SAN DIEGO -- Center fielder Jim Edmonds was released Friday by the San Diego Padres after his batting average dipped to .178 -- more than 100 points below his lifetime average -- and he struggled to track down fly balls. Full Article at St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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I walked five guys and you've got a guy with a 20.00 ERA [the Rockies' Jorge De La Rosa] who didn't hardly walk anybody. I'll probably get in trouble for it, but that changes the game.
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I'm somewhat surprised, sure ... I had heard where he said he was getting in shape last winter — and that he really meant it.
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He wants to play again, and I'd like to think someone would give him that chance.
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The pitch just kind of gave out ... It went kind of in the dirt, and I felt something tweak on me in my elbow.
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He maintained his stuff the whole way ... His workout today was what we were looking for.
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I think he was a little frustrated and maybe a little surprised it happened this soon
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He said he felt great this winter, was in the best shape he'd been in a long time, and thought he was going to have a real, real good year
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I remember watching the ball, saying, 'Please, Jimmy, get there. Get there.' And he did. It was something amazing to watch, something amazing to be part of
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He did things on a baseball field I've never seen any other center fielder do. That's not hyperbole. That's fact.
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I've got two years ... I'm losing a lot of patience. When you're having a good year and your season is not going right, it's frustrating because you don't know how long this run will go.
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