bellyitcher

I cannot be objective about Jimmy Edmonds. I try, but I think I'm fighting a losing battle.

ONFIELD

1. Defense
   i. Hustle (10) He's still playing very shallow; he may have to rethink that next year. 8 points.
   ii. Agility (14) Er, uh huh. 13 points.
   iii. Catcher (5/0) N/A. 0 points.
   iv. Awareness (8) Jimmy usually pays attention. 7.5 points.
   v. Defensive Stance (8) He plays with his hat and takes off his glove and looks around. But then the pitch is thrown. 7 points.
   vi. Pitching Face/Post-strike out (5/0) N/A. 0 points.
2. Offense
   i. Hustle (10) He stole home this year. That's pretty cool. 8 points.
   ii. Batting Stance/Face (12) Blink, blink. Grimace. Bail out of the box. Mutter under breath. Little smile. Every time. With one of two outcomes: swing through a high fastball or crush a high fastball. 10 points.
   iii. Power & Average (12) Yes, he had an off year. I really hope that's all it was. 9 points.
   iv. Pitcher's bunting ability (5) N/A. 0 points.
   v. Selflessness (14) He's pretty good about that. He'd probably pay the Cardinals to play for them. 12 points.
   
3. Dugout/Clubhouse
   i. Press Conferences/Interviews (8) Pretty good. Light on the cliches. 7 points.
   ii. Quotes (8) I still love his quote about Zambrano. 7 points.
   iii. Chatty (8) Meh. 4 points.
   iv. Fights (6) He seems to discuss things with umpires more than opposing players, but he'll be in there. 4 points.

OFF FIELD

1. Personal Hygiene (16) He still doesn't have highlights! However, he's not exactly without excess insulation. 13 points.
   
2. Commercials (local) (8) For the rally bands. 7 points.
   
3. Commercials (national) (10) No. 0 points.
   
4. Commercials (MLB) (10) They're still playing his "I Live For This." 10 points.
   
5. Dress (10) Ok. 6 points.
   
6. Rumors (6) So many rumors. 5 points.
   
7. Awards (6) Lots and lots of Gold Gloves. 5 points.

142.5 points for Edmonds. If he had ever had one of his hot streaks...sigh.