Cardinals analyst Jim Edmonds found himself in the spotlight after some controversial comments during the latter stages of Thursday's 14-0 Cardinals loss to Houston.
In the bottom of the seventh inning, with the Cardinals trailing 9-0, Edmonds was talking with play-by-play man Chip Caray about receiving messages from fans on social media, including backers of the Spokane (Washington) Indians, a minor league baseball team that's one of the few to still use a Native American nickname.
"I'm still shocked that we've changed so much, as a whole, that we're not allowed to have the Cleveland Indians anymore, the Guardians," Edmonds said.
"And I'm saying that, too, because my wife is partial Native American Indian.
"I always thought it was kind of a cool thing, not a bad thing to have a team named after ... the Indians or ... the Washington Redskins, all that stuff."
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The Astros then recorded the third out, ending the inning.
The Washington Redskins became the Commanders in 2020 after years of pressure. The Cleveland Indians announced plans to change their name soon after and became the Guardians.
To many Native Americans, the term Redskin for bounties, though .
Edmonds' statement was picked up by several media outlets, including Fox ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, the New York Post and Outkick.
"I always thought it was kind of a cool thing, not a bad thing, to have a team named after the Indians or vice versa, whatever, the Washington Redskins."
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Yep, Jim Edmonds went there.
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"Jimmy Baseball" has not constructed a 4-foot-tall fence around his backyard pool, as the city requires, according to a lawsuit filed Friday.
Edmonds, 50, gave us a tour of his new digs and talked about trying to create a home that brings together his seven children from three marriages.Â
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