Chicago Tribune: Edmonds patient while Cubs, fans adjust (RR)

When [Edmonds] ran onto the field in the first inning, he was cheered for being in Cub blue.

When he struck out with the bases loaded in the fifth inning, he was booed as if he were still in Cardinal red.

Has he ever had an ovation in Chicago before? “No, and I’ve been booed louder,” Edmonds said after playing in his first game since the Padres released him.

From foe to friend to failure—a rather short honeymoon—all within 24 hours.

“That’s what it’s all about,” he said. “It’s baseball. I’d rather have that than a bunch of people watching the game quietly.”
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He threw some balls into the bleachers to make new friends, realizing, “I could look back in the outfield and not get screamed at.”

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