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Jim Thome: Twins DH still hitting home runs despite being 40
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Thome's 40th home run of 2006 season
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MLB stats of the week ending September 14
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Thome crushes his 600th career homer
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Weird & Wild: Phillies hitting, then wasting epic late-inning
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A timeline of Alex Rodriguez's career: From Mariners top pick to
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Jim Thome is learning first base all over again for Philadelphia
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On Jim Thome Sending A Baseball Into Space
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Frank Thomas hits 500th home run
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Jim Thome crushes a go-ahead solo homer in the 7th of 2008 AL
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White Sox to honor Jim Thome on Aug. 11