Last night we got the good news that a Phillies Fan Favorite was inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame. \
2005 Fleer Skybox Autographics #43 Jim Thome
I don't need to get into his HOF credentials here, I mentioned them last month in our HOF ballot series.
The above 2005 Skybox Autographics set gets a fair on my design scale. Nothing really going for it, but inoffensive.
The real reason I was interested in posting this card for the HOF election announcement is the back
Flip
2005 Fleer Skybox Autographics #43 Jim Thome (b-side)
The last sentence in the text mentions Thome's 400th HR which occurred in a game that Team Phungo is very happy to say that we had the chance to attend.
2004 0614 Game Ticket Reds @ Phillies
The Phillies won the game 10-7, Jim Thome wasted no time getting his milestone Homer, a 2-run shot off of Jose Acevedo. A video of the Home Run along with the call by Harry Kalas can be found here. It was a fun night and I am glad we live in an era when I can dial up the memory check out a video of the event just about anytime I want.
Returning to the b-side of the card I would like to take a look at the second half of the last sentence. Fleer mentions that a day prior to Thome's 400th Homer, Ken Griffey Jr had hit #499. Junior may be universally loved, however...
Check the ticket
Who did the Phillies play the day after Griffey hit #499? The Reds, Who did Griffey play for in 2004? the Reds! Therefore....
Ken Griffey was in town with 499 Career Homers the night Jim Thome hit his 400th Home Run. How cool would it have been to have 400th & 500th HR hit in the same game?!
Well it didn't happen.
Griffey sat out the game and hit #500 a week later.
Other Tributes
The Phillies Room - 2011 Phillies Team S2 #25
White Sox Cards - 2007 Heritage #33
Once a Cub - 1999 Fleer #95 (Game Dated Card)
Indian Baseball Cards Always Sketch card
My PCs one card at a time - 2001 Fleer E-X #48
Card Buzz - Canton Akron Classic Best Card
Padrographs - Custom
Sources and Links
Jim Thome Index
Jim Thome 400th HR Index
Game Dated Cards
I don't need to get into his HOF credentials here, I mentioned them last month in our HOF ballot series.
The above 2005 Skybox Autographics set gets a fair on my design scale. Nothing really going for it, but inoffensive.
The real reason I was interested in posting this card for the HOF election announcement is the back
Flip
The last sentence in the text mentions Thome's 400th HR which occurred in a game that Team Phungo is very happy to say that we had the chance to attend.
The Phillies won the game 10-7, Jim Thome wasted no time getting his milestone Homer, a 2-run shot off of Jose Acevedo. A video of the Home Run along with the call by Harry Kalas can be found here. It was a fun night and I am glad we live in an era when I can dial up the memory check out a video of the event just about anytime I want.
Returning to the b-side of the card I would like to take a look at the second half of the last sentence. Fleer mentions that a day prior to Thome's 400th Homer, Ken Griffey Jr had hit #499. Junior may be universally loved, however...
Check the ticket
Who did the Phillies play the day after Griffey hit #499? The Reds, Who did Griffey play for in 2004? the Reds! Therefore....
Ken Griffey was in town with 499 Career Homers the night Jim Thome hit his 400th Home Run. How cool would it have been to have 400th & 500th HR hit in the same game?!
Well it didn't happen.
Griffey sat out the game and hit #500 a week later.
Other Tributes
The Phillies Room - 2011 Phillies Team S2 #25
White Sox Cards - 2007 Heritage #33
Once a Cub - 1999 Fleer #95 (Game Dated Card)
Indian Baseball Cards Always Sketch card
My PCs one card at a time - 2001 Fleer E-X #48
Card Buzz - Canton Akron Classic Best Card
Padrographs - Custom
Sources and Links
Jim Thome Index
Jim Thome 400th HR Index
Game Dated Cards
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