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QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Apr 7, 2011 -> 06:23 PM) And some of you guys read what the hell you want to read while completely missing the point. You said the trade was an obvious loss from a White Sox perspective. How else can one read that? And how on earth could you possibly know this at this point in time? Do you realize how huge it is to have Jackson in the rotation right now as opposed to Hudson? Do you realize how vulnerable we would be at this particular stage without Peavy and with an unproven starter in our rotation? What if Hudson falters early this year, as young pitchers often do after experiencing some success? And how is it that Hudson's small taste of success with Arizona last year is somehow something that can be relied upon, whereas Jackson, who has posted an ERA around 3.5 in a White Sox uniform still needs to show us more? I can accept that some people would rather have saved the money and had the 5 extra years of service time out of Hudson. But no one can say right now that either team has won or lost the trade, because the results on the field are not yet complete. What if Jackson anchors our rotation and leads us to a division title? An ALCS win? A World Series win? How the hell do you quantify the final result of the trade before the results have even played out yet?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 7, 2011 -> 02:25 PM) Hmph, turns out I was right, they just let EJax keep pitching. And yet, you were so very wrong...

I would love to know the amount of $ that Bonds is paying Anderson...

QUOTE (Leonard Zelig @ Apr 6, 2011 -> 10:04 PM) Isn't that only true for outcomes with a fixed probability? Yes. Baseball is completely different than a roulette wheel, or throwing die, or flipping a coin, etc.

Ken Burns' series The Civil War has been airing on PBS this week. Probably one of the best documentary series' ever made.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Apr 6, 2011 -> 09:17 PM) Yupp!! My friend travelng with me is hookin up in the shower right now, so i stole his shirt that he hung up over the shower door. I may be really drunk btw Just make sure you make your flight there, buckeroo

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Apr 6, 2011 -> 10:02 PM) Hahaha she never told me it, her friend did!! But yes, I still wake up in disbelief about everything I have been able to see and experienced here. Its a life long dream coming to life, and Im so thankful for it. And you've gotten a lot of "sexy time!" too!

I never liked Adam Dunn before. Of course, I never knew much about him other than his production on the field. I'm starting to come around though...

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Apr 6, 2011 -> 09:55 PM) Danced and made out, so mayve i interpret a bit different, but that is my line of thinking right now. She made out with me 3 times and then did a half runaway til we found out she had a boyfriend from her friend. Boyfriend = Australian for Russ has bad breath I kid, I kid... Sounds like an amazing trip you've had, Russ!

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Apr 6, 2011 -> 08:47 PM) So mad right now, had an Australian chick all night and then she says she has a boyfriend and wouldnt do anything more, its my last night in Portugal and ive got a flight in 4 hrs, really wanted this to be my distraction till then Now what do you mean by "had an Australian chick all night"? I'm starting to think you have a tendancy towards exaggerating, son...

And you guys told me Alexei can't bunt...

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Apr 5, 2011 -> 07:44 AM) If you're looking for car chase scenes and shootouts then this show isn't for you. Did you watch Rubicon? The Killing has a very similar feel to it...sort of an overcast, hazy feeling to it...and it slowly builds and builds and builds....it took me awhile to get into Rubicon, but the payoff in the end was very good. I got the same feeling almost immediately with The Killing.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Apr 5, 2011 -> 09:39 PM) Pena time. Not sure how we can win this game now.... Well, in a nutshell, we have to score more runs than the Royals.

QUOTE (Real @ Apr 5, 2011 -> 09:38 PM) This team is a f***ing JOKE Oh for the love of Pete...

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Apr 5, 2011 -> 09:28 PM) I could not hate pinch running for Dunn more, here. You will if someone doubles here... Edit: Singles

QUOTE (peanut33tillman @ Apr 5, 2011 -> 09:21 PM) 1 more, I dont know why but Treanor makes me nervous. We seem to have given up about 30% of his 8 career homers...

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Apr 5, 2011 -> 09:19 PM) This. The new gameday is full of my jizz because it makes me so horny I can't stop boning it. Don't hold back now or anything...

QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 5, 2011 -> 09:18 PM) Our performance here in extra innings is sucking big dog. Uhhh

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Apr 5, 2011 -> 09:15 PM) We drafted him, traded him with Swish to NY. Oh ok...good to know we traded other future MLB'ers along with Swish for that great haul we got back...

Wasn't this guy part of the Danks trade?

Strike this motherf***er out.

Wow, they pulled Soria? Thank you Ned Yost.

GAMES IN APRIL ARE JUST AS IMPORTANT AS GAMES IN SEPTEMBER

QUOTE (Whitewashed in '05 @ Apr 5, 2011 -> 08:35 PM) What do you guys think about an employer asking for your salary for your current/previous job when applying? For example, there's an employer who asks to fill out a page full of information just to apply, such as salary info, 3 references, permission to contact current employer or your direct manager, etc. For one, I don't like the fact that I'm showing them my cards with my current salary and I also don't like the fact that they want permission to contact my job. It's different if they made me an offer and asked these questions. I don't want my job knowing I'm leaving until they absolutely need to know, then again I don't want it to seem like I'm hiding something because I'm not. Usually they will give you the option of checking whether it is ok to contact your previous employer or not. They will fully understand if you do not want them contacting your present employer. As for your salary history, get accustomed to it. It's pretty status quo these days. I agree with you though, it sucks. But your answer to that is to ask for what you believe your market value is, not what your current salary is.

Had my phone interview today...seemed to go pretty well. Hiring manager said he wants to sleep on it and then will talk to HR about flying me in for an in-person interview. May be headed off to the greener pastures of Portland...