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- Updated: July 31, 2016
CLEVELAND — Terry Francona sat in the home dugout and watched as former slugger Jim Thome gave his Indians Hall of Fame induction speech Saturday at Progressive Field. Though Francona wasn’t with the club when Thome was, Cleveland’s manager was able to recognize how significant of a player Thome was for the franchise.
In fact, if Francona hadn’t had the luxury of a front-row seat for much of Thome’s career, he admitted Saturday afternoon that he would have gladly gave in and purchased a ticket to see Thome in his heyday.
“He was one of the handful of guys that if I wasn’t managing, I would pay to watch hit,” Francona said before the Tribe’s game against the A’s. “It was so fun to watch him hit. He took those big swings and hit those majestic home runs. He had one thing on his mind when he was hitting. And he worked at it.”
Instead, Francona got the view for the Thome show …
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