Piniella: Edmonds needs to start hitting

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The relationship between Jim Edmonds and Lou Piniella may be in the incubation stage, but it's off to an interesting start. [link]

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Piniella:  Edmonds needs to start hitting
Published 5/23/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Baseball Primer Newsblog —The Best News Links from the Baseball Newsstand Friday, May 23, 2008 Piniella: Edmonds needs to start hitting You can imagine my shock when I read this one. rëtrö-shïïtë, whö täkës nö scheiß Posted: May 23, 2008 at 10:53 AM | 0 comment(s) Related News: General , Chi Cubs Reader Comments and Retorts Go to end of page Statements posted here are those of our readers and do not represent the BaseballThinkFactory. Names are provided by the poster and are not verified. We ask that posters follow our ...

Pickoff Moves
Published 5/23/2008 by Rob (noreply@blogger.com) at 6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog
... Lou Piniella says Edmonds needs to start hitting. Knock me over with a feather. Andruw Jones, One Of MLB's Least Exciting Players I leave no stone unturned in finding places willing to slag on Druw, and here's a piece by Larry Dobrow at ...

Odds and Ends: Kershaw, Medders, Tavarez
Published 5/23/2008 by Tim Dierkes at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
... look at Clayton Kershaw, who may be called up soon. Brandon Medders was DFA'd to make room for Doug Davis.  Not to be mean, but the 28 year-old reliever doesn't do anything particularly well. The Glendon Rusch signing takes the Rockies out of the Julian Tavarez sweepstakes.  Jayson Stark said the Brewers made a run at Tavarez a week ago. Paul Sullivan suggests that Jim Edmonds may be on a short leash in ...

Short Hops: Instant Replay, Doug Davis...
Published 5/23/2008 by Timm Davis at Baseball Digest Daily
... , and stated that it could impact the pace of the game and might be used during the Arizona Fall League. ... It looks like Jim Edmonds is working his way into Lou Piniella's dog house , this according to Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune. I mean, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to realize that Edmonds is toast.. ...DBacks pitcher Doug Davis who has been battling thyroid cancer was activated yesterday by Arizona and is back in the rotation. He's starting tonight against the Braves at Turner Field. With the move the Snakes designated pitcher Brandon Medders for assignment. ...

Lou Piniella: Oh, You Think So Doctor?
Published 5/23/2008 by Eamonn Brennan at FanHouse
Filed under: Chicago, Cubs, NL CentralIt was really only a matter of time before Jim Edmonds hit horribly enough on the Cubs to rankle Lou Piniella. Today is that day: "We need to see improvement with the bat, to be perfectly honest," Piniella said Wednesday. Only a day earlier, Piniella suggested Edmonds would be a big help to the Cubs "when and if he starts swinging the bat."You think so, Lou? Who could have expected this? Jim Edmonds hitting pretty much exactly how Jim Edmonds has hit ...

Game 50 Open Thread: May 23, 2008
Published 5/24/2008 by lboros at Viva El Birdos: Front Page Posts
... seen in today's editions: piniella tells edmonds, "start getting some hits ya bum. " also: bernie miklasz appears on the latest edition of BP Radio, downloadable here . ...

Links The Man Wants You To See
Published 5/24/2008 by The MCD (noreply@blogger.com) at Rumors and Rants
I'm really only linking this because I'm blown away that IU actually attracted royalty as a member of the student body...and that she's not a great driver - Busted Coverage Ron Harper is Candace Parker's hero - Cavs News Is there anywhere classier than a baseball dugout? - The World Of Isaac So Jim Edmonds is working out in Chicago...not - Chicago Tribune I think Dante Hall should seriously consider trying this. It's the only way he'll be relevant anymore - The Legend of Cecilio Guante The Vikings waived ...

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