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
We're not doing the job, and they are. That's a classy team and a good team. They're beating us right now.
Sometimes you have to throw your hands up.
I hit some balls in batting practice that I thought would be homers and they weren't. Then I hit a couple balls I didn't think were and they ended up in the seats.
I think it might be why I struggled in the World Series,
It's a pretty big honor, obviously. A lot of great players. I don't know if I've been here long enough to really deserve it, but I don't really know how many guys played here that long. But it's an honor.
My first question was whether I could know ... just for some peace of mind or to have a game plan how I could live my life the next couple years,
I don't put much thought into anything right now except getting myself more comfortable at the plate and playing hard enough to get something out of these last couple days.
Really, the ballpark is secondary for us. It's the fans that will hopefully put us over the top.
It was just ridiculous what happened to us. Somebody put our magic number up on the clubhouse bulletin board, and I don't think we won another game.
Mulder struggled his first couple of starts with us. Then he found his groove, and it's impressive how all five of our starters feed off each other. Mark has fit in here real well.
A three o'clock start in any ballpark is tough, but it's especially tough here. I'm not looking forward to too many more of those.
I couldn't walk yesterday. I got out of bed and I had to limp to get out of bed. I don't know if I stepped on a rock or something and aggravated it more and more.
Show up, get your feet wet, set a good example; there's lots of reasons to.
I was trying to figure out where the balls and strikes and the outs are posted today. Those are things you get comfortable with as a player. When you have to start looking for them all over again, it takes some adjusting.