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QUOTE (Baron @ Jul 24, 2011 -> 07:46 PM) No but if we were going to use him in a trade(obviously other pieces involved) it would be for a better bat. And whom may that be?

QUOTE (Baron @ Jul 24, 2011 -> 07:42 PM) I mean if we were going to use Reed as trade bait it would be for a better bat than Rasmus Let's not kid ourselves with the value that Reed has, he's a RP prospect and those don't have a ton of value except in rare circumstances. He has more value to the Sox than anything, but that doesn't mean you'll get more for him.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 23, 2011 -> 03:57 PM) Time to start looking. Yup, go find an offer from someone else and tell your company that you feel like you are being overlooked and unless offered a promotion will go to a company that appreciates your talents/effort. Oh, and make sure that your manager or whoever actually knew that you wanted that position. I've seen that a lot in my time at companies that a person feels like the were neglected in regards to promotions but they never even had mentioned that they wanted to move up.

There is a huge difference between somebody who is against immigration and someone who would actually shoot someone over the issue.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 23, 2011 -> 01:36 PM) Total class. He's had a nice season. The lesson is: If you are not the best player in the world, don't make an error or two that costs the Sox a game in April or you'll be hated on the rest of your Sox career no matter how you turn your season around. Even though the Sox have dropped so many games in so many variety of ways with just about every position player on the team a huge goat at some point. No player is perfect nor is any fan. Fans tend to be very reactionary, especially when you expect your team to be competing for a division title and they are in 3-4th place. I would not judge a fan based on a few comments made after one play or even after one loss, just like I would not judge a player after that play or game.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Jul 23, 2011 -> 08:23 AM) I really respect Juan. Not only has he hit a heck of a lot better, making himself a serviceable MLB player than last month, but he is a classy dude. He has been very classy here, unfortunately has been the definition of suck and below average for most of his time with us. I don't blame him, he just is a speed guy who is 34 yrs old. I blame the infatuation that Ozzie has with him.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jul 22, 2011 -> 11:49 AM) Yeah, they even built areas where they could hide. Its still nothing like getting a ticket in downstate illinois because they tracked me from a f***ing airplane. From an airplane!? WTF?

Freeman was also perfect.

QUOTE (MuckFinnesota @ Jul 19, 2011 -> 09:44 PM) Questions I would ask at the end of the interview would be: "How'd I do? Do you think I could do this job?" Read up on a challenge they are facing and ask about how to fix their problem. You are likely making an entry level salary so it would be valuable for someone to come in, try and fail or try and succeed on an organizational problem - sort of a low risk, high reward kind of initiative on your part only to benefit the company. I have a little over three weeks left at my internship with the Rams. There are projects that I have done saved to a flash drive to add to my writing related work to see if that interests employers. I have made a decent amount of contacts while I have been here, mostly in PR/Community Outreach/Marketing but really not that many in sales. I don't know why that is, considering I am able to bond more with people who are more more outgoing than I am, but most of what I hear with sales people is small talk and the people that I really enjoy talking to seem to have more depth to our conversations. Although I have that small time frame left in my internship, I was wondering if going into work an hour early each morning and getting more work done then or staying late after work to accomplish more would impress my employer. I feel as though my work has made a favorable impression on who I am to the organization but there are some instances where I just haven't adjusted to the culture of the organization. Then again it might just be that some people are easier to talk to than others. Long story short, I'd love to stay longer with the Rams but the marketing department is so small that I am not sure they have much of a budget to keep a non-sales employee on as a paid intern, let alone an entry-level employee. Any tips on how to be more of a star intern to make an impact in these final weeks (which include training camp and finishing the women's and health/wellness marketing platforms) would be appreciated. Lastly, my boss' brother works with the Sox, should I try to get in contact with him and see if he knows someone in PR that would allow for an internship there? Should I look into people who have contacts with the Bears for any sort of position (even gameday staff)? I realize that I'd need a part-time job if I move back to Chicago or if I stay in St. Louis. Any advice is appreciated. If I can't get something when I get home I am just going to do a part-time gig and get into grad school for PR so I could do something writing based for Groupon or work in marketing/PR somewhere. Be careful about taking projects from work without their consent, there could be legal issues behind that. Keep networking as much as possible, if there are no positions available now then you want to be on the short list for when opportunities do open. And take advantage of any connection your boss may have. If they want to hire you but know they can't then the least they could/should want to do is find you an opportunity elsewhere.

QUOTE (Chi Town Sox @ Jul 21, 2011 -> 04:11 PM) Yeah kinda, the good thing is I can look for another position in the mean time and you can't really beat working from home as your first job out of college. It is there loss because it is difficult to find people that are actually motivated enough to work from home! EDIT: what timing, I finally got a list of retailers we are in, oh the irony. Now for the other 100 things I need... I know my company has been hiring sales people like crazy, PM me for details if you want.

So apparently HR doesn't like me asking for the salary I am looking for in my full time offer. The number apparently has to be passed through to my director who would then have to okay it, which is perfect since he's already offered to be my mentor if I go fulltime so I don't see too much trouble there. I'm surprised by the hassle that is HR, but I guess it's pretty standard in many organizations. Which is too bad because if HR is done right it can be such a competitive advantage.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Jul 22, 2011 -> 10:00 AM) Coming from you, I just got really excited That's just all sorts of wrong.

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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 19, 2011 -> 01:57 PM) I'd rather them learn those things in the minors versus the majors to be honest. That's what I meant by it. I want a player to struggle at some point in the minors so they know how to handle that adversity.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 22, 2011 -> 08:27 AM) Soriano for Dunn, straight up? Hell.No.

Seems like something AJ would do if he was a hockey player.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 21, 2011 -> 01:15 PM) If the Sox benched him right now nad played him once a week until he retired, I don't think that anyone would question the Sox's move unless Dunn started hitting in those games when he got a chance. I agree, but if Dunn has had enough of the media, the game, etc he could retire no problem.

QUOTE (oldsox @ Jul 21, 2011 -> 12:41 PM) Sure, he CAN retire. But if he retires with $42 MM left on a guaranteed contract, the MLPA would be all over Dunn like white on rice, saying that he owes it to other to take the money, yadda, yadda. The MLBPA is there to protect the player, if he is being forced to retire than they will have something to say (and really no team would be able to do that at this stage in the contract). If he is the one who wants to retire than there is nothing they can do to stop him, that's part of his rights as a player.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jul 20, 2011 -> 08:26 PM) I went to the game today for a company outing. We were on one of the rooftops. I swear, nobody there was actually watching the game. I know nobody cares since the Cubs suck, but seriously, you're at a baseball game, at least take a damn peak. I did enjoy the free food and booze though. If I was on the rooftops that's pretty close to what I would be probably. I assume the view isn't that great and with unlimited food and booze well, I would be getting hammered (not at a company event of course). I went last week to a Cubs game and was honestly the only one in the upper deck that could tell what was a good hit and what was just a pop up. I know it's a bit harder to tell up there, but seriously you should be able to read the difference between a shallow pop up and something going close to the warning track.

And this is why Coop will not be offered the manager position if it becomes opened. He can't handle the media well at all.

Greg will ignore everything in that post but the fact that you said 2005 doesn't mean anything anymore. He will hide from all reasons you give him then blast you for saying such blasphemy and that 2005 = 6 yr boner.

I will say from personal experience that many of the kids that came from "poor" households (most likely not poverty in the areas I lived, but you never know) had better clothes than I did growing up (and Im from what is probably considered an upper-middle class). My parents were extremely frugal on clothes, food, and other living expenses so that we could afford to go on vacation, or save for college. Meanwhile, I saw plenty of kids from middle school through college that were wearing $200 pairs of shoes among other clothes that were very expensive. I do think many of these people don't realize that these types of purchases, like $200 for shoes, $300 for a video game system, $50 every 3 months for a new video game, add up to quite a bit of money in the long haul. I easily saw a few "poor" kids spending over a $1000 more on video games and clothes than me in one year. The biggest problem is that I don't think many of these people are educated well enough in how to spend their money. I don't think they realize just how far $1000 a year could go in terms of investing and saving. The environment that they grow up in is stagnant, it's a "we can't afford college so might as well buy this xbox," when if taught that they could go to the community college or do well enough in classes in high school they could earn scholarships to go to school and that $1000 every year suddenly is possible in going to school. But most will grow up in an environment that tells them to not advance themselves or their family because everything is against them and they may as well not try. It's a defeatist attitude that you really start to notice in high school.

Sounds like a fun but almost overwhelming choice. I would bring in a contractor if possible to see if you can get an estimate in how much it would take to fix the place up, then find a price your comfortable paying and go from there. I would set a limit and stick to it, otherwise you could get in some financial trouble.

So Im trying to organize a football game (7-7) and a picnic for some alumni and actives in an organization Im in in the Chicago area. I don't know the park system that well, but we are looking at probably about 20 people and would like to just be able to relax and play some football somewhere. We want it to be near enough to public transportation/highways so that people coming in/out of downtown can access it easily. I think the most important thing is that we are able to reserve a spot somewhere so that we don't have to fight for space, especially considering people may be coming from out of town for this. Any recommendations?