Chicago White Sox: Will the Jim Thome Curse End?
by Jerod Morris
Ever since the White Sox got rid of the home-grown Aaron Rowand and signed former Cleveland Indian Jim Thome, KVB and I have referred to the “Jim Thome curse.” Essentially, White Sox management got rid of the heart and soul of the 2005 World Series Champion White Sox to bring in one of our most hated players ever.
I will gladly admit it: I hated Jim Thome when he played for Cleveland, and even on into his days with Philadelphia.
Part of it was because he was really good and we always seemed to be looking up at the damn Indians in the standings. And the other part of it was that it always pissed me off when idiotic Indians fans would say that Thome was as good as Frank Thomas. He wasn’t. Ever.
But now Jim Thome is one of our own. And he is nearing the completion of his third year on the South Side. I must admit that my feelings towards him (with remained hateful throughout his first season, and pretty much the same last year) are softening, but this week will be the proverbial “proof in the pudding.”
