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 been a tough year for me. Basically, I was just trying to put the ball in play.
It's been bothering me since before I got down here. It's actually gotten better than it was, but it hasn't gone away.
It's been tough. All I can do is keep working and try to do what I can to help the team.
It kind of bounced off pretty hard, so I didn't really know. I didn't want to get thrown out.
It's difficult for anybody to deal with all that stuff, all that negativity. There's no telling how different guys are gonna react.
It's a little sore, but I'm all right.
It's a little frustrating hearing the fans booing Jason. He's going through a tough spot right now. He's got 80-some saves the last two years, and I don't think he deserves that.
We'd obviously like to give up less runs, but I think in the long run it will be nice that everybody got in the game today,
There's a new stadium, but it's the fans who make this place special. It's hard to describe. Day in, day out they come here and people are cheering. You get used to playing on the field but you never get tired of hearing them in the stands.
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.
You don't think about it day in and day out,
There really wasn't one thing, it was just over time and trying to do some different workouts. They say it's kind of common to get tennis elbow, and when you're old like me ...
An out's an out, ... We all make outs. It doesn't make it any more frustrating that anybody's on deck. It's the fact that you make outs with guys on base, knowing that's your only chance right there.
This goes back to when I was about six. I don't think I've ever felt good. It goes back awhile. The shoulder ends up hitting the wall, the diving (for balls) and lead arm swing, so it takes a lot of pounding and a lot of stress. It obviously gets sore from time to time.