Interesting tidbit from the Chicago Sun-Times about Edmonds and his apparent anger at the Cardinals organization for trading him away.

But multiple Cubs sources said the team plans to pursue Edmonds, and one said Edmonds has told his agent to talk to no one before he talks to the Cubs. The Cubs have considered a left-handed bat a need for weeks.

Edmonds was dumped unceremoniously by the St. Louis Cardinals last winter in a trade for minor-league third baseman David Freese and is motivated by the opportunity to help a division rival beat his old team.

as soon as I got up this morning. But the Lady Caswell is playing coy with her information.

desperate to prove something, presses even more, and hits even less, if that’s possible. Also, guess what Edmonds—you are too old and slow to play center that shallow.

...that this is all coming from Chicago media writers. I know that the UT writers and the NC Times writers aren’t top-notch, but how do they not find/report this stuff???

Those of us Cub fans who have to endure the possibility of Edmunds playing on our team are not all too happy about our management’s decision to even think about pursuing him. But, in light of the fact that we fans don’t get any real say in the decisions, we are stuck with him, likely.

I am curious if you have any specific examples of Edmunds being a clubhouse cancer. I/We would love to hear them. Thanks!

Edmonds’ biggest crime was being aloof—something that won’t matter in a tight-knit Cubs clubhouse.

Does this sentence make any sense at all? I mean, if a guy comes in and acts “aloof”...isn’t that going to be a problem in a “tight-knit” clubhouse? From everything we’ve heard over the last few seasons or so…the Padres themselves have a pretty tight-knit clubhouse…no?

Am I reading this wrong because I’m not as bright as I am pretty?

This team, this city, and this city’s media, are all the types who’d get hush hush on a story like this. Whenever we hear about bad clubhouse guys, it’s always whispers and rumors when they’re on the team, with details and concrete quotes coming once the guy’s left town. And, looking back, it usually corresponds with crappy play. Some teams can ignore it or overcome it, but the heightened sense of expectations don’t exist here like they do in bigger cities, and an abrasive clubhouse guy can really throw guys off their game.

Who knows, maybe this’ll snap the guys out of their collective funk…a 30mph wind blowing out toward left field doesn’t hurt matters either.

Cubs fans are going to have an interesting time with Edmonds…I’m sure they’re salivating at the thought of a former Redbird exacting revenge for them, but if you think Padres fans were impatient with Edmonds, we’re in for a real treat if he ends up struggling there.

Lastly, the first sign a player’s probably not a good fit is when he’s sending text messages to his former team’s broadcast partners while on the DL with his new team, saying he misses everyone and wishes he could be there. That might have been a warning sign we should have spotted, in hindsight.

This morning I emailed Tom Krasovic and asked him if the story in the Chicago Sun-Times was an accurate portrayal of what was going on with Edmonds during his time in a Padre uniform. This is the response I got.

“Edmonds marches to his own beat. Clubhouse cancer is flat out wrong.”

This from the Chicago Sun-Times:

All indications are that Jim Edmonds won’t be officially a member of the Cubs until after tonight’s game.

As of early Tuesday afternoon, Edmonds is not in Chicago. But he may be in a Cubs uniform by Thursday’s series finale against the Padres.

He was not loved by his teammates, he would gloat about how great a game he had even if it was a late-season loss in a close divisional race. His boombox was smashed by a bat during a game and when he walked into the clubhouse after a loss all he could do was scream about WHO HAD DONE THIS even though he was repeatedly told not to blast music after a loss. He showboated opposing pitchers (drawing inside heat to the batters following him) and hot-dogged catches (risking the game) and never once owned up to it nor agreed to be any different when confronted by teammates. And he delayed a surgery decision as a F-U to the team before the 1999 season.