Jim Edmonds Returns to STL
Cardinals Diaspora —
... short of Jesus Christ. And even then, they might still consider dropping religion if God is a Cub fan. Then you’ve got another distinct faction of fans that are A) peeved the Cardinals traded him in the first place- since he’s finally starting to hit again or B) not going to begrudge a guy for taking a job and making some money. Even if it is with the Cubs.
The talk of the town is how to treat Jimmy Baseball tonight. Read Bernie’s opinion HERE.
When Jim was with the Padres, parties were specifically planned to ...
Saturday Odds and Ends, What Rhymes With Sissy Edition
GoatRiders of the Apocalypse —
... Adding to the circus atmosphere is the return of Jim Edmonds to St. Louis, this time in Cubbie Blue. St. Louis Post-Dispatch columnist Bernie Miklasz kicks it off with the Five-Minute Hate: ...
Getting rid of the Edmonds Kavorka
Fungoes —
... fan favorite, Keith Hernandez, was traded back in 1983, the fans’ response was decidedly different from how Edmonds was welcomed back. The captain of the 1982 World Championship team, a player who came up through the Cardinals’ system and cried tears of lament when he found out that he was traded (and considered retiring), was subsequently vilified and impugned by the locals. In Edmonds’s case, however, fans have been suckers for a player who rejected them (is it, like Bernie Miklasz proposes, the psychology of the spurned lover?). It’s odd, considering ...
