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Thome was traded to the Washington Nationals Jerseys in late August during pre-season, I give him a gun to win his first world title. But he walked homerless 17 at-bats for the dodge the nl championship no-hit series the phillies lost. The twins Thome then sign of the 2010 season and proved he still have a in the tank, Tampa Bay Rays Jerseysplaying in 276 only 25 taters play in several while Posting a 1.039 honor. Thome decided to stay in the twins, and his teammates this season, he couldn't be happier or to stay at the club. "I am very selfish, because I hope this season he sign back," Cuddyer said with a grin. "I hope he is a part of the team, but I Toronto Blue Jays Jerseys also need a chance to see him hit his 600th home <a href="http://www.nfljerseys-supply.com/"><strong>NFL jerseys china</strong></a> run." Just one inning after mashing career home run No. 599, Thome sent a deep blast into the bullpen in left field off Tigers left-hander Daniel Schlereth to become the eighth player in Major League history to reach the 600 home run plateau. Thome let loose a celebratoryTexas Rangers Jerseys fist-pump after rounding first base, and made the trip around the bases to home plate where he was congratulated by his teammates and his family, including his father, Chuck, his wife, Andrea, and his children, Lila and Landon. "It's an unbelievable night, obviously," Thome said. "I think it's something you never dream of doing. You dream about it, but when it finally happens, it's kind of surreal. It's a neat thing, it really is. Hitting home runs can be very difficult. "You Pittsburgh Pirates Jerseyssit in bed at night and you think how's it going to be. How are you going to do this? It goes back, it goes back to trying to slow yourself down and not being too antsy, too hyped up, and it's just a great night. To share it with my teammates there at home plate, my family, Oakland Athletics Jerseys obviously, I love you. It's a very, very special night." Thome reached the hallowed mark with his second opposite-field blast of the night, this one coming on a 2-1 breaking ball from Schlereth, making the score 9-5 in favor of the Twins, who eventually San Diego Padres Jerseys won the game, 9-6. The three-run shot was Thome's 11th of the year and gave him his 48th career multi-homer game. Thome, long known as one of baseball's good guys and a family man, said the first custom jerseys person he thought about when starting his home run trot was his mother, Joyce, who passed away in 2005 after a bout with San Francisco Giants Jerseys cancer. "I thought of my mother," Thome said. "She must have been looking down on us. Being there with us, I know she's here. I know she's here at heart and in spirit. Just that it's over. The journey, the build-up and the hype, to get it over with, just what a sigh of relief. You work so hard. Obviously, fought someSeattle Mariners Jerseys injuries all year long. You envision, is it ever going to happen? You don't know. At 40 years old, approaching 41, you don't know." Thome, whose 65 home runs against the Seattle Pilots Jerseys Tigers are his most against any b, became just the eighth player to reach the historic 600 home run club. He joins Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, Willie Mays, Ken Griffey Jr., Alex Rodriguez and Sammy Sosa as the only players with the distinction. At 40 years, 353 days old, St.Louis Cardinals JerseysThome also became the oldest player to hit his 600th homer. Sosa previously held that distinction at 38 years, 220 days, when he reached the mark in 2007. But he was also the second-fastest to reach the mark, hitting his 600th homer in at-bat No. 8,137, which is second to Houston Colts Jerseys Babe Ruth's 6,921 at-bats. His 600th home run scored Trevor Plouffe and Justin Morneau, and was the cause of much celebration for the Twins players who ran Cheap NBA Jerseysonto the field as Thome's majestic blast cleared the left-field wall. "It was awesome," Morneau said. "As soon as he hit it, Kansas City Royals JerseysI thought it was gone especially with the way the ball was carrying out there. I think I fist-pumped around second, I was excited, and I think he fist-pumped coming around first. It was a big home run, and a game-winner and everything that goes along with it, to make it Florida Marlins Jerseysmore special." It also makes Schlereth a part of baseball history, as he'll be known as the pitcher who gave up No. 600. "I'm not proud of being the guy that gives up 600, but there's not a better guyHouston Astros Jerseys in the game," Schlereth said. "I'm not exactly happy about it, but by the same token, he's a great player and I'm a huge fan of his. He did a great thing tonight. I felt awkward. I didn't know whether to clap or anything. I'm probably going to write him a letter congratulating him on his feat." The record tater came after Thome hit a go-ahead two-run shot off right-hander Rick Porcello in the sixth inning. His performance left his manager Ron Gardenhire in awe after the game. "We Cheap NHL Jerseyshad the privilege to see something not many in the game get to see, which is a 600th home run from a very special person and a great player," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire <a href="http://www.nfljerseys-supply.com/ "><strong>custom nhl jerseys</strong></a> said. "So a lot of emotions. It's very exciting for our baseball team." It was also a special sight for veteran Tigers manager Jim Leyland to Chicago Cubs Jerseyssee, as he was also proud that the crowd of 36,211 gave Thome a much-deserved standing ovation. "I think that's a compliment to Jim Thome, and I'm very proud of our fans for the reception that they gave him," Leyland said. "Certainly that's a Hall Cincinnati Reds Jerseysof Fame achievement, Hall of Fame from the get-go. He's just a Hall of Fame guy and a Hall of Fame player. Our fans are a class act, and I think they showed that tonight." Thome has been one of the game's best sluggers throughout his 21-year big league career,Detroit Tigers Jerseys topping 30 homers in 12 different seasons. Thome has hit 40 homers or more in six different seasons, including a career-best 52 homers in 2002. Add it all up, and he's been one of the most prolific home run hitters of his era, and hasn't ceased to amaze his coaching staff or teammates. "I can't even Colorado Rockies Jerseys comprehend it, as a player and a manager, that many home runs," said Gardenhire, who hit four career homers in 710 big league at-bats. "Six hundred, that's pretty good. I do that in bowling. In three games." Twins veteran Michael Cuddyer, who has 139 homers in 11 seasons, agreed with his manager, adding that he is in awe of the historic milestone. "It's hitting 20 home runs for 30 years, or 30 a year for 20 years," said Cuddyer, who couldn't help but laugh about the absurdness of hitting 600 homers. "To be able to produce at the level he's produced for the amount of time he's produced, it's remarkable. It really is."Anaheim Angels Jerseys It was fun for Thome's teammates to watch his chase <a href="http://www.nfljerseys-supply.com/ "><strong>Authentic nfl jerseys </strong></a> to 600, especially because the Twins have scuffled recently and have found themselves essentially Cheap NFL Jerseysout of contention in the American League Central. 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