minutes from the Jim Edmonds Fan Club meeting, part deux

I was a skeptic at the start. It’s not that I hated him for being a Cardinal, because I didn’t, not at all. It just really didn’t look like the guy had much left. He was late on sub-90 fastballs….yeeeouch. But now that he’s starting to hit like the Jim Edmonds of old, it’s great to see. As soon as he put the uniform on for the first time, to me, he was a Cub. He’s definitely providing a lift lately…

And as strange as he looks in blue (between the angels and the cards he’s always been in red) he is indeed a full-fledged Cub and deserves the privileges of such a status.

I’m flattered. I think.

But I second the comments above about Edmonds’ remarks about the team attitude. Clearly, he’s been accepted in the clubhouse and he’s producing. What’s not to like?

I am in. That is if the club will accept me. I know I have been harsh in my judging of ExCard, I mean, Edmonds, but alas I cannot resist anymore. Thank for your consideration.

Still no on Jim! He is’nt and NEVER will be a Cub. I’ll take the home runs, just like I take the touchdowns from T.O., but he aint gett’en in!

still sucks, but maybe a little lesssssss. :)

.... the guy’s got me convinced. Give him credit, he’s subjugated whatever dickiness was left in his personality and has fit in perfectly so far. Apparently, he’s smart enough at this stage of his career to realize his limitations and not complain about a platoon. He probably won’t be around next year, but let’s enjoy whatever we get out of him while we can. He’s certainly saved a few games already that might not have otherwise been won.

on the Jim Edmonds bandwagon since he came to the Cubs. To me, its one whale of a deal. If the Cubs can obtain a player who is defensively sound and can hit decent for nothing on waivers and pay him what little they are its a win. But, to have him hit like he has the past several weeks is a great deal. I love it when old ballplayers who are supposedly washed up come back for one more go round proving everyone wrong. and helpiong a team to win in the process.

When I heard Jimmy was coming my first thoughts were: “wonder if he can hit for us anything like he did for the dirty-birds?” He has and I think it would be a wonderful piece of baseball lore that the Cubs were helped to win the big one by a ex dirty-bird! What perfect revenge upon the dirty-birds and their fans. I also think its great he is now in the Cubs record books with his two home run inning. :) I like Jimmy Edmonds despite how much of a one man wrecking crew he was to the Cubs for years. He’s our one man wrecking crew now and if he wrecks the dirty-birds, wrecks the White Sux, wrecks the Brewers and helps us to win the big one he will always be Jimmy Baseball of the Chicago Cubs to me. :) Go Jimmy and Go Cubs Go!

Word.

With the personality problem or supposed one maybe what happened to him in the last year was a swift kick in the pants. Maybe it changed him.

He could do anything short of illegal and he’s a Cub and I’ll root for him, Yes I was someone who didn’t want him (even calling him Satan in jest) but now he’s wearing Cubs blue and contributing to the team, It’s not like we’re talking about someone who did drugs, or beat on his wife or something horrible he just is an ex-Cardinal.

I still want Felix Pie back, but Edmonds has performed well. I never cared that he was an ex-Cardinal.

If not, and I think not, then I fail to see how he can be “Master at Arms” due to his failure to own arms. Now I do know of one Cub fan who is the possessor of said arms but I fear he is ill and much missed. One can only hope that with Sids help he will recover and rejoin the Cub throng, hopefully not wearing a thong.

As I have mentioned in previous posts my dislike of Edmonds has NOTHING to do with
his having been a Cardinal or allegedly having a selfish personality, I just don’t like him
because I watched him suck for a month and half with the Padres. This may not be fair
but it is how I feel. The man cost Greg Maddux a game or two so is staying on my bad side
till A. gets a walk off hit preferably against the Cardinals. B stops playing shallow to make
catches look harder than they are. He does that and maybe I let him off my shit list.

And only then, will he be considered for membership. He is not what I tell my kids what The Cubs stand for, or are. He is spoiled and sellfish. I have heard him talk trash to the bleacher bums first hand!

...I’ll take home the application, fill it out and sleep on it. (No, not literally – well, OK, maybe.) What I’m sayin’ is: I’m almost there. Edmonds coming to the Cubs has been a process for me not unlike the five stages of grief. And I’m almost there—I’m just about at acceptance.

Jimbo still creeps me out a little bit, but I will confess that I like seeing him come to the plate for the Chicago Cubs. When he hits the ball, he hits it very hard. And, yeah, he’s left-handed, and Lou’s right: The team needed a bat like his in the lineup. Jedmonds is also still a solid defender. Can he get to all the balls that Felix can/could? No, he can’t. But his experience speaks for itself and will do just fine for the time being.

By the way, nice place you’ve got here, Jim Edmonds Fan Club. My compliments to whoever baked these blueberry muffins. They are fantastic.

Ditto Reed Johnson. We are a better ballclub for their presence on the roster.

Felix Pie will be a trivia question within two years. He’s never going to hit major league pitching.