Jim Edmonds Signs With Cubs, Pie to AAA

[Banedon]

And for those wondering, here is Jimmy Half-shirt's line since joining the Cubs: 150/190/150.

 

Now, I know Pie had his struggles, but here was Pie's line: 222/286/286.

 

It's time to cut bait here. We all hate Edmonds. Now even moreso because he's worthless.

 

It'd help a lot if Pie was hitting at all in the minors though.

 

When does Ward come off the DL? Maybe they'll cut Edmonds then to make room?

[CubColtPacer]

And for those wondering, here is Jimmy Half-shirt's line since joining the Cubs: 150/190/150.

 

Now, I know Pie had his struggles, but here was Pie's line: 222/286/286.

 

It's time to cut bait here. We all hate Edmonds. Now even moreso because he's worthless.

 

It'd help a lot if Pie was hitting at all in the minors though.

 

When does Ward come off the DL? Maybe they'll cut Edmonds then to make room?

 

Ward's still waiting for the medical approval to start swinging a bat. It will still be a little while.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

And for those wondering, here is Jimmy Half-shirt's line since joining the Cubs: 150/190/150.

 

Now, I know Pie had his struggles, but here was Pie's line: 222/286/286.

 

It's time to cut bait here. We all hate Edmonds. Now even moreso because he's worthless.

 

It'd help a lot if Pie was hitting at all in the minors though.

 

When does Ward come off the DL? Maybe they'll cut Edmonds then to make room?

 

If we cut Edmonds for Ward, they better feel good about Kosuke moving to CF at least part of the time.

[soapy]

 

If we cut Edmonds for Ward, they better feel good about Kosuke moving to CF at least part of the time.

 

If they did do that (which I don't think they will), I'm guessing they would stick Fukudome in CF against RHP with Hoff in LF. Against LHP they'd have Fukudome in LF and Johnson in CF.

[UMFan83]

Either that or Fuku to CF against righties, DeRosa to right, Cedeno to 2B

[TruffleShuffle]

this was really dumb.

[YearofDaCubs]

Edmonds needs to be released. His career is over.

[soapy]

for some reason i took pleasure in listening to sutcliff digging into edmonds last night. everyone can see he's done except Lou and Hendry.

[CuseCubFan69]

for some reason i took pleasure in listening to sutcliff digging into edmonds last night. everyone can see he's done except Lou and Hendry.

 

Yeah, you could see his bat speed was gone last year and hopefully they see it now.

[NCCubFan]

for some reason i took pleasure in listening to sutcliff digging into edmonds last night. everyone can see he's done except Lou and Hendry.

Even Edmonds himself probably knows that he is done. But he's not stupid enough to retire as long as someone else is stupid enough to give him a job.

[Yanksfan1523]

for some reason i took pleasure in listening to sutcliff digging into edmonds last night. everyone can see he's done except Lou and Hendry.

Even Edmonds himself probably knows that he is done. But he's not stupid enough to retire as long as someone else is stupid enough to give him a job.

 

Exactly, if he retires he doesn't get what is left of his 8 million! I know 8M would keep me in the game.

[RynoRules]

Free Jim Edmonds (to retire)

[Soul]

What is it with Jims in this town anyway?

[CuseCubFan69]

What is it with Jims in this town anyway?

 

I prefer sprinkles over Jimmies.

[Sammy Sofa]

Either that or Fuku to CF against righties, DeRosa to right, Cedeno to SS and Theriot to 2B.

 

Fixed.

[Tracer Bullet]

for some reason i took pleasure in listening to sutcliff digging into edmonds last night. everyone can see he's done except Lou and Hendry.

Even Edmonds himself probably knows that he is done. But he's not stupid enough to retire as long as someone else is stupid enough to give him a job.

 

Exactly, if he retires he doesn't get what is left of his 8 million! I know 8M would keep me in the game.

 

But what if he doesn't officially retire, just no team gives him a job this year. He still gets his full salary, right? I wonder if anyone would pick him up if Hendry cut him.

[jersey cubs fan]

for some reason i took pleasure in listening to sutcliff digging into edmonds last night. everyone can see he's done except Lou and Hendry.

Even Edmonds himself probably knows that he is done. But he's not stupid enough to retire as long as someone else is stupid enough to give him a job.

 

Exactly, if he retires he doesn't get what is left of his 8 million! I know 8M would keep me in the game.

 

But what if he doesn't officially retire, just no team gives him a job this year. He still gets his full salary, right? I wonder if anyone would pick him up if Hendry cut him.

 

He's kind of like Mahoney in Police Academy, he can't quit because he'd lose his money (or, like Mahoney, go to jail), but he's trying to get himself fired (kicked out) so he doesn't have to such anymore.

[Tracer Bullet]

for some reason i took pleasure in listening to sutcliff digging into edmonds last night. everyone can see he's done except Lou and Hendry.

Even Edmonds himself probably knows that he is done. But he's not stupid enough to retire as long as someone else is stupid enough to give him a job.

 

Exactly, if he retires he doesn't get what is left of his 8 million! I know 8M would keep me in the game.

 

But what if he doesn't officially retire, just no team gives him a job this year. He still gets his full salary, right? I wonder if anyone would pick him up if Hendry cut him.

 

He's kind of like Mahoney in Police Academy, he can't quit because he'd lose his money (or, like Mahoney, go to jail), but he's trying to get himself fired (kicked out) so he doesn't have to such anymore.

 

That's my point. If the Cubs DFA him and no one picks him up, he still gets his money as long as he doesn't officially retire this year, right?

[CuseCubFan69]

for some reason i took pleasure in listening to sutcliff digging into edmonds last night. everyone can see he's done except Lou and Hendry.

Even Edmonds himself probably knows that he is done. But he's not stupid enough to retire as long as someone else is stupid enough to give him a job.

 

Exactly, if he retires he doesn't get what is left of his 8 million! I know 8M would keep me in the game.

 

But what if he doesn't officially retire, just no team gives him a job this year. He still gets his full salary, right? I wonder if anyone would pick him up if Hendry cut him.

 

He's kind of like Mahoney in Police Academy, he can't quit because he'd lose his money (or, like Mahoney, go to jail), but he's trying to get himself fired (kicked out) so he doesn't have to such anymore.

 

That's my point. If the Cubs DFA him and no one picks him up, he still gets his money as long as he doesn't officially retire this year, right?

 

As far as I know, yes. Who was the fool that gave him the 8M?

[Banedon]

He's kind of like Mahoney in Police Academy, he can't quit because he'd lose his money (or, like Mahoney, go to jail), but he's trying to get himself fired (kicked out) so he doesn't have to such anymore.

 

Wow. Police Academy. As a baseball analogy. And it worked. That's just weird.

[NCCubFan]

for some reason i took pleasure in listening to sutcliff digging into edmonds last night. everyone can see he's done except Lou and Hendry.

Even Edmonds himself probably knows that he is done. But he's not stupid enough to retire as long as someone else is stupid enough to give him a job.

 

Exactly, if he retires he doesn't get what is left of his 8 million! I know 8M would keep me in the game.

 

But what if he doesn't officially retire, just no team gives him a job this year. He still gets his full salary, right? I wonder if anyone would pick him up if Hendry cut him.

 

He's kind of like Mahoney in Police Academy, he can't quit because he'd lose his money (or, like Mahoney, go to jail), but he's trying to get himself fired (kicked out) so he doesn't have to such anymore.

 

That's my point. If the Cubs DFA him and no one picks him up, he still gets his money as long as he doesn't officially retire this year, right?

Yes. The Cubs would have to pay the minimum salary for the remainder of the year and the Padres would be stuck with the rest of it.

[Soul]

for some reason i took pleasure in listening to sutcliff digging into edmonds last night. everyone can see he's done except Lou and Hendry.

Even Edmonds himself probably knows that he is done. But he's not stupid enough to retire as long as someone else is stupid enough to give him a job.

 

Exactly, if he retires he doesn't get what is left of his 8 million! I know 8M would keep me in the game.

 

But what if he doesn't officially retire, just no team gives him a job this year. He still gets his full salary, right? I wonder if anyone would pick him up if Hendry cut him.

 

He's kind of like Mahoney in Police Academy, he can't quit because he'd lose his money (or, like Mahoney, go to jail), but he's trying to get himself fired (kicked out) so he doesn't have to such anymore.

 

That's my point. If the Cubs DFA him and no one picks him up, he still gets his money as long as he doesn't officially retire this year, right?

Yes. The Cubs would have to pay the minimum salary for the remainder of the year and the Padres would be stuck with the rest of it.

 

Seems to be little reason to keep him on the team then. The hope that Edmonds will recapture past glory appears to be fading, or completely faded.

[CubColtPacer]

I'd rather them wait a week or so on this. Pie seems like he's starting to turn it around. I want Pie to be ready to go , and for him to have proved himself again to management when Edmonds gets cut. I can see Hoffpauir hitting enough to keep that experiment going for quite a while, so I think the Cubs need Edmonds to stay around a little longer so that Pie can at least fight Hoffpauir for playing time before Hoffpauir becomes entrenched in the role.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

He's kind of like Mahoney in Police Academy, he can't quit because he'd lose his money (or, like Mahoney, go to jail), but he's trying to get himself fired (kicked out) so he doesn't have to such anymore.

 

Wow. Police Academy. As a baseball analogy. And it worked. That's just weird.

on so many levels...

[jersey cubs fan]

I'd rather them wait a week or so on this. Pie seems like he's starting to turn it around. I want Pie to be ready to go , and for him to have proved himself again to management when Edmonds gets cut. I can see Hoffpauir hitting enough to keep that experiment going for quite a while, so I think the Cubs need Edmonds to stay around a little longer so that Pie can at least fight Hoffpauir for playing time before Hoffpauir becomes entrenched in the role.

 

Why does Edmonds have to stay around to preserve a battle between Pie and Hoffpauir? While I could see waiting to call Pie back up, there's no reason Edmonds has to stay around to make that happen.