Edmonds patient while Cubs, fans adjust
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Chicago Tribune: Edmonds patient while Cubs, fans adjust (RR)
Published 5/16/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Chicago Tribune: Edmonds patient while Cubs, fans adjust (RR) When [Edmonds] ran onto the field in the first inning, he was cheered for being in Cub blue. When he struck out with the bases loaded in the fifth inning, he was booed as if he were still in Cardinal red. Has he ever had an ovation in Chicago before? “No, and I’ve been booed louder,” Edmonds said after playing in his first game since the Padres released him. From foe to friend to failure—a rather short honeymoon—all within 24 hours. “That’s what it’s all about,” he said. “It’s baseball. I’d rather have that than ...
Edmonds' Debut
Published 5/16/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Craig Calcaterra) at ShysterBall
I didn't get to it in the recaps, but Jim Edmonds made his Cubs debut yesterday, against the Padres of all teams. 1-4 with a strikeout. He stranded seven and Cubs fans booed him, but it didn't matter because the Padres were the Padres and didn't score any runs. Embarrassingly, San Diego intentionally walked Fukudome to get to him in the bottom of the fifth, and it wasn't to set up a double play or anything (there were already two outs). They just knew -- as their release of him implied -- that he can't hit anymore.
