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The Dugout: Minnesota Twins Spring Training 2010

The Dugout Spring Training event's trek through the AL Central is almost over, but not before we pay a visit to the frozen tundra of Minnesota, where the Twins have pulled the stiff, icy tarp off of Target Field. It's just like Progressive Field, only you freeze to death! There is a giant Budweiser sign, a lot of Target...

The Dugout: Thome In Minnesota

I swear I don't have a Google Alert or anything, but it turns out that free agent slugger and The Dugout favorite Jim Thome could be picked up by the Minnesota Twins, putting him back in the American League and AL Central where he belongs. Thome made his home in Cleveland from 1991-2002 and in Chicago from 2006-2009...

The Dugout: It's Tribe Time Now Finale

The 1997 Cleveland Indians have finally been reassembled on the 2009 Los Angeles Dodgers, and it is up to venerable Dugout protagonists Jim Thome and Manny Ramirez to lead them through the playoffs and to the promised land, whether they've been there already or not. If you have not been reading our end of the season...

The Dugout: It's Tribe Time Now, Part 7

The "youth movement" continues in Los Angeles, as Jim Thome and Manny Ramirez continue their countrywide trip to reunite the championship hopeful 1997 Cleveland Indians on the championship hopeful 2009 Dodgers. If you've missed where they've been so far, check out the numbered links below. If you haven't, and you are still...

Two-Minute Men: Thome, Giambi Bring 995 Homers to Pinch-Hitting Role

At some point this October, Tony La Russa or Charlie Manuel is going to want to bring in one of his top right-handed relief pitchers, but he's going to look in the other dugout and see Jim Thome or Jason Giambi holding a bat, and he may think twice.And then maybe he'll think of Matt Stairs. With one rib-jarring swing last...

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06/01/12 Thome, Martinez begin Minors rehabs Source: MLB - Philadelphia Phillies First baseman Jim Thome and infielder Michael Martinez each got a hit in their first rehab games with Class A Clearwater on Friday night.
05/24/12 Howard, Thome make some progress; Utley status quo Source: Philly.com - Philadelphia PA Progress has been made in relation to the rehabs of Ryan Howard and Jim Thome down in Clearwater, Fla.
05/22/12 Jim Thome, former Cleveland Indian star, buys $4.6... Source: Cleveland.com Those 604 big league home runs he's slugged -- including a franchise-record 337 with the Cleveland Indians -- have paid off in a big way for Jim Thome.
05/20/12 Philadelphia Phillies: Just Waive Jim Thome Already Source: Bleacher Report In the offseason, with Ryan Howard out for an extended period of time, the Philadelphia Phillies grabbed Jim Thome for $1.25 million.
05/17/12 Phils hope sluggers see some Interleague action Source: MLB - Philadelphia Phillies Jim Thome and Ryan Howard scanned the lineup card tacked to the bulletin board one March morning at Bright House Field in Clearwater, Fla. Howard was not on the list, which was not a surprise considering he was recovering from left Achilles surgery.