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Saturday, April 07, 2007

STL Today: Edmonds is surprised he’s not in the lineup

As that great Bronx poet David Kleinman once raged..."Dog, shut up! Shut up, shut up, shut up!”

Factoring match-ups into his decision, La Russa expects Edmonds to start tonight against Roy Oswalt and Sunday against Jason Jennings, noting that both are righthanded.

“The way I look at it, we’ve got two left to play this weekend against righthanders. So I don’t know if it makes sense to play him tonight and sit him against one of the two righthanders when you’ve got a Taguchi who doesn’t match up as well against righthanders,” La Russa said. “Now, if you think he can play all three, that’s another question. But that’s not what I was told.

“Maybe if he didn’t complain about his shoulder, his foot and his hammy barking a little bit, maybe the training staff wouldn’t say he should play only two out of three.”

Repoz Posted: April 07, 2007 at 10:14 AM | 13 comment(s)
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1. Shibal Posted: April 07, 2007 at 10:39 AM (#2328292)

It makes sense to sit him out yesterday if he's banged up a bit. But what is wrong with the communication between these two? If you are going to sit a long-time veteran/crybaby for a game, tell the guy what's going on. It saves a lot of trouble down the road.

Hell, in beer-league softball I make sure I let someone know if he is changing positions or down in the batting order before I make out the lineup. Just common courtesy dictates that.

2. Bob Dernier Cri

Posted: April 07, 2007 at 11:16 AM (#2328303)

So Taguchi, not Edmonds, received the assignment, prompting Edmonds to offer, "You're kidding."

Hardly an unreasonable reaction from someone who watches Taguchi play a lot.

3. 6 - 4 - 3 Posted: April 07, 2007 at 11:56 AM (#2328315)

TLR made the right decision with regard to the lineup, but he should have addressed the issue with Edmonds directly before Edmonds found out from someone else.

And I don't fault Edmonds for being peeved. He's earned the right to expect that TLR will talk to him about something like this beforehand.

4. DCW3 Posted: April 07, 2007 at 12:01 PM (#2328317)

TLR made the right decision with regard to the lineup...

Putting So Taguchi into the lineup is, by definition, never the right decision.

5. Halofan Posted: April 07, 2007 at 02:39 PM (#2328437)

Jim Edmonds a complainer? This sounds familiar. Wait... wait... it is all coming back... Wait a month until he tell you how he REALLY feels...

6. 6 - 4 - 3 Posted: April 07, 2007 at 02:40 PM (#2328439)

@ DCW3

While that's certainly the case, it's WJ's fault for not providing TLR with a better sub for Edmonds than Taguchi. If the trainers say that Edmonds must be rested once every three games, then TLR absolutely should bench Edmonds against left-handed starters as much as possible. While Taguchi is an inferior option, the marginal drop in production is minimized when facing a left-handed starter.

7. Dayton Moore is a Big Fat Idiot (AG#1F) Posted: April 07, 2007 at 02:58 PM (#2328460)

I'm wondering how this affects Tony LaRussa's relationship with Scott Rolen.

8. ST in VA Posted: April 07, 2007 at 03:06 PM (#2328472)

Sounds like La Russa has fallen asleep at the wheel.

Rimshot!

9. danup Posted: April 07, 2007 at 03:39 PM (#2328539)

Jim Edmonds a complainer? This sounds familiar. Wait... wait... it is all coming back... Wait a month until he tell you how he REALLY feels...

Yeah, they'll never win a World Series with this cancer holding them back!

10. 100 Years is Nothing Posted: April 07, 2007 at 03:57 PM (#2328561)

Lassie is one of the best whiners around, so I am glad to see him back in mid-season form.

11. Sparkles Peterson Posted: April 07, 2007 at 04:08 PM (#2328582)

Seems pretty blown out of proportion. Edmonds didn't look at the lineup card and got surprised by a question about why he was sitting, so he spoke candidly. If they keep sniping at each other for the next few days, I'll start paying attention to it.

12. greenback