Jim Thome’s September heroics almost helped the Phillies to a wild card berth and a meeting with the Giants and although that didn’t happen he still won GeoClan.com’s Player Of The Month for the month of September. The Phillies lasted till the end of September before they folded blowing seven of their last eight games and a half game lead in the wild card to the Florida Marlins. Thome was not the problem hitting .270 with National League best in home runs (10), RBI (30) and runs (24). He hit for a .663 slugging percentage and had a .387 on base percentage.

Thome proved he was worth all the money he was paid last fall by not only being a leader on the field and with the bat but by his demeanor off the field and with the people of Philly.

Thome had the city eating out of his hands by the end of the year, and was passed the “torch” by Hall of Famer and Phillies great Mike Schmidt during the final game at the Vet proceedings as both stood triumphantly at home plate arms raised high.

This was fine start to “The House That Thome Built” in an otherwise bad finish to the season and the beginning of the new Citizens Bank Park.

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