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Padres Release Edmonds, Shuffle Deck Chairs
ducksnorts.com - 5/10/2008
Padres Release Edmonds, Shuffle Deck Chairs
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So much for Jim Edmonds . Ducksnorts readers projected him to hit .255/.338/.418 , with the most pessimistic of us pegging his OPS at a limp 645. Sadly, the former All-Star didn’t even come close to those meager numbers, finishing his Padres career at .178/.265/.233 in 103 plate appearances and, more importantly, looking lost in center field. Edmonds has been released , and his spot

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A Hundred Next Years — ... Ducksnorts, a Padres blog written by Geoff Young, one of the best MLB blogs I've come across, had this to say about Edmonds following his release. ...

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