MLB.com reports: For the 15th Joyce Thome Benefit for Children’s Hospital of Illinois in Peoria, Andrea Thome decided to bring a few special guests — White Sox first baseman Paul Konerko and Phillies manager Charlie Manuel.
“There are not too many things that will get past me, put it that way,” said former Sox slugger Jim Thome.
“For them to take the time and come in like this, it’s humbling. It means a lot.
“You play with guys and it’s a really cool situation. It tears you up a little bit when I found out they were coming. It was a neat thing.”
The event, held Saturday, is a tribute to Jim’s mother Joyce Thome, mother who lost her battle with lung cancer in January 2005.
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Photo: Paul Konerko is greeted by Jim Thome after a home run. (Scott Strazzante / Tribune)
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