Home Run Derby

This just in …

Jim Thome is really strong. 
I mean really strong. 
Hercules Strong. 
In fact, I am pretty sure he could beat up my dad. 
With one hand tied behind his back. 

In case you missed it, Thome jacked a three run bomb in the third inning today off of Tampa Bay rookie Jeff Neimann.  The Home Run tied Thome with Mel Ott for 21st all-time with 511.

Here’s what made this the Home Run of the Day.  It smacked the catwalk over the right field bleachers.  Even Jim Thome said it might be the longest Home Run he ever hit. 

The official measure was only 418 feet, but that was because it’s trajectory was stopped cold when it hit the catwalk. 

As always, MLB’s video embedding sucks, so go to the ESPN highlight (MLB prohibits ESPN from making their highlight reels available for embedding).

But in honor of the catwalk shot, let’s go back to bad music videos and remember this one hit wonder and his song about the catwalk!

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