Tom Sredenschek

By Tom Sredenschek and FOX 29 staff Updated April 25, 2024 8:37pm EDT PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - OCTOBER 22: General manager Howie Roseman of the Philadelphia Eagles looks on prior to the game against the Miami Dolphins at Lincoln Financial Field on October 22, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell L PHILADELPHIA - The first round of the NFL draft is upon the City of Philadelphia and all eyes are on Detroit where the Eagles have pick number 22, unless they trade up.

PHILADELPHIA (WTXF) Do you want to assign me a grade for this column? Go ahead...it's almost as ludicrous as grading NFL Draft picks. I am absolutely amazed at media sites and TV networks who deem it necessary to assign grades to teams after draft picks are made. Before a player takes 1 snap, looks in 1 playbook, or takes 1 step inside a team's practice facility. Today, we find it trendy to give the teams a grade for the player they picked. Excuse me...have you seen the player in NFL action yet?

Jim Thome needs just one home run to join an elite list. He currently has 99 home runs in a Phillies uniform, and needs one more to become the third player in baseball history to hit 100 in three different uniforms. Thome hit with 337 with the Indians and 134 with the White Sox. The only other players to hit 100 home runs for 3 different teams are Darrell Evans, Reggie Jackson and Alex Rodriguez. The Phillies are in Toronto this afternoon.