Jim Edmonds Quotations

We're not doing the job, and they are. That's a classy team and a good team. They're beating us right now.

Scott's healthy and it looks like he's nice and strong. That is going to be a huge plus for us.

Show up, get your feet wet, set a good example; there's lots of reasons to.

My first question was whether I could know ... just for some peace of mind or to have a game plan how I could live my life the next couple years,

Mulder struggled his first couple of starts with us. Then he found his groove, and it's impressive how all five of our starters feed off each other. Mark has fit in here real well.

More and more cargo is coming in containers. By the year 2010, a total of 90 percent of the world's cargo will be shipped in containers.

No, I don't think we've lost control at all. I think that Tony thought the situation called for him to argue, and I was just asking why that was a strike when it hadn't been a strike all day.

Obviously, I'm not hitting the way I want. So, I was trying to make it up for it on defense.

My season is kind of a wash as far as some of the numbers. I'm really just trying to go out there and get prepared for what's to come. That's really it right now.

I was swinging the bat well in Chicago, had some good swings in Philadelphia but just not here. Putting the ball in play would be helpful. I just do something wrong and (the shoulder) gets a little sore. I take a bad swing, it gets a little worse.

I wouldn't want to sit in the training room all day and make those guys work when they've got 50 guys in there. If I can go out there and play with a little bit of pain, I can stay out of the training room.

If we had a full complement and the airport had a full complement, we could do a better job to make sure more containers are inspected.

If they don't pick (the option) up, I don't know how many opportunities there are going to be for me to play. I'm going to approach it like this season will be one of the last ones I have. Hopefully, they'll allow me to come back. But if they don't, I have to be ready for Plan B.

I don't know what to say. It cost us the game, so I've got to deal with it.

He did the best he could do with what he believed in, and hopefully he'll come here, get a good ovation, have a good weekend, and it will be good for Cardinals baseball all the way around.

What we have now at the Port of Houston is a collection of docks that we operate and a variety of cargoes. At the port, there are 200 trading nations and 1,000 ports that deal with Houston.

He's as good as it gets. What else can I say?

He's been rock-solid. He's been steady, solid and strong and he's been swinging the bat good. He's been picking me up a lot lately.

He's been getting out of them for 20 years, ... If you don't take advantage, you have no chance.

He was outstanding, ... When we got guys on base he made the pitches. He pitched a great game.

I actually started thinking about it right before he gave up the hit. He's got that potential. That game he pitched in Toronto last year was probably the best game I ever saw pitched.

He didn't really seem reserved or cautious or anything else about it. We know it's important to other people, and we hope that they remember all the great things that he did here.

I think it might be why I struggled in the World Series,

I think when he came down I was still sliding and I caught his shin guard a little bit. It's not that big of a deal.

I think Brad, to me, is the best closer in the game. His stuff is way above average, and he's got a good idea what he's doing. He's still kind of new to the league, and guys really haven't gotten a feel for him. But I think even if you have a feel for him, you still don't have much of a chance.

I was a little worried about how I would do today - we've been playing pretty well since I came out of the lineup - but I wanted to get in there and take a little pressure off Albert.

I was just trying to get comfortable with how I was going to approach the end of my career. I wasn't asking for it. I was asking what the timing might be.

I was just figuring it would be a double. It was one of those things, a break for us.

I saw his postseason record was 1-5, and I was really surprised, ... I remember some of the games he pitched -- two hits, one run against Arizona a couple years ago. He's a big-game pitcher.

Our fans are the biggest key for us, that's where we get our energy from. Really the ballpark is just secondary right now for us, it's the fans that make a difference.

Our fans are the biggest key for us. That's how we get our energy.

Roger pitched a Roger game. They got two great pitching performances and we haven't been able to score. But if we win tomorrow, we're even. There's a lot of games left to play.

Really, the ballpark is secondary for us. It's the fans that will hopefully put us over the top.

Our lineup's been thin all year. We played without three guys for three or four out of six months. We'll be all right.

Our lineup's been thin all year, ... We played without three guys for three or four out of six months. We'll be all right.

Our lineup has been thin all year. We just need to win a game and we won't be worried anymore.

That didn't feel great, so I left it for the day. We'll try again tomorrow.

I was trying to hit on top of the ball. That was making me hit the ball out front. I did it so much it turned into my swing. That's not me. When I hit the ball to left-center field, I'm not trying to hit it there. It's just my natural swing.

I was trying to figure out where the balls and strikes and the outs are posted today. Those are things you get comfortable with as a player. When you have to start looking for them all over again, it takes some adjusting.

It doesn't mean anything unless we win tomorrow night.

It eases the attitude of the team when you know the whole staff can grind out nine innings and they're going to give us a chance to win. It improves the attitude of our team and it improves the effort of our team.

It couldn't be that great; nobody wants to see this. It's all about the Red Sox and Yankees. Why don't they just show a replay of that?

I think, I've been trying to dictate where I want the ball to go.

I think this was a great game for both teams, I really do.

The always-important last at-bat. That's big, especially here.

You can circle a couple guys' names who carried us all year long, and those five guys are probably at the top of the list.

We'd obviously like to give up less runs, but I think in the long run it will be nice that everybody got in the game today,

There are a few things that are like that. I'm happy and lucky to have been a part of it. I thought it was pretty special.

Tony did a great job of putting the pieces together all year. To play as well as we have with all the injuries, it just makes this a great team victory.

We've got a lot of things working for us right now. We came up short in Chicago, but we played well two of the three games. We could easily be 6-1 and not 4-3. We'll take what we've got and work with it.

A total professional who everybody respects. No matter what happens, he never complains. He's a competitor. He's the kind of guy you want on your team.

Did we lose or did we win? ... It's something that you've got to see to believe it. You really do. People back home ask me about this place and I tell them, 'You've got to come see it to believe it.' I don't think you can describe the power of these people that come to the game day in and day out, and the support they give you. It really makes you go out there and play harder, play better and basically be a better person just because you know they're watching.

Sometimes you have to throw your hands up.

Right now they are overloaded in terms of manpower.

Stuff-wise, that's as good as it gets in this league, ... The combination of him and Brad Ausmus behind the plate is just a tough combination. Brad knows what he's doing, moving the ball back and forth, fastballs away and cutters. It's one thing to move the ball around, but it's another thing to execute the pitches.

Stuff-wise, he's as good as it gets in this league.

One day is good, and one day is bad,

Now it's even. We've just got to go over there and try to win a series.

Day to day with me is so real. One day is good, and one day is bad. I'm not too excited about one catch or one home run because I know tomorrow could be a bad day. I just want to stay on a level plane.

An out's an out, ... We all make outs. It doesn't make it any more frustrating that anybody's on deck. It's the fact that you make outs with guys on base, knowing that's your only chance right there.

A three o'clock start in any ballpark is tough, but it's especially tough here. I'm not looking forward to too many more of those.

This goes back to when I was about six. I don't think I've ever felt good. It goes back awhile. The shoulder ends up hitting the wall, the diving (for balls) and lead arm swing, so it takes a lot of pounding and a lot of stress. It obviously gets sore from time to time.

You don't think about it day in and day out,

There really wasn't one thing, it was just over time and trying to do some different workouts. They say it's kind of common to get tennis elbow, and when you're old like me ...

There's a new stadium, but it's the fans who make this place special. It's hard to describe. Day in, day out they come here and people are cheering. You get used to playing on the field but you never get tired of hearing them in the stands.

It's been bothering me since before I got down here. It's actually gotten better than it was, but it hasn't gone away.

It's a little sore, but I'm all right.

It's a little frustrating hearing the fans booing Jason. He's going through a tough spot right now. He's got 80-some saves the last two years, and I don't think he deserves that.

It's a pretty big honor, obviously. A lot of great players. I don't know if I've been here long enough to really deserve it, but I don't really know how many guys played here that long. But it's an honor.

It's going to take a little bit longer than one day to get used to this place.

It's getting a lot of attention because I had to get an MRI. It's not really that bad. I'm not really concerned baseball-wise, I just would like to have it feel normal or somewhat normal.

It's getting a little too much attention right now, but that's how it is when you go to the doctor. If I can't feel my forearm for the rest of my life, I'll be OK. There are worse things than that.

It's hard to tell. I hit some balls in batting practice I thought were going to be homers, and they weren't. And a couple I didn't think would be, and they went into the seats.

It shows you how well he's taken care of himself. I feel like I'll be 40 tomorrow, too.

It should be exciting. It's tough to lose teammates each year, but it's always exciting when you have new guys who come in here and you see how much they're going to enjoy this place.

It's been a tough year for me. Basically, I was just trying to put the ball in play.

It's nice to be home. It's been a long six weeks in spring training and then start off on the road. It's a beautiful place and I'm glad we could pull out a win for everybody.

It's something we see all the time, ... but it's fun to see somebody like Larry seeing it up close.

The ball carried good to left field early in the day and I think the wind shifted. It's just going to be one of those things where you have to wait and see. But it was a perfect day, you can't ask for anything more.

It's been tough. All I can do is keep working and try to do what I can to help the team.

It kind of bounced off pretty hard, so I didn't really know. I didn't want to get thrown out.

It's difficult for anybody to deal with all that stuff, all that negativity. There's no telling how different guys are gonna react.

No matter what's happened, it's important for people to remember that he became a big part of the city and of this team,

It was just ridiculous what happened to us. Somebody put our magic number up on the clubhouse bulletin board, and I don't think we won another game.

It's nice. We're trying to really be careful and not get it out of control. We're working toward the goal of winning the World Series. This is a good step.

I'm going to stay off it the best I can for the next week, I guess. I don't know how many days.

I'm going to be stubborn and stay on the ball. I was more of a pull hitter (last year). It's not the way I had approached things in the first 10 years, so I don't know why in my 11th and 12th years I started changing. ... Not this spring.

I made an adjustment too quickly. It worked for a little bit, then I couldn't get back where I wanted to be.

I'm just going to do what I used to do, whatever was natural. I know what I'm capable of, and that's what I'm looking for.

I never thought I'd be here, so it's kind of special in my own little way. When you come up playing in this game, you don't really know what you're in for, so you're fortunate to have a career like I've had. I never thought I'd be where I'm at. It's a nice milestone for me. I really never thought I'd get this far. It's nice.

I'm happy (for) one thing: I won't have to worry about running into Reggie anymore.

I'll be out there. I don't have a choice.

I had a chance. Carlos made a great play on Juan. I thought I hit the ball pretty good, but it just didn't go anywhere. I feel bad for Jeff. Jeff pitched a pretty good game, and two big errors, they scored two runs.

In the U.S., port authorities don't have any control over the private side. In Europe they do.

I just saw him kick it one time and I thought, well, they're going to be more concentrating on trying to get the guy at the plate. I just kept running.

I just think that's the way he is. But he got to be such a big phenomenon - for his whole career, basically. I don't think he ever became entirely comfortable with that.

I really wasn't worried about Scotty because he was never really complaining about his shoulder. As long as he's not hurt and not complaining about his shoulder, he's going to be fine.

I hit some balls in batting practice that I thought would be homers and they weren't. Then I hit a couple balls I didn't think were and they ended up in the seats.

In that situation, I thought I deserved a better answer than, 'Don't you come back here and argue with me,' ... I asked, 'How's that ball a strike?' and that's the answer I get. He doesn't have time to answer the question, but he has time to scream at me.

I don't put much thought into anything right now except getting myself more comfortable at the plate and playing hard enough to get something out of these last couple days.