JIM EDMONDS traded to Padres for single-A player

On Dec 14, 10:39 pm, LidsvilleNine <LidsvilleN... DeleteThis @embarqmail.com>
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> Padres acquiring Jim Edmonds in trade with Cardinals
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> UNION-TRIBUNE
>
> 6:55 p.m. December 14, 2007
>
> Moving quickly to replace center fielder Mike Cameron, the Padres have
> agreed to a trade that will bring them center fielder Jim Edmonds, a
> 37-year-old who has won eight Gold Gloves.
>
> * Cameron breaks off negotiations with Padres
>
> The Cardinals are to get single-A third baseman David Freese, a minor
> leaguer. Cash will also be part of the deal, which could be made
> official as soon as Saturday. In talks last month, the Padres said
> they would be interested in Edmonds only if St. Louis helped to pay
> for his $8 million salary.
>
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> Edmonds batted .252 with 15 doubles, 12 home runs and 53 RBI for St.
> Louis last season. A left-handed hitter, he has batted .287 with 362
> home runs in his career.
>
> Negotiations between the Padres and free-agent Mike Cameron, their
> regular center fielder the last two seasons, were called off today.
>
> - TOM KRASOVIC


Seems to me this is half about Rasmus and half about Mozeliak making
his mark as GM.

I'm sorely disappointed by this.

Tom
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Yes! Good riddance to Edmonds!
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On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 23:57:08 -0800 (PST), LidsvilleNine
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>What's the word from Jeanne?

I, for one, hope it is not 'goodbye'!
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Tom wrote:
> On Dec 14, 10:39 pm, LidsvilleNine <LidsvilleN... RemoveThis @embarqmail.com>
> wrote:
>> Padres acquiring Jim Edmonds in trade with Cardinals
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>> UNION-TRIBUNE
>>
>> 6:55 p.m. December 14, 2007
>>
>> Moving quickly to replace center fielder Mike Cameron, the Padres have
>> agreed to a trade that will bring them center fielder Jim Edmonds, a
>> 37-year-old who has won eight Gold Gloves.
>>
>> * Cameron breaks off negotiations with Padres
>>
>> The Cardinals are to get single-A third baseman David Freese, a minor
>> leaguer. Cash will also be part of the deal, which could be made
>> official as soon as Saturday. In talks last month, the Padres said
>> they would be interested in Edmonds only if St. Louis helped to pay
>> for his $8 million salary.
>>
>> Advertisement
>> Edmonds batted .252 with 15 doubles, 12 home runs and 53 RBI for St.
>> Louis last season. A left-handed hitter, he has batted .287 with 362
>> home runs in his career.
>>
>> Negotiations between the Padres and free-agent Mike Cameron, their
>> regular center fielder the last two seasons, were called off today.
>>
>> - TOM KRASOVIC
>
>
> Seems to me this is half about Rasmus and half about Mozeliak making
> his mark as GM.
>
> I'm sorely disappointed by this.

Just to be clear, I'm no Terry "Goodbye and good riddance" Lomax, but
I'm not sorely disappointed either. If the Padres are lucky, he will
invigorate their offense significantly. He may also get injured again
and be a bust. His career is almost over, I'd be sorely disappointed if
it disintegrated in a Cardinal uniform.
--
Jim Squire
This Blog Has No Title, Just Words and Links
http://jamessquire.blogspot.com/
Lois Maxwell, who starred as Miss Moneypenny in 14 James Bond movies,
has died, the British Broadcasting Corp. reported Sunday. She was 80.
R.I.P., Miss Moneypenny, 1927-2007
------------------------------------------------------------------------
"Always plant a lie inside a truth. Makes it easier to swallow."
-- Sheridan, "Point of No Return"
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In article <13m6ltkgicpnob9 RemoveThis @corp.supernews.com>, "A" <aaaac RemoveThis @hot.net>
wrote:

> x-no-archive: yes
>
> Bombshell!
>
> KSDK-tv5, has just reported Jim Edmonds has been traded to the S.D. Padres
> for a single-A, younger player.
>
> Is this a signal that Colby Rasmus will make the jump all-the-way from AA to
> the big club sometime *THIS COMING YEAR* instead of in 2009?

The Post-Dispatch seems to think so:
<http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/cardinals/story/303D
90EDCC9E7C01862573B20015B897?OpenDocument>

Regards,
Bas
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I'll miss both Edmonds and Eck, it's like the end of an era. At this
point in his career, I understand the Edmonds deal though.

Great memories. I remember 2-3 years ago, before the steady steam of
injuries, Jimmy robbed HR's on consecutive nights. One of the catches
made the Top 50 Best Damn Plays Ever...a list including all sports.

I wondered then, and still do, if the theft of HR's by a player in
consecutive games had ever happened before. But to my knowledge, no
records of that sort exist.
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On Dec 15, 1:19 pm, "Jeff" <J....TakeThisOut@nospam.com> wrote:
> ummmm..........
> He can't speak english might be kind of tough for an assistant unless his
> wife comes along and translates. Or starts a japanese instructional
> league...
>

He speaks English.

Tom
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In article <PaM8j.306$RQ6.209@newsfe07.lga>,
James Squire <JamesSquire.DeleteThis@charter.net> wrote:

>
> We got a young guy in the process. Who knows if we could have done
> better or not? Would I have traded him if I was the GM? I honestly
> don't know. It's not like I was itching to see him gone. All I'm
> saying is I'm okay with the trade, not shocked or saddened or anything
> like that.

The Cardinals looked OLD last year. It's time to move on, and if there
are prospects to pick up so much the better.

But like everyone else, I'll miss Edmonds - a lot - next season.

So who's the CF - Ankiel or Schumaker? If Skip can hit, he's the
lead-off man.

This helps make sense of the Barden pickup. I wonder what other deals Mo
is working on?
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Eddie Gaedel wrote:
> In article <PaM8j.306$RQ6.209@newsfe07.lga>,
> James Squire <JamesSquire RemoveThis @charter.net> wrote:
>
>> We got a young guy in the process. Who knows if we could have done
>> better or not? Would I have traded him if I was the GM? I honestly
>> don't know. It's not like I was itching to see him gone. All I'm
>> saying is I'm okay with the trade, not shocked or saddened or anything
>> like that.
>
> The Cardinals looked OLD last year. It's time to move on, and if there
> are prospects to pick up so much the better.
>
> But like everyone else, I'll miss Edmonds - a lot - next season.

I probably will too, which is beside the point I was making.
>
> So who's the CF - Ankiel or Schumaker? If Skip can hit, he's the
> lead-off man.

Which reminds me, the guy I'm REALLY going to miss next year and scratch
my head over why, is Eckstein. There's your shocker right there.

No, not because he's a great leadoff man -- he's average at best.

I'll miss him every time I try to figure out what the
h-e-double-toothpicks Izturis is doing in the starting lineup, much less
on the roster. If Eck turns out to be as injury-prone as the Cardinals
think he will be, that will lessen the blow considerably, but I still
don't understand signing Cesar.

While I'm at it, the other guy I'm going to miss next year and scratch
my head as to why, is So Taguchi. Talk about a largely
un-commented-upon transaction. Why did we all of a sudden give up on
him? Again, he's not great or anything (he's not really a good
regular), but I never heard even one reason why we released him.
--
Jim Squire
This Blog Has No Title, Just Words and Links
http://jamessquire.blogspot.com/
Lois Maxwell, who starred as Miss Moneypenny in 14 James Bond movies,
has died, the British Broadcasting Corp. reported Sunday. She was 80.
R.I.P., Miss Moneypenny, 1927-2007
------------------------------------------------------------------------
"Always plant a lie inside a truth. Makes it easier to swallow."
-- Sheridan, "Point of No Return"
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On Dec 15, 2:40 pm, wicky... RemoveThis @webtv.net (Dave S) wrote:

> I wondered then, and still do, if the theft of HR's by a player in
> consecutive games had ever happened before. But to my knowledge, no
> records of that sort exist.

It certainly has happened before. In 1987 Eric Davis robbed Jack
Clark of HRs in two consecutive games. Both catches by Davis were
spectacular leaps to grab the ball as it went over the outfield wall.

(Within a week or so of losing those two HRs, Jack Clark lost yet
another one when he hit an HR early in a game that was called before
it became official).
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In article <1OU8j.117$ck7.107@newsfe05.lga>,
James Squire <JamesSquire.RemoveThis@charter.net> wrote:

> Eddie Gaedel wrote:
> > In article <PaM8j.306$RQ6.209@newsfe07.lga>,
> > James Squire <JamesSquire.RemoveThis@charter.net> wrote:
> >
> >> We got a young guy in the process. Who knows if we could have done
> >> better or not? Would I have traded him if I was the GM? I honestly
> >> don't know. It's not like I was itching to see him gone. All I'm
> >> saying is I'm okay with the trade, not shocked or saddened or anything
> >> like that.

I'm guessing there weren't a lot of deals to choose from.

> > The Cardinals looked OLD last year. It's time to move on, and if there
> > are prospects to pick up so much the better.
> >
> > But like everyone else, I'll miss Edmonds - a lot - next season.
>
> I probably will too, which is beside the point I was making.
> >
> > So who's the CF - Ankiel or Schumaker? If Skip can hit, he's the
> > lead-off man.
>
> Which reminds me, the guy I'm REALLY going to miss next year and scratch
> my head over why, is Eckstein. There's your shocker right there.
>
This looks to me like something the agent screwed up. Like Scott Boras
messed up with Andy Benes, Jeff Weaver, and A-Rod, to name a few.

> No, not because he's a great leadoff man -- he's average at best.
>
> I'll miss him every time I try to figure out what the
> h-e-double-toothpicks Izturis is doing in the starting lineup, much less
> on the roster. If Eck turns out to be as injury-prone as the Cardinals
> think he will be, that will lessen the blow considerably, but I still
> don't understand signing Cesar.

I've heard the plan is to play a mix of Izturis and Ryan. May the better
man win, and I'm hoping that Ryan is a clear winner.

> While I'm at it, the other guy I'm going to miss next year and scratch
> my head as to why, is So Taguchi. Talk about a largely
> un-commented-upon transaction. Why did we all of a sudden give up on
> him? Again, he's not great or anything (he's not really a good
> regular), but I never heard even one reason why we released him.

Not a great player, but a solid one for most of his time here. I like
So, but he's 38 years old. I'd sort of wish the Cardinals would keep him
as an instructor, scout or something when the time comes.
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ummmm..........
He can't speak english might be kind of tough for an assistant unless his
wife comes along and translates. Or starts a japanese instructional
league...

"Eddie Gaedel" <edg51.RemoveThis@lycos.com> wrote in message
news:edg51-9F8F44.12381715122007@newsclstr02.news.prodigy.com...
> In article <1OU8j.117$ck7.107@newsfe05.lga>,
> James Squire <JamesSquire.RemoveThis@charter.net> wrote:
>
>> Eddie Gaedel wrote:
>> > In article <PaM8j.306$RQ6.209@newsfe07.lga>,
>> > James Squire <JamesSquire.RemoveThis@charter.net> wrote:
>> >
>> >> We got a young guy in the process. Who knows if we could have done
>> >> better or not? Would I have traded him if I was the GM? I honestly
>> >> don't know. It's not like I was itching to see him gone. All I'm
>> >> saying is I'm okay with the trade, not shocked or saddened or anything
>> >> like that.
>
> I'm guessing there weren't a lot of deals to choose from.
>
>> > The Cardinals looked OLD last year. It's time to move on, and if there
>> > are prospects to pick up so much the better.
>> >
>> > But like everyone else, I'll miss Edmonds - a lot - next season.
>>
>> I probably will too, which is beside the point I was making.
>> >
>> > So who's the CF - Ankiel or Schumaker? If Skip can hit, he's the
>> > lead-off man.
>>
>> Which reminds me, the guy I'm REALLY going to miss next year and scratch
>> my head over why, is Eckstein. There's your shocker right there.
>>
> This looks to me like something the agent screwed up. Like Scott Boras
> messed up with Andy Benes, Jeff Weaver, and A-Rod, to name a few.
>
>> No, not because he's a great leadoff man -- he's average at best.
>>
>> I'll miss him every time I try to figure out what the
>> h-e-double-toothpicks Izturis is doing in the starting lineup, much less
>> on the roster. If Eck turns out to be as injury-prone as the Cardinals
>> think he will be, that will lessen the blow considerably, but I still
>> don't understand signing Cesar.
>
> I've heard the plan is to play a mix of Izturis and Ryan. May the better
> man win, and I'm hoping that Ryan is a clear winner.
>
>> While I'm at it, the other guy I'm going to miss next year and scratch
>> my head as to why, is So Taguchi. Talk about a largely
>> un-commented-upon transaction. Why did we all of a sudden give up on
>> him? Again, he's not great or anything (he's not really a good
>> regular), but I never heard even one reason why we released him.
>
> Not a great player, but a solid one for most of his time here. I like
> So, but he's 38 years old. I'd sort of wish the Cardinals would keep him
> as an instructor, scout or something when the time comes.
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