Center fielders and home runs
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Royalties & Cardinalate points out Jim Edmonds is close to a milestone::
The official site had a nice bit of trivia today regarding the potential for a current Cardinal to overtake Sugar Ray Lankford (123) as the Busch Stadium all-time home runs leader. Jimmy Edmonds would need to hit 27 home HRs to achieve this, so it is quite a long-shot. Regardless, Edmonds is just four away for 100 at Busch. Pujols is at 71, just 10 behind Ted Simmons.
I don't want Edmonds to have a bad year, but I would really like Lankford to remain the all time home run leader at Busch Stadium. So go nuts on the road Jimmy.
Posted by Josh at March 30, 2005 09:56 AMCan you imagine the season that Edmonds would have if he were able to hit 27 home runs at home this year? Pujols would likely find himself once again looking at a 2nd place MVP finish....
Posted by: Robb at March 30, 2005 01:49 PMWell, Edmonds did hit 24 at Busch last year, so it's not like it would be much beyond what he's already done.
Posted by: salvo at March 30, 2005 02:16 PMI think that would be awesome if Edmonds challenges it, if for no other reason that in mid-september, once we've already clinched the Central, we'll have something to sit on the edges of our seats for.
I'd rather see Pujols try to beat it, but I just don't think he has enough in him to hit 71 home runs at home. At least, not yet.
Posted by: Fitz at March 30, 2005 03:24 PMHere's to Jimmy going nuts. He certainly deserves it. I was just going to wonder about next season, but then... duh. No more Busch II.
Posted by: MO Boiler at March 30, 2005 05:39 PM