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
No matter what's happened, it's important for people to remember that he became a big part of the city and of this team,
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.
It's going to take a little bit longer than one day to get used to this place.
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.
It's getting a little too much attention right now, but that's how it is when you go to the doctor. If I can't feel my forearm for the rest of my life, I'll be OK. There are worse things than that.
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.
It shows you how well he's taken care of himself. I feel like I'll be 40 tomorrow, too.
It should be exciting. It's tough to lose teammates each year, but it's always exciting when you have new guys who come in here and you see how much they're going to enjoy this place.
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 ...
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.
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.
It's something we see all the time, ... but it's fun to see somebody like Larry seeing it up close.
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.
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.