Edmonds nixed deal to Sox :: The SouthtownStar

Edmonds said he got a call from St. Louis management in the week after the Winter Meetings in December, asking him to waive his no-trade rights for a deal involving the Sox.

"They told me I was traded to the White Sox, and that I had an hour to OK it, and I told them I needed more than that,'' said Edmonds, who had earlier asked for a trade closer to his Southern California home after being told he didn't play a big part in the Cardinals' 2008 plans.

"I was sitting on the beach one day with my family, running around with my son, and they told me I had an hour to decide whether I wanted to play with the White Sox or not,'' Edmonds added.

It's unclear what the deal was, although the Cards were said to be interested in shortstop Juan Uribe at that time.

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Edmond's talking a lot this weekend.

He’s been having a pretty hilarious back-and-forth with Tony LaRusa down in the St.L.

gonna out-energy a lot of guys, simply by over-attituding them

by defensive indifference on Jul 5, 2008 3:07 PM CDT 0 recs

once again illustrating

that you don’t hear about KW deals until they’re officially announced.

i like swisher better. thanks jim.

If there's a baseball equivalent to "never fight a land war in Asia," Vizzini might tell us "never buy the decline years of a player."

by larry on Jul 5, 2008 3:55 PM CDT 0 recs

Never trust a big butt and a smile.
Sox Machine

by Sox Machine on Jul 5, 2008 4:19 PM CDT up 0 recs

Actually, this is old news...

I posted this story back on February 10th…

http://www.southsidesox.com/2008/2/9/184234/5532#2875389

by SSH2005 on Jul 5, 2008 11:25 PM CDT up 0 recs

i take it you want a gold star?

actually, this is confirmation of a rumor you posted back on february 10th.

If there's a baseball equivalent to "never fight a land war in Asia," Vizzini might tell us "never buy the decline years of a player."

by larry on Jul 5, 2008 11:49 PM CDT up 0 recs

No BUO tonight; leaving for the game right now

but he’s a “crafty lefty” type, with a hittable fastball that he doesn’t throw too much. Likes to try to get the first strike with the curve and, in general, will try to break even counts with it. But it’s not often used even still. It’s not a pitch he’s comfortable throwing a lot. To lefties he’s pretty much strictly fastball-slider and he mixes them pretty evenly. Both are tough pitches on lefties, so hopefully toby makes an appearance today.

are you trying to use stats around here? what the fuck do you think this is? - MM

by colintj on Jul 5, 2008 3:56 PM CDT 0 recs