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Complete text of Chipper Jones' Baseball Hall of Fame speech
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Jim Thome will have no trouble entering the Hall of Fame - Sports Illustrated
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Jim Thome, Cleveland Indians Great, Inducted Into Baseball Hall Of Fame
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Jim Thome spent a short time with the Phillies, but it was as powerful as his swing
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Jim Thome moved by Hall of Fame tour
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Harmon Killebrew: Ultimate Slugger: 9781600787027: Aschburner, Steve: Books
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Until his final days in the majors, Jim Thome made a difference for the Cleveland Indians - The Athletic
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An East Coast Baseball Tour, Part I - Twinkie Town
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Complete text of Chipper Jones' Baseball Hall of Fame speech