QUOTABLE JIM THOME, former Cleveland Indians slugger, on the statue of him set to be unveiled Aug. 2 at Progressive Field:


January 26, 2014 at 12:00a.m.

“As a player, I don’t even want to say you dream of that. When it happens, when the opportunity comes about, it’s humbling. It’s just a wonderful thing. My family is just ecstatic about it.”