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Original: 4/11/2005 1:25 PM
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Monday, April 11, 2005

 

The fans have asked for it!  My scouting report from ESPN.com.  Have a great day, I have to go stretch out now so I can dive for routine flyballs:

2004 Season
With a strong second half, Jim Edmonds had another big season in St. Louis. Edmonds tied his career high in home runs and had a career-high RBI total while also hitting over .300 and placing among league leaders in walks. However, Edmonds finished his big year in a slump that included an 0-for-21 stretch and no homers over the last two weeks. Edmonds' late struggles at the plate carried over into the postseason when his only highlight was his walkoff home run to end the sixth game of the National League Championship Series.


Hitting

Edmonds is a complete hitter, equally dangerous against hard stuff and breaking balls. He has a good eye at the plate, and his exceptional opposite-field power makes him difficult to defense in the outfield. He loves to jump on first-pitch fastballs and hit 12 first-pitch home runs last year. However, Boston's pitching in the World Series was able to underscore Edmonds' perennial flaw, a difficulty in laying off high fastballs and an at times haphazard approach. Boston also exposed Edmonds' career habit of giving away at bats by flailing on two-strike pitches out of the strike zone.


Baserunning & Defense

Last year, Edmonds had one of his better basestealing seasons, even though his baserunning habits are often sloppy. On a club that is noted for going hard on the bases, Edmonds at times can be an exception. He has meanwhile lost nothing in center field where he is one of the game's premier players, possessing remarkable range and flair to go with a strong and usually accurate throwing arm.


2005 Outlook

Edmonds' cocky, gliding style can sometimes grate on teammates and manager Tony La Russa. However, the Cardinals have little trouble looking the other way because the big picture with Edmonds is that he remains one of the game's elite players who should continue to contribute to one of baseball's best lineups.

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Finally, jackass.
Posted 4/11/2005 1:31 PM by roundhouse77 - reply

about time fooooooool. how was spring training jimmy boy?
Posted 4/14/2005 8:09 PM by anonymous - reply

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Not bad, I spent much of it working on a new technique.  If a fly ball goes to the warning track, I'm going to leap up against the wall, reach down and catch the fly ball, and hope that the announcers think that I robbed someone of a home run.
Posted 4/18/2005 6:10 PM by JimEdmonds - reply

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I heard that JE catches the ball and then jumps into the wall.
Posted 4/20/2005 11:44 PM by Bag_Man - reply

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Jimmy, why don't you ask Scott Rolen to get his arse in gear?
Posted 5/17/2005 11:46 AM by cubfan1 - reply

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....because I'm focusing on keeping Mark Mulder's and Jason Marquis' arses in gear.
Posted 5/20/2005 12:43 PM by JimEdmonds - reply

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post dammit...we want new updates on the Cardinals.
Posted 6/24/2005 11:33 AM by cubfan1 - reply

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News flash: Scott Rolen has been released by The Notorious Inge and he's now a free agent.
Posted 7/20/2005 4:05 PM by JimEdmonds - reply

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Time for an update.
Posted 7/21/2005 4:57 PM by Bag_Man - reply

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Are you on roids?
Posted 8/4/2005 11:58 AM by Bag_Man - reply

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I say he is on roids.
Posted 8/15/2005 3:40 PM by cubfan1 - reply

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I'm not on roids, but my teammates Ray King, Julian Tavarez and Mark Grudzelaniek are.  What do they all have in common?
Posted 8/31/2005 1:55 PM by JimEdmonds - reply

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I'm not on roids, but my teammates Ray King, Julian Tavarez and Mark Grudzelaniek are.  What do they all have in common?

All three of those players played for the Cubs.

Here's one for you.  Recently on the Mac, Jurko & Harry show (of ESPN Radio AM 1000), Harry annoucned that he spoke with two Cubs players and that those players told him that Major League Baseball would out two “big name” players from the NL as steroid users.  The players told Harry which team they played one, but Harry would only say that the players to be outed played for a division leader.  When Jurko asked Harry if those players played for the Cardinals, Harry said he swore not to reveal witch division leader they played on.  Then, Harry said something along the lines that team in question had a comfortable lead in their divsion.  Now, we all know that the NL East was been touch-and-go all season.  So that leaves the NL Central and NL West.  Do you really believe that the lackluster Padres are juicing?  Of course, they are not.  It's also a conscience that Scott Rolen has turned around his career with Cardinals and was recently injured under dubious circumstances.  How do you think Albert Pujols got so good so fast?  If it's not both of those guys, then the last man still standing is Jim Edmonds.

Posted 9/4/2005 8:51 PM by Bag_Man - reply

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I don't know about Pujols, but I'm sure Rolen was on something.
Posted 9/7/2005 1:25 PM by roundhouse77 - reply

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jimmy boy, any new fly ball catching techniques now that the playoffs have started?
Posted 10/4/2005 4:08 PM by cubfan1 - reply

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Yes, the key is to get a good jump on the ball, then slow down just enough to give yourself room for a diving catch.  And afterward you have to hold up your glove to show off that you caught it, and that'll give you an extra two or three seconds of ESPN exposure during Web Gems.
Posted 10/13/2005 12:15 PM by JimEdmonds - reply

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i'm sorry you sucked against roy oswalt in the playoffs. actually i am not, i found it hilarious when the astros celebrated on your home field. a great way to close out old busch stadium.
Posted 10/20/2005 5:09 PM by cubfan1 - reply

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It doesn't matter that we lost, what matters is that I was able to make at least one highlight reel catch in the playoffs this year.
Posted 10/24/2005 5:03 PM by JimEdmonds - reply

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i expect a 2006 outlook.
Posted 11/21/2005 6:56 PM by cubfan1 - reply

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are u a RP or r u really Jim?
Posted 5/20/2006 6:14 PM by eyehearttodd15 - reply


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