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Jim Edmonds, acquired in an offseason trade with the Cardinals, is hitting just .180 with three extra-base hits. The four-time All-Star and eight-time Gold Glove winner has taken the brunt of fan discontent. He could be on the verge of being waived.

The first move may be getting rid of Edmonds. The 37-year-old has been ripped mercilessly in several circles as injury-prone and past his prime. Several observers say that he looks slow and lost at times in the outfield. His numbers at the plate have dropped so precipitously that Wednesday night, trailing by three runs in the ninth, Black pinch hit for him with rookie Callix Crabbe.

Even GM Towers now has his doubts as to whether Edmonds, who has a history of concussions and missed several weeks in spring training with a pulled calf muscle, can be anything close to what the team envisioned when they traded for him last December.

It’s a cruel game at times; I’d much rather remember Jimmy Baseball as a Cardinal Gold Glover.

Love ya, Jim.

I think deserves consideration to be in the Hall of Fame

I think he deserves more than consideration. He’s one of the best 15-20 CFers to play the game.

....he cud go to the AL and play DH or 1st???
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with the way Jimmy is hitting this year. I thought for sure he would be with them until at least the All-Star break. Sadly it looks like Jim won’t be with the Padres when they come to Busch in July. I was really hoping Jimmy would get that last standing ovation from the fans in St. louis. This might be the end of the road for him.

My hopes are that the Cardinals will do something special for him later this season if he does retire.

the Cardinals should offer him the ‘Larry Walker role’ and allow him to travel with the team.

bat in SD’s game against Braves the other nite, struck out, looked bad. It was strange seeing him in those ugly Padre road uniforms. What color are those things anyway, they ain’t grey, ain’t tan, just some turkey puke inbetween…ugly.

we can sign him to retire a Cardinal? On the condition that he retires the next day?

As a special coach, or an advisor, or sumthin! I’ll bet he will go behind the booth sooner rather than later, but it would be great if we cud get him back to be a Card for his last day. We should at least have a special thank-you game in his honor sometime this year so the fans can say so long. Even though I am all the way over in (s)Lower Virginia, I’d love for it to happen.

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I’m not sure whether it’s been official or not but I just got an ESPN text alert that the Padres have released Jim Edmonds. Sad to see him end like this, if this is the end. Thanks for the memories Jimmy!