Cubs poised to sign ex-Card Edmonds

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PostCards Live! Edmonds goes Ivy?
Published 5/13/2008 by Derrick Goold at Bird Land » Bird Land
... be a Cub shortly after he flies off waivers this week, having been released over the weekend by San Diego. A signature Cardinal — one of several members of the 2004 pennant-winning team to have a tough weekend (Julian Tavarez, for example) — is said to be attractive to the Cubs as an option other than youngster Felix Pie in Wrigley Field’s center field. The Chicago Sun-Times Gordon Wittenmyer reports this evening that: … multiple Cubs sources said the team plans to ...

Cubs interested in Edmonds
Published 5/13/2008 by Maddog (maddog@anothercubsblog.net) at Another Cubs Blog
... and Whittenmeyer have written pretty much the same thing this evening.  Look, there’s not much to say about this.  I think it was to be expected the moment Edmonds was released.  Pie will be sent down to AAA and eventually traded away.  Edmonds isn’t any good and certainly not as good as Felix Pie, even if Pie continues to hit as poorly as he has so far.  It’s not worth any time looking into whether or not this is a good idea.  It isn’t.  It will cost the Cubs a win, maybe more ...

Edmonds About to Become a Cub?
Published 5/13/2008 by Cubnut (noreply@blogger.com) at A Hundred Next Years
... and Gordon Wittenmyer in the Sun-Times have written that the Cubs are considering signing veteran centerfielder Jim Edmonds once he clears waivers on Wednesday. Felix Pie would presumably be sent down to Iowa to create roster room for Edmonds, who was released by the Padres this past weekend after hitting .178 in 90 AB's. ...