Colon well aware 500 is coming

Yes, Bartolo Colon does look in his rear-view mirror every once in a while, and in it he can see the White Sox's Jim Thome with 499 home runs on his back. Thome will be going for No. 500 starting Friday and will first face off against Colon, who will start for the Angels.

Colon rarely speaks English unless, apparently, he is telling a joke.

"He will get it off me," Colon quipped while pointing to his chest. "He was my teammate."

Indeed Colon and Thome played with each other for a number of years during the height of the Cleveland Indians' success in the 1990s. Colon nodded his head in the affirmative when asked if Thome was a good teammate.

Thome can become the third player to 500 home runs this season, following Frank Thomas and Alex Rodriguez.