I couldn’t wait for the Pads to visit Busch III this year so we could, as Cardinal fans, give Jimmy ball game a great standing ovation on his first plate appearence. I think we would even cheer if he hit a homerun. But in a Cubs uniform…..I don’t see it happening. I don’t care if my own son played for the Cubs. I’d have to root for him to fail.

Go Birds.

Jimmy would not do that by choice; I’m sure. Only chance is if they trade him.

target of abuse from the Bleacher Bums. To watch them praise him as one of their own would make me want to puke. The best was when Edmonds would be tucking his jersey in the back of his pants and flip the bird to them.

rise from the ashes with any team that would give him a shot… The reality though is that he’s finished, and he’ll probably cost the Cubs a game for every 8-10 that he starts.

if Jimmy went to the Cubs would be that we’re still paying Jim’s contract for playing in 08…and in a way we would be paying him while he is playing for our main division rival. That would be a wild twist.

But even though it would be hard to stomach to see him with the Cubs I would rather have Jimmy leave the game on his own terms rather than getting released, so if he can hook up with another team for one last chance…I am for it, just wish it wasn’t the Cubs, I could stand it if it was the Reds, Brewers or even the Astros.

if he ends up with the cubs, he’s dead to me.

well the way he looked with the pads, i would welcome it, as it would probably cost the cubs more games than he would help. its sad, n e where else i hope he hits .400

Looks like we will sign him as soon as he clears waivers. “He is motivated by the opportunity to help a division rival beat his old team.”

Link here: http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseball/cubs/945598,edmonds051208.article

Edmonds, or did he request a trade? I was under the impression that he was unwilling to platoon… Isn’t that what he’ll be doing with the Cubs?

My overall impression is that he’s toast. It’s sad. But, such is life. Everyone declines.

“Edmonds was dumped unceremoniously by the St. Louis Cardinals last winter in a trade for minor-league third baseman David Freese and is motivated by the opportunity to help a division rival beat his old team.”

Dumped unceremoniously??? Is this the writer trying to stir something up or is this how Jimmy really feels? I mean Jim was asking for a trade and Mo gave him one, to a team close to his home no less and we ate $2 million of his salary. I don’t think that is being dumped unceremoniously. Sure there could be more to the story of Jimmy getting traded, but I didn’t sense any ill feelings by Jimmy to the Cardinals other than maybe not wanting to play mind games with Larussa any more.

I would love to see a interview with Jimmy after he signs with the Cubs to get his real feelings on this situation.

this has to be, without a doubt, one of the worst things I have ever read on the internet.

I don’t want him. It has nothing to do with the fact that he was a Cardinal and everything to do with the fact that I just don’t see him turning things around. Would getting out of Petco Park help his numbers a bit ? Probably, but I still don’t want him. At this point I’d rather see Felix Pie out there everyday. Let the kid play on a daily basis and try figure it out.

and in response to KYCARDS: The Sun Times is a rag. Definitely not worth reading. My guess is they were just trying to stir something up.

he will be signing with the Rays. he will do it this week just to make sure all of us that got tickets for the padres series will be able to bid him adieu like we originally planned

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/cardinals/story/06E9D2A55FF346AF8625744900514047?OpenDocument

Edmonds to the Cubs pending a physical.

All together now…..

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

- He’s terrible now. Why do the Cubs want him?

- This makes my Edmonds jersey feel obsolete.

- This pisses off Cardinals fandom, including a lot of his restaurant’s patrons.

- This pisses off Cubs fandom, which almost unanimously detests him.

Why do the Cubs want him? Why does he want the Cubs? This is all silly.

Been watching and waiting and it’s sort of sad in a selfish way. I wanted Jimmy Baseball to retire after last year as a Card. I can understand his still wanting to play though, heck he’s only 2 years removed from putting up good numbers, that has to be hard to accept that it might be over so quickly.

How will the Sea of Red respond to his first AB in Busch with Cubbie Blue on? Should make for good TV.

Know what amuses me about Cubdom? If Jim Edmonds rips a game-winning home run today, 40,000 fans will develop instant amnesia about why they hate him. They’ll jump, scream, dance, bow, shimmy, do the Soulja Boy thing, demand a curtain call, scream louder when he doffs his blue cap, sing “Go Cubs Go” and vanish merrily into a Wrigleyville afternoon while reminding their friends, “Dude, I told you Edmonds was a good pickup.”

This was on Bleed Cubbie Blue.

But remember this, and it’s not that bad. I like to think of him as a double agent bringing down the Cubs from the inside.

what a disgusting joke this is.

its all wrong. Its wrong for Cards fans, its wrong for the Cubs fans.
I know many Cubs fans hate him and are already making fun of him.

that its at least likely that the last thing to happen to him in his MLB career is to be released by the Cubs.

Its just hard when you have a loyalty to a player and you wish them well even after they are gone, and have stuck up for them, and cheered them and then they actively seek out your biggest rival to “stick it to the Cardinals” (or so says Maddux).
This is why you just cant be loyal to players anymore, just teams, because these guys dont care. They dont care about these teams or these fans…
they arnt Stan and Red who will stick around for years, the rivalry means nothing to them and so does the team.

and its not like the Cards did anything wrong to Edmonds either.
They have a center fielder of the future in the Minors, and Ank up here. On top of that Edmonds was terrible last year. The production from the spots he hit in many times (4th 5th) were worst or next to worst in the league, and he wasnt getting to balls like he used to. Its not like the team kicked him out the door, but they said he would have to split time and maybe mentor some of these guys for the future and he got pissed and asked to be traded…and now he wants to stick it to us in a Cubs uniform?
Geez, people seem to hate Izzy but he has stuck around and been a man. look at 2006 when it looked like he was done, what did he do? Manned up and helped Waino out. Wainwright is a better pitcher and we have a world series winner in our new park partially because of it. Izzy has always taken the beating like a man, took responsibility and has been a team player.
So we are booing Izzy and we are cool with Edmonds?
I dont get it.

he wanted to sign with the Cubs to stick it to the Cards.

that is not just trying to play with any team who would have had him.

u not o

jimmy went to the cubs. he missed betty

“He feels like he has something left to give this game,” Cardinals outfielder Skip Schumaker said. “I’m happy for him. I still think he can play. I don’t think he was ready to hang it up yet.”

And then Schumaker said something that stings: “I think he could have picked a few different teams he could have played for.”

That’s right, Jimmy Baseball wanted to be a Cub.

He didn’t have to be a Cub — he volunteered.

and yes, i know im acting irrationally (im a fan), ill probably come to terms with it and just be depressed and try to remember the past

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/columnists.nsf/berniemiklasz/story/EA4B8DFD0781057E8625744A00154757?OpenDocument

I loathed the idea of having a washed up Jim Edmonds on my team when there is no plausible gap he can fill. Everyone keeps using the phrase “we’re hoping he still has something left in the tank.” I can think of 2 people who we don’t have to hope still have something left in the tank….Pie and Reed Johnson.
I’ve watched thousands of Cardinals games over the years living in Cardinal territory and admired Jim Edmonds, even as a Cub fan, because he left everything out on the field every night. But then something started to change. Instead of being clutch, he became an easy out. He still made a dazzling play from time to time, but not nearly as frequently. It was sad to see his transition from a human highlight reel to what he is now…an aged player holding on to the past. Most people are shocked it happened so fast, but nonetheless it was inevitable. He gave Cards fans, even Cubs fans, many amazing memories, but what he gives us now is just a bad taste in our mouths. He can change his team from STL to SD to CHI but he can’t change his age. He’s lost a step you don’t get back by changing your uniform. I think the entire baseball world wishes well for Jimmy, but wishes don’t make you the ball player you were 5 years ago. When they invent the fountain of youth or the time machine, Jimmy Edmonds is one of the players I’d like to see in it. But alas, we are stuck with this current situation and the only thing to do is shake your head in dis-belief and then return to what is most important, your team. For better or worse, Jim Edmonds is a Chicago Cub. Don’t worry Cards fans, hell hasn’t frozen over yet. If we win the World Series, then Hell is frozen over. :-)

Remember in the past we had 80’s Cubs fan favorites Lee Smith, Shawon Dunston and Rick Sutcliffe towards the end of their careers wearing birds on the bat. So I guess we had it coming that one of our favorites would wear a Cubs uniform at some point.