Thome @ MindSay

Jim Thome's bat is waking up at the right time.  He still needs to be aggressive at the plate, as I've seen him take a few 3rd strikes in the past few games, but he looks to be showing life.   The Phillies will only be successful if Jim Thome takes a leadership role, is healthy, and hits his huge HR's.

Let's hope this Giant stays awake until the Phils win the World Series.

The Phillies got a great bounce back win today against the Rockies, but more importantly Jim Thome hit his first home run of the season.   Charlie Manuel joked that he wouldn't worry about Thome until about 350 at-bats, but Thome finally got his first.

The key for Thome is making sure he keeps his natural swing intact, and not force it to try and homer.  His natural swing is so powerful if he relies on that, he'll hit 50 easy.