Jim Thome just wanted to play

Borzi:

”I loved my time in Chicago,” Thome said. ”My home was there. My kids are in school there. They never offered me contract. I’m a Twin now.

”Cleveland was my [first baseball] home. If their organization had pursued me, great. It didn’t happen. No hard feelings.”

”Money to me was not an issue,” Thome said. ”I wanted to play. The bottom line is, at a certain point, you’re not going to make the money you’ve made.” …

Damn you Ozzie…