Jim Thome hit his 600th career homerun vs. the Tigers on Monday. He is now the 8th player to hit 600 homeruns, but really I think only 5 players should count because 3 players did it with Performance Enhancing Drugs (PEDs) or Steroids. I believe that if you used PEDs or Steroids all your stats and awards should be taken away and you should be banned from the Hall of Fame. He enters the club with Aaron, Ruth, Mays, Griffey. Also Bonds, Rodriguez and Sosa who cheated. He is the oldest player to enter the 600 HR club at the age of 41. He is also the first player to hit 599 and 600 in the same game. Since Thome is 41 I don't know if he play past this season. He could play for any team being a DH in the AL or a pinch hitter in the NL. If he does play, he could pass Sosa who is at 609 he just needs 9 more home runs after hitting 601 last night. Thome has played for 5 different teams, Cleveland (1991-2002), Philadelphia (2003-2005), Chicago White Sox (2006-2009), Los Angeles Dodgers (2009) and Minnesota (2010-2011). He hit 334 home runs with the Indians, 134 with the Phillies, 96 with the White Sox, 0 with the Dodgers and 37 with the Twins. Also he hit his 300th with the Indians, 400th with the Phillies, 500th with the White Sox and 600th with the Twins. I hope he makes the Hall of Fame even though he is only a 5-time All-Star. He has over 2000 hits, 600 HRs, 1500 RBIs and 1500 runs scored and on-base + slugging of .962 which is higher than Aaron, Mays and Griffey.
