Jim Edmonds
Jim Edmonds
James Patrick "Jim" Edmondsis an American former center fielder in Major League Baseball and a current broadcaster for Fox Sports Midwest. He played for the California/Anaheim Angels, St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers, and Cincinnati Reds. Known for his defensive abilities – particularly his catches – Edmonds also was a prolific hitter, batting .284 with 393 home runs and an on-base plus slugging percentageof .903. He is affectionately known by Cardinal fans as "Jimmy Baseball" ...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth27 June 1970
CityFullerton, CA
It's nice to be home. It's been a long six weeks in spring training and then start off on the road. It's a beautiful place and I'm glad we could pull out a win for everybody.
I don't like the way I look on TV. I don't like the way my stance looks on tape. Sometimes, I watch my hit tape when I need some reassurance that I'm still a decent player. But I won't go watch a bad at-bat.
It's been a tough year for me. Basically, I was just trying to put the ball in play.
It's getting a lot of attention because I had to get an MRI. It's not really that bad. I'm not really concerned baseball-wise, I just would like to have it feel normal or somewhat normal.
I was swinging the bat well in Chicago, had some good swings in Philadelphia but just not here. Putting the ball in play would be helpful. I just do something wrong and (the shoulder) gets a little sore. I take a bad swing, it gets a little worse.
It couldn't be that great; nobody wants to see this. It's all about the Red Sox and Yankees. Why don't they just show a replay of that?
I'm just going to do what I used to do, whatever was natural. I know what I'm capable of, and that's what I'm looking for.
It's nice. We're trying to really be careful and not get it out of control. We're working toward the goal of winning the World Series. This is a good step.
I'm going to be stubborn and stay on the ball. I was more of a pull hitter (last year). It's not the way I had approached things in the first 10 years, so I don't know why in my 11th and 12th years I started changing. ... Not this spring.
It kind of bounced off pretty hard, so I didn't really know. I didn't want to get thrown out.
I made an adjustment too quickly. It worked for a little bit, then I couldn't get back where I wanted to be.
If we had a full complement and the airport had a full complement, we could do a better job to make sure more containers are inspected.
It's hard to tell. I hit some balls in batting practice I thought were going to be homers, and they weren't. And a couple I didn't think would be, and they went into the seats.
Day to day with me is so real. One day is good, and one day is bad. I'm not too excited about one catch or one home run because I know tomorrow could be a bad day. I just want to stay on a level plane.