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QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Aug 2, 2012 -> 04:53 AM) IT DIDN'T EVEN HAVE A SCREEN!!! Lol, are you guys serious right now? You can stroke Apple all you want, but why the HELL would you ever buy an mp3 player when you have no idea what's even playing? Jesus, even CD players had track #'s listed. Absolutely idiotic. You want something small to run with? Take a look around at all the other brands selling mp3 players that are small and HAVE SCREENS. I mean, I honestly couldn't stop laughing when I heard it first announced. Hey Joe...it was called THE SHUFFLE... What do you suppose you were intended to do with it? You turn it on, go for a run, and let it randomly play songs you have loaded on it IN SHUFFLE MODE. Last I heard they didn't sell many units or make any money off of the device. Wiki

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 2, 2012 -> 08:41 AM) So, do you pay for performance or do you pay even more for potential? If Liriano comes out and continues walking 5 per 9 IP the rest of the year, you can say all the same things about "perhaps Coop will help him", but we're still right there with that same question. Let's just see what Cooper can do with him. Coop has had 4.5 years with Floyd and his problems still persist. Has he made a huge jump from where he was in Philly? Of course. Liriano, on the other hand, is coming to us in a much better spot than Floyd, so perhaps the incremental change Cooper can make on him will put him at a spot where he is pitching much better than Floyd is. I certainly believe he will.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Aug 1, 2012 -> 06:51 PM) It's an ongoing discussion, but I think it is possible. That's why I think the Red Sox would have to think about letting him go for nothing, if someone were crazy enough to claim him. He is due $102 million for 2013-2017. Yeah, I don't think anyone would take him for nothing right now...

QUOTE (ScottyDo @ Aug 1, 2012 -> 06:26 PM) Agree that it's a bad hiring process. Disagree with the bolded. There was probably a fair amount of character evaluation that led KW to believe that Ventura was a good clubhouse fit, and probably a lot of statistical analysis to show that the rest of a manager's job is relatively unimportant. That's not luck, that's good work leading up to the interviews. And the thing is, no one else hired those guys either...there very well could be something we don't know that is known in industry circles...or it could just have not been their time.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Aug 1, 2012 -> 02:06 PM) Really. He gives up one hit and struck out a guy (but the ump blew the call) but it was a rollercoaster. Good lord, unless someone is consistently getting 1-2-3 innings, they suck on this site. Jason, if we don't say anything now, but wait til he actually starts blowing saves, then we get accused of bailing on the kid of turning on him or something silly. We're pointing out areas for improvement during the good times...and that's what needs to be done. Because if you ignore them until the bad times come, then you're just a fair weather fan.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Aug 1, 2012 -> 04:36 PM) If someone did, I think the Red Sox would actually contemplate making it a Alex Rios situation. I don't think so...Crawford is still owed roughly double what Rios was owed when we took him off the Blue Jays' hands...

Hah, Sqwert, Balta, Milk... Spare yourselves and don't go back and read...

QUOTE (MuckFinnesota @ Aug 1, 2012 -> 04:47 PM) What do you do in tv that you travel 40+ weeks a year? BTW, Ross, do you even give a s*** about anything or anyone other than yourself? Throughout this thread, you post these long, often pointless posts about your career and many of us try to give you some pointers because we are generally nice people. But I don't think you ever give a s*** about anyone else's situation other than your own, or if so, only insomuch as you can mine others for information on how to improve your own situation. Well, let me pass along some unsolicited advice: If you really don't give a s*** about anyone else other than yourself, or aren't at the very least, a LOT better at pretending you do than you currently are, you're not going to go anywhere far.

QUOTE (chimpy2121 @ Aug 1, 2012 -> 04:34 PM) So I got a good response to my thank you, post interview letter. It basically ended with "I think you'll be hearing from me at the end of the week". Needless to say, I was feeling pretty good. This is a job that I really want and I truly feel it's a great career move, despite being all the way across the country. Now to confuse things for me, the president of the company I'm currently at sent me an e-mail saying he wants to discuss a significant adjustment to my compensation this week. I don't really want to stay though. I travel 40+ weeks a year and I don't want to keep working in television. I'm torn on how to handle it. I don't want to burn bridges or be disrespectful, nor do I want to hamper myself at my current job incase the new opportunity does not pan out. Listen to what he has to say...and then take an evening or two just to think on it, just to be respectful. If you still think you don't need to stay, then tell him you considered the offer, but you just don't think it's the best move for your future. If you have to give him a decision before you hear from the other company, then just accept it and still take the other job if you need to. There really isn't any other play, other than stalling for time somehow with your own company.

Guys, just my humble opinion, but life is too short to be so worried about where you get your chicken sandwich from...

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 1, 2012 -> 03:09 PM) I just feel like he'll get something like 2/30 from a team like the Dodgers. Also, given his extreme workload this year, I wouldn't be upset if the Sox let him go elsewhere. With that said, it's great to see him have a great year and erase so many of the bad memories from his first few years here. Yes he may be, but that doesn't mean he will take it.

QUOTE (thedoctor @ Aug 1, 2012 -> 03:46 PM) was debating someone on another board what the sox should do after this season regarding peavy. for the most part, i've always felt there was no way they should pick up the $18 million. generally i still feel that way, but his extended good play has given me a bit of pause. on one hand, you could do a lot with that money. on the other, when he is right like he is this year, he's a legit ace. what would you do? Depending on how Liriano looks, try and resign for 2/$22 or something.

It's no Zune.

Good job Addison.

Great road trip, fellas!

I'm going to send you the bill for my heart attack, Addison.

Ok, get Dozier, Addison.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Aug 1, 2012 -> 01:54 PM) Sorry sir, was asleep at 5 am. I'll forgive you this time.

Just get one more out please.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Aug 1, 2012 -> 01:52 PM) Netafi Feliz needs Tommy John surgery but both him and Rangers decided to hide the fact until after the deadline so teams wouldn't hold leverage. Welcome to like 10 hours ago.

crap

One more, Addison.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Aug 1, 2012 -> 01:49 PM) I agree with that. Guy is ballsy and will never leave, but sometimes, you as a team need to do what you need to do to protect him and ensure he can keep it up. I realize he's a bulldog and works out, etc, and we hope that his body can handle this, but given the past couple years, he is in unchartered waters from a workload perspective. We should be treating him like we do Sale (not as extreme, but the club should be highly cognizant and giving him the ocassional extra rest). At least with this semi 6 man rotation, the club will be able to give Peavy an extra day from time to time (and has done a pretty good job doing such already this year). I don't disagree with any of that. But can't have his agent complain.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Aug 1, 2012 -> 01:49 PM) I can't remember the specific reason why I decided to use it. It's been a while. General disappointment in people, probably. I thought it was Rose...

Good job Addison!