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
Because he's a good player - he's got great defense, a good arm, runs the bases well and just plays it right.
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?
If he starts throwing that slider like that, he's going to win 25 games some year.
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.
I could hear Larry out there, and he was saying, 'Oh, God!' and he didn't want to call it. You really couldn't blame him.
I don't like my kids to say it, but I've used it myself, unfortunately.
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.
I'm going to stay off it the best I can for the next week, I guess. I don't know how many days.