Edmonds adjustments lead to big day at plate?

[David]

Along with the wind, of course...

 

Edmonds said he opened his stance after talking to hitting coach Gerald Perry, reverting to the stance he used successfully for so many years in old Busch Stadium in St. Louis. He changed it in the new Busch, and at Petco Park in San Diego.

 

"Hopefully that will give me a little more positive feedback," he said. "And we'll see how it goes."

 

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/cs-080530-jim-edmonds-chicago-cubs,1,5924835.story

 

 

This almost sounds too convenient. He went away from his successful approach right before having his worst year, and he waits till now to go back to his old stance?

 

Personally, I didn't notice any difference in his stance, but maybe some of you guys did.

 

I mean, it would be nice if he could rediscover SOMETHING.

[rawaction]

Unless he makes the adjustment to speed his bat back up to the speed it was in Old Busch, then his stance doesn't matter.

[JGalt73]

I think his major adjustment was hitting with a 15MPH wind at his back.

[Jon]

His stance looked pretty closed on both of his big hits yesterday.

[Sammy Sofa]

I think his major adjustment was hitting with a 15MPH wind at his back.

 

No kidding.

 

He had a couple of big hits, but I'm not expecting him to turn it around fulltime.

[PackLandVA]

I think his major adjustment was hitting with a 15MPH wind at his back.

 

While the HR was wind-aided, he still hit it to straight away CF....and it got out by plenty. The single and double were both solidly hit balls. Let's not be so cynical about everything. He had a good day at the plate and was instrumental in the win.

[Derwood]

he needs to lay off that high and away pitch that he loves to foul off.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Even if he just placebos his way to a few more hits, it's an improvement. Hopefully he either turns a corner or goes back in the tank, no long stretches of mediocrity please.

[Exile on Waveland]

Yeah, his stance. That's the ticket.

[TruffleShuffle]

I think his major adjustment was hitting with a 15MPH wind at his back.

 

and having the pitchers throw him hanging breaking balls.

[MPrior]

I think his major adjustment was hitting with a 15MPH wind at his back.

 

and having the pitchers throw him hanging breaking balls.

 

He should do that more often, I think.

[Shyam]

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[Jon]

[deleted by mod]

There isn't a place for gay jokes on this board.

[ConstableRabbit]

Oh, too harsh!

I thought it was a great way to mix in the Edmonds gay ambiguity humor with the current events airport bathroom humor of the Larry Craig fiasco.

[Shyam]

[deleted by mod]

There isn't a place for gay jokes on this board.

 

 

It was neither written as, nor intended to be, a "gay" joke.

 

It was a humorous (to me) way to tie together the rampant rumors about Edmond's sexual orientation, the widening of his stance in the batting box referred to in the title of the thread, and Larry Craig's "wide stance" as an excuse for his actions in the Minneapolis airport bathroom.

 

But oh well ... I guess that's why I'm not a moderator on this forum.

[Electron Blue]

[deleted by mod]

There isn't a place for gay jokes on this board.

 

 

It was neither written as, nor intended to be, a "gay" joke.

But oh well ... I guess that's why I'm not a moderator on this forum.

 

lol, don't mean to stir up trouble . . . but that's pretty good :)

 

(I'll leave out your quote from my post, just in case a mod wants it gone too, since it totally makes clear what the [deleted by mod] was all about ;))

[Old Style]

I'm going to take credit for Edmonds' performance on Friday. I was in the CF bleachers and when the Cubs took the field in the top of the first I yelled "Try not to suck today, Edmonds" at the top of my lungs. I think he heard me.

[Abe Frohman]

It was pointed out on Baseball Tonight that Edmonds didn't get Spring Training this year. I'm considering that a reason for his slow start.

 

I don't know if anyone noticed, but I think it was Edmonds 2nd game with the Cubs and he got banged up a little on a play at 2nd base. He pulled up his pants to get some dirt out or pull up his sock - and his lower leg was all black/blue. Looked like a pretty bad injury. Don't know if any of you have had torn ligaments, muscles, etc. to the point where you have that kind of bruising/discoloration - but it is not fun.

[Sammy Sofa]

Edmonds will not have a hit today.

[UMFan83]

People can make all the excuses they want, but my belief has always been that you don't need spring training to bring up your bat speed.

[Sammy Sofa]

Edmonds will not have a hit today.

 

Hmmmmmmmmmmm....touche, Edmonds. Touche.

 

Edmonds will not have TWO hits today.

[Sammy Sofa]

Edmonds will not have a hit today.

 

Hmmmmmmmmmmm....touche, Edmonds. Touche.

 

Edmonds will not have TWO hits today.

 

I do not appreciate being made to look the fool, sir.

 

Edmonds will not have THREE hits today.

[Banghart]

Edmonds will not have a hit today.

 

Hmmmmmmmmmmm....touche, Edmonds. Touche.

 

Edmonds will not have TWO hits today.

Now please say the Cubs won't win the World Series this year.

[rocket]

edmonds is back and better than ever

[NonProfitCow]

I thought gay Edmonds jokes were fine, I've been reading them here for years.