Thome and the Coop
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotJim Thome's now a Dodger. But is he also a future Hall of Famer? Let'...
Blog | September 02, 2009Dodgers add Thome ... why?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...night: Ned Colletti said on Prime Ticket's Dodgers Live postgame show that he and Jim Thome spoke at about 8:30 p.m. tonight, right before his trade to the Dodgers was...
Blog | September 01, 2009Steroid Era gets a little less fun
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...Mantle's (320), or Willie Mays' (303), or Ralph Kiner's (329), or Jim Thome's (330) or well, anyone else's. I KNOW these things, but they jolt...
Blog | June 17, 2009Careful what you wish for, White Sox
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...currently features 33-year-old Paul Konerko, 35-year-old Jermaine Dye, and 38-year-old Jim Thome ... with their replacements nowhere in sight. For these White Sox, the future is now, and while...
Blog | May 21, 2009Manny back in Cleveland?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...that he'd like to play for the Indians again ... and he'd like Jim Thome to come with him! Ramirez To which WaitingForNextYear's Scott responds: One that makes...
Blog | April 13, 2009Thome smokes a Farnsworth heater
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...60 innings. In his career, Farnsworth has allowed a .441 slugging percentage to left-handed hitters. Jim Thome is a left-handed hitter with 541 career home runs. Over the past three seasons, Chicago...
Blog | April 07, 2009Thome smokes a Farnsworth heater
Rob Neyer...60 innings. In his career, Farnsworth has allowed a .441 slugging percentage to left-handed hitters. Jim Thome is a left-handed hitter with 541 career home runs. Over the past three seasons, Chicago...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 07, 2009Alomar has best shot in 2010
Rob Neyer, ESPN.comRoberto Alomar, Barry Larkin, Fred McGriff and Edgar Martinez will be on the Hall of Fame ballot for 2010, but only Alomar is likely to get elected on the first try.
Story | Conversation | January 13, 2009Complicated issues abound when it comes to HOF
Rob Neyer...drug test), Pudge Rodriguez and even Roger Clemens. In fact, here's a hypothetical question: Is Jim Thome a Hall of Famer? He has the home run credentials. He wears the "one-dimensional" badge...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 13, 2009Explaining some new math
Rob NeyerAs you know, I've been wrestling with this notion of positional adjustments, which on Thursday led to the following e-mail exchange with FanGraphs' Er...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 19, 2008Cust stands out as the ultimate '3-TOG'
Rob Neyer, ESPN.comToday's game has more players who either hit a home run, walk or strike out than ever before, but the ultimate "Three True Outcome" player is Oakland's Jack Cust.
Story | Conversation | April 21, 2008
Thome likely needs 600 homers to reach HOF
Rob Neyer, ESPN.comJim Thome has reached the 500-homer mark, but that alone won't get him a bronze bust in Cooperstown.
Story | Conversation | September 14, 2007
500 HRs no longer an automatic Hall pass
Rob Neyer, ESPN InsiderWhen Frank Thomas hit his 500th home run, did he go from Cooperstown wannabe to Hall of Fame lock?
Story | Conversation | June 25, 2007
McGwire's 'one dimension' was Hall-worthy
Rob Neyer, ESPN.comMark McGwire was considered a one-dimensional player, but that dimension -- hitting -- was Hall of Fame-worthy.
Story | Conversation | January 04, 2007
No Aaron Boone? Top-50 list missed a few
Rob Neyer, ESPN InsiderUsers react to Rob Neyer's list of the top 50 playoff performances ever and point out some omissions, like Aaron Boone.
Story | Conversation | October 26, 2006
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