I think Edmonds made the call to leave. I saw a quick pop up on my phone that had Edmonds saying something like “It’s not fun being around the Cardinals right now.” Sounds like a fair-weather fan, but who are we to say what is going on. If he does not enjoy what he is doing he certainly has the right to move on.
Thompson has gotten better in my opinion. He is kind of “polly-anna-ish”, but then you need some of that positive energy or else no one would ever tune in.
When the team is playing winning baseball almost any broadcast team is easy to listen to. I’d be more than a little curious as to what Harry Caray and Jack Buck would have to say about the present day Cardinal outfit. Especially Harry…Haha!
It is my understanding that Edmond’s departure was mutual. He didn’t want to return and the company wasn’t going to ask him back. He did have some parting comments on the way out the door though.