Jim Edmonds
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"James Patrick "Jim" Edmonds" is a former United States/American Major League Baseball center fielder and current broadcaster for Fox Sports Midwest. He played for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim/California/Anaheim Angels, the St. Louis Cardinals, the San Diego Padres, the Chicago Cubs, the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Cincinnati Reds. Known for his defensive abilities – particularly of his catches – Edmonds also was a prolific hitter, Batting average/batting .284 with 393 home runs and an on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS) of .903. He is affectionately known by Cardinal fans as ""Jimmy Baseball"", ""Jimmy Ballgame"", and ""Hollywood"".

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I'm going to be stubborn and stay on the ball. I was more of a pull hitter (last year). It's not the way I had approached things in the first 10 years, so I don't know why in my 11th and 12th years I started changing. ... Not this spring.

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I think when he came down I was still sliding and I caught his shin guard a little bit. It's not that big of a deal.

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I was scared at first. I thought, 'Oh, it'll go away,' and for two months it wouldn't. Shaking hands, stupid stuff like that, I was pretty sore.

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It's been bothering me since before I got down here. It's actually gotten better than it was, but it hasn't gone away.

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It shows you how well he's taken care of himself. I feel like I'll be 40 tomorrow, too.

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Right now they are overloaded in terms of manpower.

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I'm just going to do what I used to do, whatever was natural. I know what I'm capable of, and that's what I'm looking for.

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It's getting a little too much attention right now, but that's how it is when you go to the doctor. If I can't feel my forearm for the rest of my life, I'll be OK. There are worse things than that.

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I could hear Larry out there, and he was saying, 'Oh, God!' and he didn't want to call it. You really couldn't blame him.

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