 2003. ...

Thome hoping to return to Sox after postseason run with Dodgers
Full of Sports — ST. LOUIS -- Jim Thome was one of the first players to emerge from the clubhouse and into the visiting dugout at Busch Stadium on Saturday. Thome was decked out in Dodger blue. It all looked so wrong. And it... MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com found this 17 hours ago on blogs.suntimes.com Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: MLB, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, Jim Thome, Busch Stadium

''I'll be honest, I would still love to come back,'' Thome said, tightening the blue batting gloves...
South Side Sox — ... Thome hoping to return to Sox after postseason run with Dodgers

Jim Thome would be open to return to White Sox
Nova Fantasy Sports Headline Newsfeed — ... Update: According to the Chicago Sun-Times , Jim Thome would be open to a return to the White Sox this offseason. ...

Jim Thome wants to return to the White Sox in 2010. Or play for the Twins :(
Tremendous Upside Potential — ... None of this is meant to be a shot at Thome, either. Jim Thome is still awesome, and he will continue being awesome in 2010. That could just happen in Chicago again. ...

On the Theoretical Dawn of a Second Jim Thome Era
MOUTHPIECE Blog // A Chicago-Addled Sports Blog — ... We’re a little late to the party here, but by now we’ve all heard the super-secret whispers about Jim Thome wanting to return to Chicago: ...

Offseason Outlook: Chicago White Sox
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — ... for left field.  Most likely the free agent market will have corner outfield bargains once again.  It'd be even easier to fill the DH spot; re-signing Jim Thome on the cheap is one of ...

Thome plans to 'keep going' in 2010, but where?
Circling The Bases — ... low batting average, struggles against left-handed pitching, and can't play first base regularly, but Thome would still bring a ton of power and on-base skills to the table in a return to the AL as a DH. Consider that 12 of the league's 14 teams got a sub-.850 OPS from their DHs this year, eight of the teams failed to crack .800, and Seattle, Kansas City, Detroit, and Tampa Bay didn't even top .750. If the White Sox are interested in Thome returning on a one-year deal, it sounds like that would be his preference .

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