By now we all know the Eric Thames story. If you don’t, here's the abridged version: Thames' MLB career stalled out, he went to South Korea for four years and hit the cover off the baseball, got another shot in the majors with the Brewers and then delivered by hitting 31 home runs in his first season back.
Even though Thames is back in the big leagues, though, it appears he hasn’t forgotten where his career was resurrected. The slugging first baseman was back in South Korea on Monday to watch his former team, NC Dinos, compete in the playoffs.
Eric Thames is at Seoul today watching NC Dinos vs. Doosan Bears Playoff Series Game 1. #KBO pic.twitter.com/746FpluzSy — Sung Min Kim (@sung_minkim) October 17, 2017
Wondering why Thames would go back to South Korea after leaving the country for the major leagues? These videos seem to clear things up.
It’s safe to say the fans haven’t forgotten @EricThames in Korea.
(👻 add: brewers on @Snap for more from his trip!) pic.twitter.com/dRYv2PXPCz — Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) October 17, 2017
.@EricThames' Day Job: Baseball player for the @Brewers
His Night Job: NC Dinos Cheermaster pic.twitter.com/yjKMHVOIYI — Dan Kurtz (@MyKBO) October 17, 2017
They LOVE him. That stadium was packed and there wasn’t one person even thinking about sitting down while Thames was leading them. We knew he was popular over there, but man. Apparently, his presence motivated the team on the field, too.
NC may want to have @EricThames lead the cheers again. After he became the Dinos cheermaster in the 8th, NC scored 7 runs that inning pic.twitter.com/yzLVe5XNC2 — Dan Kurtz (@MyKBO) October 17, 2017
It’s Eric Thames world; the Dinos, and all the rest of us, are just living in it.
