- Jim Edmonds -38
- Josh Hamilton -37
- Vernon Wells -31
- Mark Kotsay -24
- Andruw Jones -20
In fact, he is the second worst defensive player in all of baseball, ahead of only Brad Hawpe. Yet again, you're doing a heckuva job Jimmy.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Its Hard to Teach an Old Dog How to Play Defense
In all the excitement over Lassie's "hot" streak (he's up to #107 out of 117 outfielders w/ at least 100 PAs), let's not overlook his defensive contributions. Michael Lichtman does one of the better respected defensive metrics out there, and although he doesn't publish complete stats regularly, he did post some current numbers the other day. Worst Centerfielders (runs lost per 150 games)
Monday, June 9, 2008
Cubs Held Hostage: Days 20-21
Go figure, Jim doesn't play on Saturday and the Cubs blow a big game. I'm sure it was Jim in the dugout with some mirror looking at himself, making sure he was ready to hit the town that night that somehow reflected in Aramis' eye.
I tell you people, Jim's vanity will also hurt us in the end, as well as his slow bad speed.
On Sunday, Jason Marquis turned in his best start of the year to help the Cubs finish 4-3 on the road trip. Nothing wrong with that. As for our man Jim, he went 0-for-2 with two BB's to see his average dip back to .209.
Day 22 will be a quiet one, since the Cubs are back in Chicago waiting for the Braves. Maybe Jim Hendry is looking for a possible replacement today and we can end this experiment.
I tell you people, Jim's vanity will also hurt us in the end, as well as his slow bad speed.
On Sunday, Jason Marquis turned in his best start of the year to help the Cubs finish 4-3 on the road trip. Nothing wrong with that. As for our man Jim, he went 0-for-2 with two BB's to see his average dip back to .209.
Day 22 will be a quiet one, since the Cubs are back in Chicago waiting for the Braves. Maybe Jim Hendry is looking for a possible replacement today and we can end this experiment.
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Cubs Held Hostage: Day 19
Hello Cubs fans,
I hope not to scare you with this statement, but Jim Edmonds is about to reach his 20th day as a Cubs. That's pretty rough, but at least we keep getting photos like the one on top of this post.
Last night the Cubs were blanked 3-0, thanks in part to Jim playing out of position and getting beat by Jeff Kent. If Pie is playing, Felix snags it to keep it 0-0 and the Cubs win, but instead Jim looks like a fool and waves at a ball that is two-feet to his right.
At the plate, Jim was 1-for-3 with a K, but the hit came with two-outs and nobody on base. All-in-all the Cubs keep their 3.5 game lead, because St. Louis and Milwaukee lost yesterday. Good news, Jim is getting the day off in favor of Reed Johnson.
Friday, June 6, 2008
Cubs Held Hostage: Day 17-18
The Cubs finally lost on Wednesday, thanks in large part to Jim Edmonds of course.
On Wednesday, the only person older than Jim (Greg Maddux) made Edmonds look silly by going 0-for-3 to see his average drop back down to .203. People might say Jim made a great leaping catch to save a run in the 7th, but we at CJE are not fouled. Further examination shows that Edmonds was just hot-dogging it with a pointless leap.
Yesterday, the Cubs won 5-4. Mark DeRosa and Kosuke Fukudome both went yard, while Kerry Wood picked up another save. Jim had a box-score of 2-for-5 that saw his average creep up to .211. Closer look at the box score show that Jim left 3 runners on base and struck out once. He didn't score and made one diving catch that Felix Pie would've had with no problems. Still, we can't be too worried, because the Cubs have the best record in baseball.
More comments, analysis and cutting of Jim Edmonds later.
On Wednesday, the only person older than Jim (Greg Maddux) made Edmonds look silly by going 0-for-3 to see his average drop back down to .203. People might say Jim made a great leaping catch to save a run in the 7th, but we at CJE are not fouled. Further examination shows that Edmonds was just hot-dogging it with a pointless leap.
Yesterday, the Cubs won 5-4. Mark DeRosa and Kosuke Fukudome both went yard, while Kerry Wood picked up another save. Jim had a box-score of 2-for-5 that saw his average creep up to .211. Closer look at the box score show that Jim left 3 runners on base and struck out once. He didn't score and made one diving catch that Felix Pie would've had with no problems. Still, we can't be too worried, because the Cubs have the best record in baseball.
More comments, analysis and cutting of Jim Edmonds later.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Why Are the Cubs Playing Well?
A few people might notice that when we the Cubs were first talking about Jim Edmonds the Cubs were 23-16. Not a bad record, but now that the Cubs are 38-21.
So, my question to you: Who do we give credit to for this recent success?
A. Jim Hendry - as much as I like Jim for the Aramis Ramirez theft from the Pittsburgh Pirates, there are times like signing Jason Marquis, not to mention Jim Emonds. We here a CJE (Cut Jim Edmonds) can't give credit Jim for all the success. A little yes, but lets move on.
B. Lou Pinella - Lou has been great for the Cubs. Take last night's verbal lashing of Marquis. Still, Lou has his faults. What faults might that be? Well, he keeps writing in Jim Edmonds in the lineup and we just can't give Lou our total support at this time.
C. Kosuke Fukudome - Now here is a player that we can get behind. The Cubs have become a new team with the man from Japan in right field. He is supporting a .843 OPS and a .408 OBP. While Fukudome has been a big part of the success, he isn't the main reason.
D. Jim Edmonds- come on did you really think he was the reason for our success.
E. Cut Jim Edmonds.com - Was there any doubt? The Cubs were 23-16 the day Loather and I took CJE.com live and to the fans. Since our first day, a day before JE actually took the field, the Cubs are 15-5 folks. They own the best record in baseball and have built a 3.5 game lead over the Cardinals.
Stay tuned for updates as the Loather and I will be watching the game tonight.
So, my question to you: Who do we give credit to for this recent success?
A. Jim Hendry - as much as I like Jim for the Aramis Ramirez theft from the Pittsburgh Pirates, there are times like signing Jason Marquis, not to mention Jim Emonds. We here a CJE (Cut Jim Edmonds) can't give credit Jim for all the success. A little yes, but lets move on.
B. Lou Pinella - Lou has been great for the Cubs. Take last night's verbal lashing of Marquis. Still, Lou has his faults. What faults might that be? Well, he keeps writing in Jim Edmonds in the lineup and we just can't give Lou our total support at this time.
C. Kosuke Fukudome - Now here is a player that we can get behind. The Cubs have become a new team with the man from Japan in right field. He is supporting a .843 OPS and a .408 OBP. While Fukudome has been a big part of the success, he isn't the main reason.
D. Jim Edmonds- come on did you really think he was the reason for our success.
E. Cut Jim Edmonds.com - Was there any doubt? The Cubs were 23-16 the day Loather and I took CJE.com live and to the fans. Since our first day, a day before JE actually took the field, the Cubs are 15-5 folks. They own the best record in baseball and have built a 3.5 game lead over the Cardinals.
Stay tuned for updates as the Loather and I will be watching the game tonight.
Cubs Held Hostage: Day 17
Even Jim Edmonds and felllow Cardinal Jason Marquis can't stop the Cubbie Train from derailing. The Cubs win their 9th straight after a 9-6 win over the Padres to improve to 38-21.
Jim didn't see the field, always a good thing, and Lou was quite upset with Marquis most the night. After Marquis tossed one past D. Lee, Lou said something like, "What the "Bleep" is he doing."
Later on in the game, Lou came out and gave Marquis a stern talking to after he walked another batter.
Ted Lilly and Greg Maddox match up tomorrow, which means Edmonds will be back in the lineup.
Go Cubs!
Jim didn't see the field, always a good thing, and Lou was quite upset with Marquis most the night. After Marquis tossed one past D. Lee, Lou said something like, "What the "Bleep" is he doing."
Later on in the game, Lou came out and gave Marquis a stern talking to after he walked another batter.
Ted Lilly and Greg Maddox match up tomorrow, which means Edmonds will be back in the lineup.
Go Cubs!
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Cubs Held Hostage: Day 15-16
We here at Cut Jim Edmonds are not fooled about Jim's recent success at the plate. Two more days have passed, and the Cubs have won two more games for a season high 8-game winning streak.
On Sunday, Edmonds went 2-for-3 with 2 RBI in a 5-3 victory over the worst team in the National League. I didn't see the game, but Jim had a triple, but I'm sure it wasn't a true triple. I'm sure somebody misplayed a ball off the wall that would have been a single or double for Jim normally.
Yesterday, Jim found a way to leg out two more doubles. All of the sudden, Jim is hitting for a little power, but remember Petco has some crazy dimensions (Zambrano legged out a stand-up triple).
Overall, Jim has raised his smoking average to a smoking .208. I mean he is blowing away Mendoza at this point.
As a Cub, Edmonds is hitting .286 with an .876 OPS. He has 1 HR and 7 RBI in 12 games with the Cubs. So, he has probably bought himself over few weeks on the roster.
DON'T BE FOOLED. JIM IS GOING TO HURT US. TRUST ME!
Go Cubs!
On Sunday, Edmonds went 2-for-3 with 2 RBI in a 5-3 victory over the worst team in the National League. I didn't see the game, but Jim had a triple, but I'm sure it wasn't a true triple. I'm sure somebody misplayed a ball off the wall that would have been a single or double for Jim normally.
Yesterday, Jim found a way to leg out two more doubles. All of the sudden, Jim is hitting for a little power, but remember Petco has some crazy dimensions (Zambrano legged out a stand-up triple).
Overall, Jim has raised his smoking average to a smoking .208. I mean he is blowing away Mendoza at this point.
As a Cub, Edmonds is hitting .286 with an .876 OPS. He has 1 HR and 7 RBI in 12 games with the Cubs. So, he has probably bought himself over few weeks on the roster.
DON'T BE FOOLED. JIM IS GOING TO HURT US. TRUST ME!
Go Cubs!
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