May 14, 2008

NIUHuskies.com gets to know Jeff Thomas in the final of eight weekly profiles on the 2008 Huskie baseball seniors.

Favorite Mathey-ism ... "Baseball is a game that doesn't care if you're tired. You have to show up and play everyday."

Baseball heroes growing up ... Ken Griffey, Jr. and Kenny Lofton.

My baseball superstition ... I always jump over the foul line when going out to my position.

Favorite baseball movie ... All of the Major League movies.

Best baseball prank ... Taking a strip of tape and putting it on the bottom of someone's shoe and lighting it on fire.

Most famous player played with or against ... Chris Thomas (former Notre Dame point guard) while in high school.

If I was not playing baseball, I'd be playing ... Basketball.

Favorite class at NIU ...Yoga.

If I could have dinner with three people in history (living or dead) they would be ... Jackie Robinson, Roberto Clemente and Kenny Lofton.

My parents were right when they told me ... I'm blessed.

If a movie were made of my life, the actor that would play me is ... Mekhi Phifer.

What people don't know about me is ... I'm actually a very serious person.