Amends with Edmonds

Add comment June 23rd, 2008

I know I’m not the only one who owes Jim Edmonds an apology. After the latest installment of the Crosstown Classic, Edmonds has earned my full respect. He’s proving why he’s playing the game: for the love, not the money.

When San Diego cut the former Cardinal in May, he could have easily taken the rest of the year off to sit around and collect hefty pay checks from San Diego and St. Louis. Instead, he took pocket change from the Cubs (much to the dismay of all Cubbie Nation) to prove he can still play at a top level.

I was at Saturday’s game where Edmonds hit two homers in a 9-run fourth inning, and the above picture doesn’t begin to portray the love Wrigley showed him. When Edmonds jogged back on field in the top of the fifth, he had the entire center field bleachers on their feet bowing in praise and left the entire White Sox contingent speechless.

So, here’s to Edmonds, a Cub who is hitting .299 in 26 games (after hitting .178 in 26 games with San Diego) and a player I will fully defend when St. Louis fans give him an ear-full on July 4. 

No competition for the Cubs

1 comment June 23rd, 2008

People keep talking about the Cubs adding another starting pitcher, figuring they will need another one for the playoffs. That’s the only reason to talk about adding anything, because the regular season doesn’t figure to pose any problems for the best Cubs team of our lifetime (assuming you are under 90 years old). The rest of the National League is pathetic. The NL has hit far better than the AL this year, leading many to speculate that the Senior Circuit had finally caught up. Not so. Eleven of the 14 AL teams have winning records in interleague play. Even the Royals are 9-3. Overall, the AL is 25 games above .500 and the NL, obviously, 25 games below.