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    Struggling Edmonds is released by Padres
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    "I think he was a little frustrated and maybe a little surprised it happened this soon," said Cardinals right fielder Skip Schumaker, who spoke to Edmonds about an hour after he was notified of his release. "He wants to play again, and I'd like to think someone would give him that chance." Monday's move culminated a dramatic fall in what many believe a career worthy of Hall of Fame consideration. Full Article at St. Louis Post-Dispatch
    He wants to play again, and I'd like to think someone would give him that chance.
    SOURCE: St. Louis Post-Dispatch 19 months ago
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Struggling Edmonds is released by Padres
  1. 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
    SOURCE: St. Louis Post-Dispatch 19 months ago
  2. I'm somewhat surprised, sure ... I had heard where he said he was getting in shape last winter — and that he really meant it.
    Tony La Russa – Tony La Russa SOURCE: St. Louis Post-Dispatch 19 months ago
  3. That was the kind of play Jimmy made.
    SOURCE: St. Louis Post-Dispatch 19 months ago
  4. He was a great player. That's how I look at him ... I don't look at it as filling his shoes. That would be a lot to put on anybody.
    Rick Ankiel – Rick Ankiel SOURCE: St. Louis Post-Dispatch 19 months ago
  5. I think he was a little frustrated and maybe a little surprised it happened this soon
    SOURCE: St. Louis Post-Dispatch 19 months ago
  6. Jim Edmonds was the best center fielder I've ever seen — ever
    – Ted Simmons SOURCE: St. Louis Post-Dispatch 19 months ago
  7. He did things on a baseball field I've never seen any other center fielder do. That's not hyperbole. That's fact.
    SOURCE: St. Louis Post-Dispatch 19 months ago

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