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Jim Edmonds criticizes Cubs’ Christopher Morel, mocks fan who caught HR

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Jim Edmonds criticizes Cubs’ Christopher Morel, mocks fan who caught HR

St. Louis Cardinals play-by-play announcer Jim Edmonds didn’t mince words during Sunday’s game against the Chicago Cubs.

After Christopher Morel hit his second home run of the game, giving the Cubs an 8-3 lead over the Cardinals in the eighth inning, Edmonds, the former St. Louis star, spoke candidly about the designated hitter celebration.

“That kid’s celebration is a joke. I have no qualms about it,” Edmonds said. “I’ve never seen anything like it. I just don’t get it. You’re a .229 hitter in the major leagues and you’re running around like you’re Barry Bonds.”

Despite the Cardinals’ early lead, the Cubs went on an offensive surge with six bombs to secure the win. Ian Happ and Tomas Nido each chipped in with one, while Pete Crow-Armstrong and Morel each had two.

While Morel’s first home run came in the sixth inning off the Cardinals’ Mike Mikolas, his second, which came off Andrew Kettredge in the eighth, was the one that seemed to break Edmonds.

Bally Sports Midwest announcer Chip Caray shifted the focus to the fan in the Busch Stadium crowd who caught Morel’s long ball.

Cubs’ Christopher Morel hits a home run in the eighth inning against the Cardinals on Sunday. Getty Images

This particular fan, wearing a camouflage hat and army green shirt, had also caught a home run earlier in the game.

“He hit two home runs in that game,” Caray said. “Like we said, the Cubs can’t see him, he’s well disguised.”

Edmonds didn’t hesitate to suggest that the fan’s physique may have played a role in helping him catch two home runs in one game.

The fan who caught Christopher Morel’s eighth-inning home run on Sunday. Bally Sports Midwest
Jim Edmonds UPI

“He also takes up a lot of space in the outfield,” he said. “He’s kind of blocked people off.”

Clearly, the 54-year-old already felt something about the six home runs he saw the Cardinals give up.

Morel, who signed with the Cubs as an international free agent in August 2015, led off the season with 16 home runs.

The win improved the Cubs’ record to 47-51 at the All-Star break and brought the Cardinals to 50-46 as both teams chase the National League Central-leading Brewers.