After the Chicago White Sox were eliminated, the City Council decided to put a hold on renaming Peoria “Thome Town” after slugger and hometown boy Jim Thome.
Now that the Tampa Bay Rays are going to the World Series, will the council consider renaming the city “Zobrist Town” after shortstop and hometown boy Ben Zobrist? Don’t let the fact that he’s actually from Eureka bother you, Thome isn’t actually from Peoria either, and that didn’t seem to bother anyone.
Regardless, congrats to the Tampa Bay Rays on beating the wildcard Boston Red Sox. They’ll be going on to play the Philadelphia Phillies in the World Series.
This kid is a fine ball[player; if Eureka doesn’t see fit to honor him, then we in Peoria should.
So where is Thome from? He grew up on the county side of Laramie, if I’m not mistaken (the southside). His home and dad are still there. He went to Limestone, didn’t he? All Peoria county. Attended and recruited from ICC. But what are you referring to, TPC? You can’t more Peoria than a Thome.