Jack Parkman

I feel like David Samson is right. It's going to take a 2005-like convergence of happenings for the Sox to win the division or a championship. Otherwise, be happy finishing 2nd to the Twins for another decade.

Some of you guys deserve for the Hawks to replace Bowman with Chiarelli so you all know what an actual bad GM looks like.

Freeman has hit 35+ HR multiple times. I think Vaughn has an outside chance to be Edgar Martinez. Look at Martinez's stats from 1993-99 https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/martied01.shtml

I went to the first game of the Rays series at Sox Park in 2009. It's memorable because we wanted to go to a day game, and were deciding between Monday or Thursday. We went Monday, which was a huge, massive mistake that everyone knows why.

I trust statcast because that's the data that actual MLB teams use. Given how Moncada destroys baseballs, the statcast number seems more accurate.

I get that people want to get paid, and they put a lot of effort into this stuff. I can't support them, so I don't. I already spend enough money on sports content and I have to draw the line somewhere.

I agree with this statement.

I realize that hitting the ball hard helps, but it doesn't always help, and that is my point. It can be mitigated with good defensive positioning. I'd argue that if you're hitting right at defenders, hitting the ball soft enough to drop in front of the outfielder and behind the infielders leads to more hits.

Not always true. You not only have to hit it hard, you have to hit it where the defenders aren't. sometimes, hitting the ball where the defenders aren't requires hitting the ball softly.

I wish I could read this article from Future Sox.

Quality of contact actually doesn't matter with BABIP luck though. You can absolutely murder baseballs but hit it right at the defender, and it still results in an out.

Fangraphs' opinion that Moncada isn't anywhere near as good as last year because BABIP. They went as far as to say he hasn't improved at all from 2018 and that his 2019 was a statistical blip. https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/2020-forecast-hitter-babip-decliners/

Only Adolfo and Basabe have a RF arm, so if anyone rebounds I hope it's one of them. I hope they all rebound so some of these guys can be trade bait, however I really don't believe in any of them.

I'm going to be legitimately shocked if the Sox don't take Ed Howard if he maintains where he's currently ranked. He has a Sox pick all over him.

The Bears should reach an extension with Floyd that pays him an ILB's salary, because he is an ILB miscast as an edge rusher IMO. I'd bet Floyd would be a Pro Bowl ILB, if not an All-Pro. If they paid him $9M AAV that would be high for an ILB and he'd be worth every penny in this fan's opinion. Then they don't have to worry about bringing back Kwiatkoski or Trevathan.

After experimenting for a while, this is my dream job. I don't expect anything more.

I am....lol. I'm just a bit nervous because I had another offer that had the potential for way more $ but turned it down because of fit issues. I had to make a business decision and it was stressful. I'm more relieved than excited.....

Not immediately. I have to earn it. I'm fine with that. I have no doubt in my ability to get that done. I had another offer but turned it down to go back there. I know people there, the environment is pretty laid back, and I know I can be successful. I have a plan if it becomes a dead end again. High paced environments aren't for me.

Software tester/QA Analyst.

Chem Es do process engineering. I've decided I'm bowing out of this thread for the foreseeable future, because I've realized that I literally have to come across a perfect opportunity that fits every one of my criteria in order to be successful. Not only does that not exist, it's unrealistic to expect. I have a chance to go back to my old company with a new perspective. There is the possibility for career growth there, and I'm willing to go there and try my absolute best. I just don't think there's any way I'd be successful in a full-time, mainstream position. It was probably unrealistic for me to have ever expected it in the first place. Good luck to everyone in their careers.

Never was able to get a job in the field...or anything related to it. Interviews were rare, and I never got an offer. Even for a lab tech position. I stopped looking for Chem E jobs in the summer of 2017. I'm working on IT stuff now because I believe it's a better fit for my skillset. People don't realize that you don't choose your career, your career chooses you.

You do know that the plans for universal coverage cost less than we're spending as a country on private insurance now, don't you? With something like M4A vs. private insurance, the costs are actually less per individual than paying for private insurance. The government also has the ability to negotiate drug prices, where insurance companies choose to accept them as is. The main difference for M4A vs. private is two fold 1. M4A is less expensive for the average citizen vs. their current deductible. 2. Who you pay the bill to. Medicare vs. a private insurer. Insurance is by definition an exclusionary product. It's absolutely the wrong industry to be running healthcare. I don't doubt there are some good private insurance plans out there, but the reality is the ones that most people get are shitty. You pay money so your insurance company can refuse to cover your medicine, regardless of whether or not it is medically necessary. The best insurance plan I've ever had was actually medicaid. Not kidding.

Don't worry, I'm fine really. I'm just extremely frustrated. If I come across like a dick sometimes, it's probably because I'm frustrated. I tend to have a positive attitude most of the time these days, but I do get frustrated from time to time. I've realized I'm a bit too eccentric to go into the regular marketplace the majority of the time. I'm focusing on autism hiring initiatives going forward. Hell, I interviewed with my old employer now that my ex is gone. They seem to want me back, I want to go back, and I know it's a good environment for me. I should find out sometime next week if I can go back. It's not perfect, but it's better than nothing. Ultimately, I want my independence and I can get it there now. You guys caught me on a bad few days, where I was stressed and frustrated......I can only do so much. I didn't learn my lesson for refraining from posting when angry/frustrated. Sometimes I use threads to vent/get out my negative energy. Literally, after arguing with you guys for a day or two, I immediately felt more positive......It isn't like I'm not trying, and frustration is normal. The thing I'm most frustrated about is the healthcare issue. It really limits my options, and has been keeping me down. I've had to choose not to do certain jobs because there was no healthcare option, and I can't take temp-to-hire positions because I can't afford to lose my insurance if they don't hire me at the end of the contract. It blows chunks. I'm super pissed at the system because I know I could do better if it was better. But it is what it is, and it keeps me broke and miserable(for now) I'm trying to look at the bright side about a lot of things. Count your blessings, try to get frustrated and angry less. I have a ton of idle time right now so it's easy to get stuck in my head. I'd appreciate if you guys would read that article so you know what us disabled folk have to go through trying to get a start in the workforce. To say it sucks, is an understatement. Cheers, and apologies for being a dick.

Brooks Boyer needs to call Keuchel and tell him to stfu. The more he talks, the stupider he sounds.

? I thought he wore 22 in 09 as well