LOS ANGELES - SEPTEMBER 16: Jim Thome #25 of the Los Angeles Dodgers returns to the dugout after his pinch hit strike out against the Pittsburgh Pirates on September 16, 2009 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers won 3-1. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

LOS ANGELES - SEPTEMBER 16: Jim Thome #25 of the Los Angeles Dodgers returns to the dugout after his pinch hit strike out against the Pittsburgh Pirates on September 16, 2009 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers won 3-1.

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  1. LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 08: Jim Thome #25 of the Los Angeles Dodgers looks on during batting practice before taking on the St. Louis Cardinals in Game Two of the NLDS during the 2009 MLB Playoffs at Dodger Stadium on October 8, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.
  2. LOS ANGELES - SEPTEMBER 16: Jim Thome #25 of the Los Angeles Dodgers returns to the dugout after his pinch hit strike out against the Pittsburgh Pirates on September 16, 2009 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers won 3-1.
  3. LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 16: Jim Thome #25 of the Los Angeles Dodgers bats against the Pittsburgh Pirates on September 16, 2009 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers won 3-1.
  4. Los Angeles Dodgers' Jim Thome stretches before Game 5 of the National League Championship baseball series against the Philadelphia Phillies Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, in Philadelphia.
  5. Los Angeles Dodgers' Jim Thome, left, watches the ninth inning of Game 3 of the National League Championship baseball series against the Philadelphia Phillies Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009, in Philadelphia.
  6. Los Angeles Dodgers' Jim Thome, left, watches the ninth inning of Game 3 of the National League Championship baseball series against the Philadelphia Phillies Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009, in Philadelphia.
  7. Los Angeles Dodgers manager Joe Torre leaves the dugout in an empty Dodger Stadium on Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. The Dodgers lost to the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League Championship baseball series.
  8. Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Andre Ethier talks with reporters in the clubhouse as the team cleans out their lockers at Dodger Stadium, Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. The Dodgers lost to the Philadelphia Phillies the National League Championship baseball series.
  9. Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Andre Ethier talks with reporters in the clubhouse as the team cleans out their lockers at Dodger Stadium, Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. The Dodgers lost to the Philadelphia Phillies the National League Championship baseball series.
  10. Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Andre Ethier talks with reporters in the clubhouse as the team cleans out their lockers at Dodger Stadium, Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. The Dodgers lost to the Philadelphia Phillies the National League Championship baseball series.
  11. Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Ramon Troncoso walks under a sign over a door leading to the dugout from the clubhouse at Dodger Stadium on Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. The Dodgers lost to the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League Championship baseball series.
  12. Los Angeles Dodgers' Manny Ramirez locker is shown in the clubhouse at Dodger Stadium on Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. The Dodgers lost to the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League Championship baseball series.
  13. Cincinnati Reds' Brandon Phillips, right, watches his RBI-double off Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Donnie Veal in the fifth inning during a baseball game, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, in Cincinnati. Pirates catcher Robinson Diaz, left, looks on. The Reds won 6-0.
  14. Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Jeff Karstens throws against the Cincinnati Reds in the first inning during a baseball game, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, in Cincinnati.
  15. Cincinnati Reds pitcher Homer Bailey throws against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first inning during a baseball game, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, in Cincinnati.
  16. Pittsburgh Pirates' Delwyn Young, middle, is congratulated by Garrett Jones, left, and Brandon Moss, right, after Young hit a three-run home run off Cincinnati Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto in the fifth inning during a baseball game, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009 in Cincinnati. The Reds won 8-4.

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