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  1. White Sox bide time at Meetings in IndyRead the original story

    Yesterday | Major League Baseball

    ... he wasn't interested in a player who solely would serve as a DH, seemingly ruling out a return for favorite son Jim Thome. Nothing seems set in stone, though, with the tender date of Dec. 12 certainly opening up more, somewhat cost-efficient options ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Chicago White Sox, Scott Podsednik

  2. How about Hank Blalock or Jim Thome to hold down 1B until Freddie...Read the original story

    Monday | Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    ... White Sox are willing to get rid of Jermaine Dye. It's called "over the hill syndrome". How about Hank Blalock or Jim Thome to hold down 1B until Freddie Freeman is ready? Cheaper than LaRoche and they hit in April, May and June. Just what exactly ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Major League Baseball, Chicago White Sox, Jermaine Dye

  3. Blyleven: Hitting gems to be found on marketRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 2 | MSNBC Sports

    ... fit for the Chicago White Sox. Jermaine Dye is a free agent and unlikely to return, and it doesna TMt look like Jim Thome is coming back. That leaves room for a corner outfield/DH spot that Guerrero would fit nicely. You look at that division and it ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Chicago White Sox, Jermaine Dye, Baseball Players

  4. White Sox have Winter Meetings targets

    Tuesday Dec 1 | Major League Baseball

    A few tongue-in-cheek quips popped up recently after the White Sox agreed upon free-agent deals with seasoned veterans Omar Vizquel and Andruw Jones.

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    Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Chicago White Sox, Mark Kotsay, Baseball Players, Jayson Nix, Chris Getz, Josh Fields

  5. My Baseball Christmas ListRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday Dec 1 | BleacherReport

    ... left to prove. He is second in the universe in strikeouts and nobody will ever catch him. I would like to see Jim Thome sign with a team where he can DH regularly. He is now sitting at 564 lifetime home runs, and I feel like one good year would put ...

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  6. So You Need: OBP by Christina Kahrl

    Monday Nov 30 | Baseball Prospectus

    ... LF 36 626 .365 .292 .115 .104 Gregg Zaun C 39 296 .345 .257 .115 .132 Eric Hinske 4C 32 224 .348 .273 .138 .106 Jim Thome DH 39 434 .366 .280 .152 .143 Hideki Matsui DH 36 528 .367 .293 .127 .093 Gary Sheffield DH 41 312 .372 .292 .125 .124 Dan ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Nick Johnson, Baseball Players, Gary Sheffield

  7. Inbox: Gathering around the Hot Stove

    Monday Nov 30 | Major League Baseball

    ... spot and have those players also be able to fill in at other positions. Guillen's comment could be bad news for a Jim Thome return to the South Side -- although the White Sox are in need of another left-handed bat -- and could also mean the White ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Baseball Players, Curtis Granderson, Mark Kotsay, Gordon Beckham

  8. Free agency impacted by long-term dealsRead the original story

    Saturday Nov 28 | Washington Nationals

    ... general manager John Hart, who broke the mold by giving multiyear deals to such young players as Manny Ramirez and Jim Thome, setting up the Indians for a long run of success. And it reached a virtually unsurpassable peak in April 2008, when Tampa ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, American League, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Evan Longoria

  9. Pierzynski's White Sox future unclearRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 24 | Chicago White Sox

    ... Sox and leadoff man Scott Podsednik possibly following down a similar exit path. The same situation transpired for Jim Thome and Jose Contreras back in September. Questions to be answered for the White Sox, where Pierzynski's long-term employment is ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Chicago White Sox, Baseball Players, A.J. Pierzynski, Jermaine Dye, Scott Podsednik, Jose Contreras

  10. White Sox sign Andruw Jones

    Wednesday Nov 25 | ChicagoSports.com - Chicago White Sox

    ... base salary of $500,000 with $1 million in possible bonuses. What this does to the futures of Scott Podsednik and Jim Thome is unclear, although it appears Jones would fill an extra outfield spot and the DH spot, as he did with Texas last year. The ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Chicago White Sox, Bartolo Colon, Baseball Players, Scott Podsednik, Dewayne Wise, Mark Kotsay

  11. Sox sign OF/DH Andruw JonesRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 25 | Chicago Tribune

    ... base salary of $500,000 with $1 million in possible bonuses. What this does to the futures of Scott Podsednik and Jim Thome is unclear, although it appears Jones would fill an extra outfield spot and the DH spot, as he did with Texas last year. ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Chicago White Sox, Bartolo Colon, Baseball Players, Scott Podsednik, Mark Kotsay

  12. This day in Phils history

    Wednesday Nov 25 | Herald-Standard

    ... mind the morning after Thanksgiving. The Phils' brand new GM killed four birds with one stone that day by sending Jim Thome to the White Sox for Aaron Rowand, Giovanni Gonzalez, and Daniel Haigwood. In unloading Thome, Gillick gained payroll ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Major League Baseball, Chicago White Sox, Ryan Howard, National League, National League East, Fabio Castro, Philadelphia Phillies, Opinion

  13. Pierzynski not worried about future

    Tuesday Nov 24 | Major League Baseball

    ... Sox and leadoff man Scott Podsednik possibly following down a similar exit path. The same situation transpired for Jim Thome and Jose Contreras back in September. Questions to be answered for the White Sox, where Pierzynski's long-term employment is ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Chicago White Sox, Baseball Players, A.J. Pierzynski, Jermaine Dye, Scott Podsednik, Jose Contreras

  14. Holiday News

    Monday Nov 23 | Inside the White Sox

    AJ Pierzynski, Jayson Nix, Greg Walker and other former White Sox like Jim Thome, Bill Pierce, Bill Melton, Donn Pall and Michael Huff attended Children Memorial Hospital's Champions of Children dinner last night at the Palmer House Hilton.

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    Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Chicago White Sox, Baseball Players, A.J. Pierzynski, Jayson Nix, Dewayne Wise, Mark Buehrle

  15. Thome open to return to White Sox

    Friday Nov 20 | Major League Baseball

    If White Sox fans made the judgment regarding Jim Thome's immediate baseball future, then the prolific slugger would be chasing 600 career home runs at U.S. Cellular Field in 2010.

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    Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Chicago White Sox, Baseball Players, American League, National League

  16. MLB 9s: Cleveland Indians - Albert Belle, 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson Shine

    Monday Nov 16 | BleacherReport

    ... and 96 extra base hits, and he ranked second with a .644 slugging percentage. Of all Cleveland first basemen, only Jim Thome in 2002 has had a higher slugging percentage (.677). Highlight Game: September 10, 1936 vs. New York Yankees. Trailing 4-2 ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Cleveland Indians, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Travis Hafner, American League, Chicago White Sox

  17. New White Sox lineup beats Mariners

    Saturday Nov 14 | WTIC-TV Hartford

    After manager Ozzie Guillen hinted of more lineup changes, Paul Konerko and Jim Thome each made cases Friday night to stay in their respective spots in the White Sox's lineup.

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    Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Chicago White Sox, Paul Konerko, Baseball Players, Jose Vidro, Jose Contreras, Carlos Quentin

  18. Thome may return to ChicagoRead the original story

    Saturday Nov 14 | The Daily Gazette

    CHICAGO – Regardless of the White Sox's intentions this offseason, Jim Thome plans to make Chicago his home.

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  19. Thome still open to returning to White SoxRead the original story

    Friday Nov 13 | ChicagoSports.com - Chicago White Sox

    Regardless of the White Sox 's intentions this offseason, Jim Thome plans to make Chicago his home.

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  20. Hendry: Cubs don t need mega-moves to improveRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 12 | Fox Sports

    ... as he made an early exit. Williams was asked about the Sox possibly re-signing their own free agents, presumably Jim Thome and/or Jermaine Dye. "I don?t exclude anything," Williams said. "I know which direction I want to go, but I can?t exclude ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Chicago Cubs, Baseball Players, Milton Bradley, Chicago White Sox, Jermaine Dye, Bobby Jenks