He'll be a great DH. Wait, what?

Except his "thome" is Cleveland.

Should be a good choice off the bench and as some backup for Howard. Who knows when he will be back.

wickedworld: Should be a good choice off the bench and as some backup for Howard. Who knows when he will be back.

I'm sure his fake injury is healing just fine.

ThisNameSux: I'm sure his fake injury is healing just fine.

so you're saying he faked his MRI?

So glad I can break my Thome jersey out of retirement. I hope they get him that ring. Cleveland sucks for claiming him instead of letting him get traded to Philly for a chance at a ring this past year.

CavalierEternal: AdmirableSnackbar: Cleveland sucks for claiming him instead of letting him get traded to Philly for a chance at a ring this past year.

How'd that work out for 'em?

They had a chance, they just decided to allow Saint Louis into the playoffs instead of rolling over for the already-dead Atlanta. Cleveland still sucks.

Why a globe article, submitter? Before I clicked I thought the Sox had signed him or something.

AdmirableSnackbar: CavalierEternal: AdmirableSnackbar: Cleveland sucks for claiming him instead of letting him get traded to Philly for a chance at a ring this past year.

How'd that work out for 'em?

They had a chance, they just decided to allow Saint Louis into the playoffs instead of rolling over for the already-dead Atlanta. Cleveland still sucks.

Would losing to the D-backs have felt better?

Travos: AdmirableSnackbar: CavalierEternal: AdmirableSnackbar: Cleveland sucks for claiming him instead of letting him get traded to Philly for a chance at a ring this past year.

How'd that work out for 'em?

They had a chance, they just decided to allow Saint Louis into the playoffs instead of rolling over for the already-dead Atlanta. Cleveland still sucks.

Would losing to the D-backs have felt better?

Wouldn't have happened. The D-backs were almost as dead as Atlanta. The one team that had a chance to beat them out of the four postseason possibles was the Cardinals.

AdmirableSnackbar: Travos: AdmirableSnackbar: CavalierEternal: AdmirableSnackbar: Cleveland sucks for claiming him instead of letting him get traded to Philly for a chance at a ring this past year.

How'd that work out for 'em?

They had a chance, they just decided to allow Saint Louis into the playoffs instead of rolling over for the already-dead Atlanta. Cleveland still sucks.

Would losing to the D-backs have felt better?

Wouldn't have happened. The D-backs were almost as dead as Atlanta. The one team that had a chance to beat them out of the four postseason possibles was the Cardinals.

If you shoot Marcum in the leg, there was a chance for the Brewers. Nah.

AdmirableSnackbar: So glad I can break my Thome jersey out of retirement.

What? You can't wear a jersey of a player that left? Jeez, guess I better never wear my Lakers Shaq jersey, my Napolean Kaufman jersey, my Angels Teixiera jersey, etc. Fark that jazz

He's not retiring?

Wait, isn't Jamie Moyer supposed to come back for the Phillies next year too? Jesus.

ElwoodCuse: He's not retiring?

Wait, isn't Jamie Moyer supposed to come back for the Phillies next year too? Jesus.

I really want Moyer to pitch in his 50s.

No.

Just... no.

/I hope he can hit bett4r than that slow, fat but successful and moderately wealthy african american at 1st
//and run
///and catch

He's going to sign with the White Sox after next year to keep the rotation going.

bhcompy: AdmirableSnackbar: So glad I can break my Thome jersey out of retirement.

What? You can't wear a jersey of a player that left? Jeez, guess I better never wear my Lakers Shaq jersey, my Napolean Kaufman jersey, my Angels Teixiera jersey, etc. Fark that jazz

There are extenuating circumstances that make those jerseys acceptable to wear.. Shaq won how many championships with the Lakers? That's fine to wear. Kaufman is kind of a throwback at this point so that jersey is OK but at 10+ years post-retirement and with a career that wasn't exactly noteworthy you might consider hanging that one up. Teixeira is right out as he only played a third of a season with the Angels. Why the hell did you even buy that? And why would you want to wear it anymore?

Thome had a good couple of years for the Philies and really got them going in the right direction, but he isn't transcendent enough as a Phillie to warrant dispensation to wear his jersey once he left the team.

Toe-me. The headline doesn't really work.

AdmirableSnackbar: Teixeira is right out as he only played a third of a season with the Angels. Why the hell did you even buy that? And why would you want to wear it anymore?

Because jerseys of players that are no longer on the team are dirt cheap, just like AL West champion jackets and Angels themed All Star game apparel was. I could care less that it's "expired". That shiat is a ripoff if you buy it at retail

GoodyearPimp: Toe-me. The headline doesn't really work.

Don't be a douche. You can't spell Thome w/o home.

/also thought he must have re-signed from the headline.

Thome has a really good reputation with Phillies fans, so he's coming back to a very welcoming fanbase.

He will indeed probably fill in for Howard while he's gone, then we can replace the ever-horrible Ross Gload finally with Thome for PH situations.