umpbump.com - 5/10/2008
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You gotta feel for the guy.
Today, it was announced that the San Diego Padres released center fielder Jim Edmonds . The team had stumbled out of the gate in 2008 to a thus-far-disappointing 12-23 record and felt that they needed to make a change.
Prior to the season, we had speculated … [ visit site to read more ]
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