CHICAGO - JANUARY 24: Former Major League player Jim Thome poses for a photo with long time Cleveland Indians Director of Media Relations Bart Swain after Thome received a phone call from the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, informing him that he has been elected to the Hall of Fame. Jim accepted the call while surrounded by his family, wife Andrea and children Lila Grace and Landon. (Photo by Ron Vesely) Subject: Jim Thome