I’ve already bestowed a nickname on our new acquisition Jim Thome. Jaime. It’s the Spanish equivalent of James and it’s what my family calls my dad after he has a few too many margaritas. Yes, I’m welcoming Jaime like he’s a part of my own family. Why, you ask? Well, don’t get me wrong, I fully appreciate Jason Kubel and his accomplishments this past season. But when I’m given the opportunity to add even more power to a somewhat lacking bench, I’m going to go along with it. Jaime has 57 home runs against the Twins and with the majority of the closers in the American League being right-handers, it can’t hurt to add one more lefty to our roster.
And let’s be honest, watching the Sox fans squirm uncomfortably in their seats as Jaime steps up to bat in a Twins jersey will definitely be a highlight this season. And even though I nearly cried when Thome hit a homer to knock the Twins out of the play-offs in 2008, I think I will be able to forgive-and-forget that little upset if Thome can deliver while on the road in Chicago .
Ironically as I’m writing this FSN is replaying Game 163—it’s as if the baseball gods decided to grant Minnesota a few hours of reprieve from mourning by blessing us with an encore of one of the decades best games. And even though I know what I happens, I can’t help but get excited. It’s a little embarrassing, sitting here in the WCCO newsroom hyped up about a game that already happened. But I feel like I never got a chance to celebrate—the Twins left the next day for New York and well, we all know how that turned out. So this is my celebration. And now I’ve got it DVR’ed in case I need to watch it after the Gophers fail to make NCAA tournament. Here’s hoping I don’t need it.
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