"Say it ain't so Jimmy!"

Jim Edmonds a Cub?

General manager Jim Hendry wouldn't comment on Edmonds, 37, because he technically remains property of the San Diego Padres until he clears release waivers.

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 talking to the Cubs. The Cubs have considered a left-handed bat a need for weeks.

While I certainly acknowledge that baseball is a business, and that a player should play for whichever team he can get the best deal, I still have a negative visceral reaction against the sight of Jim Edmonds in a Cub uniform.

Nevertheless, if it does happen, that July 4th weekend series vs. the Cubs at Busch will be very interesting.