Nick Piccone
Jim Thome was inducted into the Philadelphia Phillies Wall of Fame before Friday night’s game against the Colorado Rockies. Former teammates and Wall of Fame members joined the party at Citizens Bank Park. We’ve compiled the complete ceremony along with Thome’s appearance on the broadcast during the game in the third inning (around the 29:45 mark). Times are listed below the video if you want to skip around.
1:00 – Phillies Wall of Fame members enter.
7:55 – Charlie Manuel begins speaking.
11:45 – Thome video tribute featuring David Montgomery, Ed Wade, Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley, Mike Schmidt, Ryan Howard, and Charlie Manuel.
15:45 – Pat Burrell giving Thome his Wall of Fame jersey.
16:15 – Bobby Abreu unveils Thome’s Wall of Fame plaque.
17:03 – Nick Punto sighting.
17:55 – David Bell sighting.
18:20 – Another Chase Utley sighting.
18:50 – Another Jimmy Rollins sighting.
20:20 – Tim McGraw sighting.
21:00 – Ryan Howard presents plaque to Thome.
21:45 – Thome speech.
29:45 – Thome joins the TV broadcast during the third inning.
Thome also celebrated this grand slam by Ryan Howard in the bottom of the 5th.
And this quote from Charlie that was shown during the broadcast is awesome.
