White Sox draft pick Landon Thome following in father Jim's footsteps with powerful bat

When did it hit Hall of Famer and former White Sox slugger Jim Thome that his son, Landon, might be a special ballplayer? When he started getting hit by Landon. When Landon was a freshman at Nazareth, he hit a ball that nailed his father under his right eye. “I learned quickly to get behind the screen,” Thome said Sunday. Thome noticed a big change during his son’s junior year. When Thome threw batting practice, Landon’s hits came back harder — but Thome was protected. “As they grow, the…