The Beast

I saw a guy in the upper deck wearing a WSI shirt and I wanted to get up in his face and say, "your moderators are nazis" without being too serious. Then again, I would definitely buy a soxtalk.com t-shirt if there ever was such a thing. But I doubt we would want that much exposure and take on the idiot callers that make Bernstein's show funny/a mess each day.

I like this promotion, Marty. I would buy a beer for the first person that says, "Hey Ross" to me at Section BOX148, Row 22, Seats 6-8 tomorrow. You must be 21. I'm the only male there so I won't be hard to find. Also introduce yourself and say what your post name is. I could use some damage clean up from the earlier years around here and maybe for recent times when I constantly b****ed.

What would Obama cut to reduce the deficit and how do you guys feel about him being re-elected if you are a Democrat?

I am in a unique position at the moment. Seeing as though it is near impossible to get a full-time marketing coordinator or PR specialist position right now, I have decided to work two part-time internships (as part-time jobs are a b**** to get as well). Last week I interviewed with Perpetual Fitness Motion Corporation (Chicago) and Wilks Communications (Oak Park). Received offers from both places but Wilks Communications has longer hours (35 as opposed to 20) and is paid ($10/hour). On Friday I got an email from the Big Ten Network for a paid internship opportunity and CouponTrade also wants to interview me after receiving a writing sample and my resume. The problem isn't that I have these opportunities, but it is the timing in which they want someone to come work for them. I want to work at least 50 hours a week and receive some income but I have to respond by the end of the week to Wilks/PFMC. [Company removed] and BTN probably won't have a decision made by the end of the week. Should I see if either of the organizations I interviewed with already would extend offers to the following Monday? It is likely that I'll take the Wilks Communications offer and take one of the unpaid internships. Seems like a damned if I do, damned if I don't situation I have because of the timing that the offers were extended.

Would Obama - Clinton 2012 increase the likelihood that they win the election? Have presidents who are seeking re-election been known to switch running mates for the second time around?

KW on Kubel's claim: "LOL"

If the Sox did work something out with Thome, what would they have to give up? Why not just offer to take on the salary from the Twins or give them $1 million to take him off their hands. Giving up players for him doesn't make much sense, especially when this team keeps losing.

Was told to come up with a promotion when I was with the Rams for their plates and they didn't seem too enthused about a donation going to Joplin, MO and them picking up the plates. And then I see this and think, if 200 Sox fans wanted these plates then there's got to be a way for another professional team to be able to get 200 drivers to do this. On topic...those are some bad ass plates.

Go ahead, DL Quentin and let those who have a woody for Viciedo rejoice. Too bad he's hurt too.

The internship concluded last Saturday as I was able to work a Rams/Colts pre-season game, go on the field, help out at half-time and sell Kids Club memberships. Overall, it was a pretty cool experience and it gives me something to talk about in an interview. I have sent out at least 30 applications to internships in PR and have heard back from Israel Idonijae's non-profit organization and Wilks Communications in Chicago and am scheduling calls with them next week. Crain's had a social media coordinator internship position that was already filled and discovered that Comcast Sportsnet's interns need to be in college so I can't intern there. About the only part-time jobs available are at Family Video, which I will probably end up interviewing for since other part-time gigs haven't called me back. Perhaps I need to broaden the scope a bit to try and get a full-time job, but it is tough when you can't separate spam from good on Monster, Careerbuilder and indeed. Its tough when very few organizations have the cash to invest in new graduates, but that is just the reality of today's economy. So I figured that a part-time job parted with a part-time internship would be better for me than doing a full-time job that won't help my career in the long run.

QUOTE (kjshoe04 @ Aug 18, 2011 -> 12:24 AM) Really? I've tailgated in my Sebring by myself. The only reason I can think of why they were doing it is because it was the fourth of July and they anticipated lots of people bringing big trucks that wanted to tailgate. So maybe they gave the "large trucks only" reason to curb the amount of people in smaller cars tailgating that day. Either way the parking guy was being a deuche.

Definitely use the church lot as White Sox parking employees are generally dicks about their jobs. For example, my family tried parking a larger Mazda and we were told it was too small to tailgate from even though smaller cars were able to tailgate. A larger car that showed up later was given the same answer, "large cars only." Go to the church, that is probably best, unless you want to get hassled.

I turn to my right and with my left arm, I punch forward and let my right hand quickly punch to the right as the left retreats. And I do overemphasize the call at times but nobody really cares.

Inevitably, the Office. And ER died a bit earlier than I would have thought. Also, the Simpsons needs to die.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Aug 8, 2011 -> 09:14 AM) Though I agree the Bears should be on lakefront, plenty of teams don't technically play in the large cities with which they are associated. That's true. I was exaggerating the point that the Bears should remain on the lakefront. Outside of the grass, I don't see much of a problem with Soldier Field. Most people like the old look of the stadium with the new additions inside.

I wasn't able to stay in St. Louis till the end of August, but I have been able to get a solid letter of recommendation from two supervisors, added several contacts on linkedin and my supervisor has assured me she will put in a good word to her contacts for jobs I may apply for in the future. Now I just have to figure out how to get into the White Sox organization considering they only hire interns who have bachelor's degrees and do not post their internships on their website. So I'll be back home trying to get a job that just pays so I can save more money to be able to do something that I actually like to do in sports. Or I'll go into media relations somewhere corporate...maybe even try and hit up DePaul to become a graduate assistant while I go to grad school.

If they moved the team out of Chicago then they aren't really the Chicago Bears now, are they? They might as well become the Arlington Heights Staleys if you move them out of Soldier Field. Personally I don't see anything wrong with the stadium outside of the fact that the Park District and the Bears need to work on turning the grass into the new turf used.

Who the hell was Will Blow-hman screaming at? Morel?

A little known fact of the ball park is that you can bring in a clear bag of fruit and one sealed bottle of water without penalty. I think bottled pop and water is about $4.50 or $5, which is still bull.

QUOTE (since56 @ Jul 30, 2011 -> 07:44 AM) The White Sox have some big names and are currently in the thick of the chase in the A.L. Central. The weather has been great for night games and the team has been playing well. The northsiders suck and are not a factor. A beautiful Friday night in late July against the Red Sox the house should have been packed. I know we have been down this road before, but why not better attendance? The park is beautiful and the experience is a positive one. I have been to more than a few stadiums around the country and the cell is above average. I don't get it. Ticket prices are wayyy too high. Not to mention parking is too expensive and the beer is outrageous for recent graduates. I'd rather tailgate and get tipsy outside so I don't have to pay $7.25 for a beer inside. But some days I can't even tailgate because a parking guy is a dick and sucks at customer service, telling people if they have Honda CRVs they can't pull up where everyone is tailgating in spite of two small cars being close by. I don't buy the Cubs/Sox argument because if they were able to draw 27,000-30,000 a night that should be enough to put the Sox past some of those other clubs.

The two year deal isn't done with Williams yet. After losing Davis and Aromashodu in free agency, would the Bears consider spending some more to bring in Sims-Walker to complement Williams, or are they the same receiver?

Why did the Bears seem so uninterested in maintaining Manning? He seems like a pretty big loss as he really added something to the return game. But I am not sure if he was all that great on defense - they must really like Major Wright if they want to put him in right away.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Jul 28, 2011 -> 09:39 PM) I hope what you have is really important, because right now when they need you the most is not a good time to leave. I mean, it's an internship, but it sort of sticks that you left when it got (seemingly) more important. Not trying to be an ass, because obviously I don't know your situation. I think you would have learned a lot by sticking around. No decision has been made yet and I don't really want to get into the specifics of the situation. But I would primarily be helping out at training camp & doing less work in the office. If I did stay around, maybe their perceptions would think even more highly of me but it sounds like I am getting contacts and a recommendation regardless.

I had the meeting with my boss and a co-worker that I work under close supervision with today. They appeared to want me to stay till the end of August, extending my time with the team for 18 days. It seems like they need help for training camp but I have something personal going on back home to attend to. Even if I don't stay, they said they would be willing to put me into contact with members of most Chicago teams with the exception of the Blackhawks. So I don't see much of a difference if I stayed or went home but the contacts part of this was important.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jul 26, 2011 -> 06:51 PM) All an interview is, to the point, is them trying to sell the company to you, and you trying to sell yourself to the company. An interview, most people seem to forget, is a two way street. They need help, and you need a job. If you are still young, as you seem to be, don't be afraid to try different things...there will be plenty of jobs of various types at various companies in your future. While you still can, experiment and figure out what it is you really love to do...the money will come on it's own. Until then, think of this as an adventure...have fun with it...you have a lifetime ahead of you to worry about the small stuff. I graduated from college in May with a degree in Business. I often wonder if I should have stuck with a writing oriented major even though people gave me plenty of s***, just because I feel I'd be good at PR. I wonder how people oriented you have to be to be in media relations because I can talk to people but I am not extroverted. Maybe that's a small thing I shouldn't worry about and instead I should be focusing on going back to school or I should go work part-time and intern with some place in the city to get involved with communications (not radio or newspapers). But I'll see how this meeting goes since I don't think it is an interview.