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
I honestly think people are tired of reading about me.
When I retire and I'm back at home with me kids, they're not going to care that I smiled too much on the field. They're not going to care what kind of team player I was.
Having the attitude of just playing the game isn't my strength. I have to be productive. That's my responsibility.
God, it's nice to be treated like a man.
I like to have a good time. I'm playing a great game, so why should I stop smiling when I get on the field?
If it doesn't seem like I'm working hard sometimes, that's someone else's problem.
I get paid a lot of money to play a game with the greatest players in the world. What could be better than that?
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.
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.
In that situation, I thought I deserved a better answer than, 'Don't you come back here and argue with me,' ... I asked, 'How's that ball a strike?' and that's the answer I get. He doesn't have time to answer the question, but he has time to scream at me.
I made an adjustment too quickly. It worked for a little bit, then I couldn't get back where I wanted to be.
I never thought I'd be here, so it's kind of special in my own little way. When you come up playing in this game, you don't really know what you're in for, so you're fortunate to have a career like I've had. I never thought I'd be where I'm at. It's a nice milestone for me. I really never thought I'd get this far. It's nice.
I'm happy (for) one thing: I won't have to worry about running into Reggie anymore.
I'll be out there. I don't have a choice.