Comments on: More on Jimmy Edmonds http://blog.cubhub.net/2008/05/28/more-on-jimmy-edmonds/ Commentary from a die-hard fan of the Chicago Cubs Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:54:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: ClarkAddison http://blog.cubhub.net/2008/05/28/more-on-jimmy-edmonds/#comment-150 ClarkAddison Thu, 29 May 2008 11:54:22 +0000 http://blog.cubhub.net/2008/05/28/more-on-jimmy-edmonds/#comment-150 Yeah, I'd rather see a mix & match with Pie in the mix rather than Edmonds too! They both bring the leather, and Pie for all his struggles is still a bigger batting threat than Edmonds is at this point. Why the hell not ...or maybe move Fukudome to CF and see what Hofpauir's got in Right? That's whats great about the '08 Cubbie roster, lots of options to mix & match. You can put DeRosa in RF, with Fukudome in CF. Or how about Ronny Cedeno in CF? Yeah, I’d rather see a mix & match with Pie in the mix rather than Edmonds too! They both bring the leather, and Pie for all his struggles is still a bigger batting threat than Edmonds is at this point. Why the hell not …or maybe move Fukudome to CF and see what Hofpauir’s got in Right?

That’s whats great about the ‘08 Cubbie roster, lots of options to mix & match. You can put DeRosa in RF, with Fukudome in CF. Or how about Ronny Cedeno in CF?

]]> By: Gregg http://blog.cubhub.net/2008/05/28/more-on-jimmy-edmonds/#comment-149 Gregg Thu, 29 May 2008 03:48:22 +0000 http://blog.cubhub.net/2008/05/28/more-on-jimmy-edmonds/#comment-149 Someone told me that they had read a recent interview with Pie, and Pie basically said that his "confidence was shot." Can you blame him? Even with all his offensive struggles, I think that Pie would give you a better than a 3 for 24. I think it's time to lance the boil on this experiment. While Edmonds still seems to give you a better than average glove in center, the 'lightning in a bottle' theory of his bat getting suddenly hot seems to have fallen flat...very flat. While Reed Johnson isn't going to set the world on fire as a center-fielder, he isn't going to kill you either. I'd like to see Pie in there as a late-inning defensive replacement (still giving him a at bat or two), and also having the occasional spot start. Lou has seemed to manage the Theriot/DeRosa/Cendeno mix pretty well. Starts...pinch-running...pinch-hitting, etc. I'd like to see that with Pie & Johnson. It's still early enough in the season that the Edmonds experiment won't come back to haunt you. I'd much rather see a kid learning the ropes of the bigs, than a guy who is obviously past his prime. Someone told me that they had read a recent interview with Pie, and Pie basically said that his “confidence was shot.” Can you blame him? Even with all his offensive struggles, I think that Pie would give you a better than a 3 for 24. I think it’s time to lance the boil on this experiment. While Edmonds still seems to give you a better than average glove in center, the ‘lightning in a bottle’ theory of his bat getting suddenly hot seems to have fallen flat…very flat. While Reed Johnson isn’t going to set the world on fire as a center-fielder, he isn’t going to kill you either. I’d like to see Pie in there as a late-inning defensive replacement (still giving him a at bat or two), and also having the occasional spot start. Lou has seemed to manage the Theriot/DeRosa/Cendeno mix pretty well. Starts…pinch-running…pinch-hitting, etc. I’d like to see that with Pie & Johnson. It’s still early enough in the season that the Edmonds experiment won’t come back to haunt you. I’d much rather see a kid learning the ropes of the bigs, than a guy who is obviously past his prime.

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