Talk:Jim Thome

message: Here it is in its entirety for those interested. Not all of it is wikipedia worthy, I just mentioned it because he really is/was a big Cubs fan (even if he's on the Sox, which some of his close relatives prefer) and Kingman in a lesser way was a model for his current style of play - i.e. hitting long, TOWERING home runs.
"As a kid, Thome was a Cubs fanatic. His hero was Dave Kingman. And when Thome was 8, he once jumped onto the field and into the dugout before a game at Wrigley to try to get Kingman's autograph. Cubs catcher Barry Foote grabbed Thome and got him back to his father in the stands.
"Kingman used to have a boat, and we'd come up Lake Shore Drive and Jim would be saying, 'Dad, you think that's the boat? That one? Chuck Thome said. "That day, Jim was standing along the fence, and Kingman came out and walked 15 feet from Jim. Jim's screaming, waving the ball. Kingman looked like he was going to take a step toward Jim, then thought, 'Aw, hell with it,' and walked away. Jim came back and said, 'I'm still going to get his autograph.'
"All of a sudden, he's gone. Foote says, 'Does he really want Kingman's autograph?' I said, 'Oh, yeah.' He said, 'I'll go down there and come back with a ball with his name, but it won't be his signature. He's such a [bleep] that no one talks to him down there. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.105.110.246 (talk • contribs) 31 July 2006
Thank-you!Sea Wolf 09:52, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Kingman story 

message: I just removed this piece of vandalism from the article. Heaven knows who put it there...
Belugaboy535136 contribs 21:33, 31 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  ==MLB Career== is wierd 

message: Jim Thome is a member of the Minnesota Twins, he is not a Free Agent.  He agreed to terms on 1/26/10 (http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100126&content_id=7972214&vkey=news_min&fext=.jsp&c_id=min), he was in the Twins Cities and attended the weekend-long fan celebration TwinsFest the weekend of January 30th (http://www.startribune.com/sports/twins/83166412.html?elr=KArksi8cyaiUqCP:iUiacyKUnciaec8O7EyUr), and the Twins have made room for him on the roster (and lost a player on the waiver wire) (http://www.startribune.com/sports/twins/83312987.html?elr=KArksi8cyaiUqCP:iUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiUr).  Please stop editing this article back to "Free Agent" Rapier1 (talk) 19:01, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Thome is a member of the Twins 

message: shouldn't the number of strikeouts be one of the quoted stats if he is number two overall? If so, we have to remove one of the others. Really, each is supposed to be notable, and they are supposed to be ranked in terms of notability. I'd say the number of home runs is definitely the most notable. see  018 (talk) 22:43, 4 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  quoted stats 

message: Did Jim Thome go to college and what college was it?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.100.154.19 (talk) 20:54, 25 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  College 

message: this player for the 2011 deal must have been named by now, does anybody know who it was? 018 (talk) 02:18, 19 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  ptbnl 

message: Looking at the article, I see: 
* the lead does not summarize the article well
::The lead does not summarize the article well (still). Leads should summarize as well as entice the reader a bit. You might also be able to grab a quote or two. Zepppep (talk) 03:44, 5 October 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: I modified a few things. Go Phightins! 21:58, 20 October 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: I think that it kind of provides closure to how his recognition night went...Go Phightins! 21:27, 20 October 2012 (UTC)

text: Did Thome play a role at all in the Indians' WS appearances? Essentially there is a game debut, position change, and a few hitting stats; this is what exists for more than 10 seasons of play? Zepppep (talk) 03:44, 5 October 2012 (UTC)
replies: text:  I am working on adding to that section. Go Phightins! 20:57, 18 October 2012 (UTC)
replies: text:  I found an old baseball encyclopedia that I just used to update it. Go Phightins! 02:07, 26 October 2012 (UTC)

text: Tend to these and I'll come back for another quick look. Zepppep (talk) 10:22, 26 September 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Comments 

message: *I made some adjustments in the lead, mostly related to linking and formatting. Please check that I didn't mess anything up, and forgive me if I repeat some of what Sarastro wrote; I haven't checked his comments that closely.
*Early life: "he sneaked into the Cubs' clubhouse in an attempt to get Kingman's autograph. Though to his dismay he failed to do so, he got the autographs of several other players; because of his childhood difficulties in getting autographs, he now makes a point of signing autographs for fans." In general, there's a lot of repetition of "autographs" and "get/got" here; I know that the prose reviewers are not huge fans of too many "get/got" usages. Also, does the last part hold up now that he's retired?
*Minor leagues: Do we explain RBIs anywhere before this area? If not, it's going to need the full term spelled out, with the abbreviation in parentheses.
*Cleveland's core: After the long list of Cleveland acquisitions, I would have "join" instead of "work with", since the latter implies that they helped coach him.
*A modest decline: "Cleveland subsequently lost the series to the Yankees." Those were the days. :-) Seriously, this could use a citation, since someone at FAC will probably complain about it.
*Same goes for the 1999 Boston series.
*The entire 2002 paragraph is uncited. Someone at FAC will probably oppose over this, so it must be addressed.
*Cleveland legacy and departure: Should "turned down the Indians" be followed by "contract offer" or similar, to help the non-baseball fan understand the sentence better?
*Post-playing career: Is there anything that can be added to beef up this one-sentence section? I can't recall too many articles that have gotten away with such a short section at FAC.
*Player profile: Minor, but Lindy's Sports should be italicized as a print publication.
*All caps in ref 25 should be removed. Giants2008 (Talk) 02:24, 16 January 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for your comments. I will address these tomorrow or the next day; too tired now :-) Go Phightins! 02:34, 16 January 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: All done, I believe. Go Phightins! 16:46, 16 January 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  More pre-FAC comments 

message: Hello fellow Wikipedians,
I have just modified one external link on Jim Thome. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20070918041154/http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Jim_Thome_1970 to http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Jim_Thome_1970
When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.
Cheers.—InternetArchiveBot (Report bug) 14:58, 24 September 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  External links modified 

message: Hello fellow Wikipedians,
I have just modified 4 external links on Jim Thome. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20140221152533/http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/08/16/1415685/rookie-hazing-changing.html to http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/08/16/1415685/rookie-hazing-changing.html
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20140418220705/http://tracking.si.com/2012/06/24/jim-thome-walk-off-home-run-record/ to http://tracking.si.com/2012/06/24/jim-thome-walk-off-home-run-record/
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20140224030710/http://seattletimes.com/html/mariners/2018737437_baseballnotes21.html to http://seattletimes.com/html/mariners/2018737437_baseballnotes21.html
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20120102112529/http://aol.sportingnews.com/mlb/feed/2011-08/thome-600/story/in-an-era-of-cheats-thome-is-a-player-worth-believing-in to http://aol.sportingnews.com/mlb/feed/2011-08/thome-600/story/in-an-era-of-cheats-thome-is-a-player-worth-believing-in
When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.
Cheers.—InternetArchiveBot (Report bug) 13:45, 30 September 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  External links modified 

message: Hello fellow Wikipedians,
I have just modified 5 external links on Jim Thome. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20140115053044/http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070916&content_id=2212868&vkey=news_cws&c_id=cws&fext=.jsp to http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070916&content_id=2212868&vkey=news_cws&fext=.jsp&c_id=cws
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20140201104101/http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070916&content_id=2211833&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=cws to http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070916&content_id=2211833&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=cws
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20120623035827/http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?c_id=mlb&content_id=21906408&vkey=news_mlb&ymd=20110717 to http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?c_id=mlb&content_id=21906408&vkey=news_mlb&ymd=20110717
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20140201201048/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20111105&content_id=25921086&c_id=phi to http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20111105&content_id=25921086&c_id=phi
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20140221220246/http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110826&content_id=23796972&c_id=cle to http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110826&content_id=23796972&c_id=cle
When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.
Cheers.—InternetArchiveBot (Report bug) 15:54, 1 January 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  External links modified 

message: Hello fellow Wikipedians,
I have just modified 3 external links on Jim Thome. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20140203090230/http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20111104&content_id=25915372&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb to http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20111104&content_id=25915372&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20130423133053/http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060506&content_id=1440454&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb to http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060506&content_id=1440454&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20140407083800/http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080113&content_id=2344771&vkey=news_cws&c_id=cws&fext=.jsp to http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080113&content_id=2344771&vkey=news_cws&c_id=cws&fext=.jsp
When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.
Cheers.—InternetArchiveBot (Report bug) 00:44, 8 January 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  External links modified 

message: Hello fellow Wikipedians,
I have just modified one external link on Jim Thome. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20120809013250/http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120806&content_id=36221514¬ebook_id=36227784&vkey=notebook_bal&c_id=bal to http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120806&content_id=36221514¬ebook_id=36227784&vkey=notebook_bal&c_id=bal
When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.
Cheers.—InternetArchiveBot (Report bug) 08:04, 18 February 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  External links modified (February 2018) 

message: :I just read the article and consider it a "Good read". As a critique I don't see the relevance of a need for the "List of Major League Baseball..." in the "See also" section.
:Linking the "Career statistics and player information from" MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, is just plain link farming possibly just to include editor's favorite becoming a dumping ground for links. I mean, how many sites do we need to link to providing player stats? Otr500 (talk) 11:58, 4 February 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Good read 

message: Not seeing any rationale for this edit - there's nothing at the linked page about not including country, and per MOS:INFOBOX it makes sense to provide this information at-a-glance. Not all readers are intimately familiar with US geography. Nikkimaria (talk) 15:06, 29 August 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Birthplace