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Started drinking at 530, good day sirs. Happy hour and $4 40smake fridays aesome.

I would say having Teahen with the most ABs of team will give you much more of a chance to make the playoffs than if Pierre led the team in ABs.

QUOTE (jeffro2525 @ Apr 30, 2010 -> 01:28 PM) If Rios were to lead off I just think that the middle of the order would be gutted a bit too much. Potential order with Rios leading off. 1. Rios 2. Becks 3. Jones 4. Paulie 5. Quentin 6. AJ?? 7. Alexei?? 8. Teahan 9. Pierre The mid-bottom of that order isn't going to cut it. You have your 6,7 and 9 hitters all having to hit their way on-base since they NEVER walk. It would be hard to sustain rally's...I mean, I understand it's hard now, but we need Rios in that 5-6-7 range. Teahen 8th!??!?!?!? You put him 6th, put AJ 8th and that lineup is looking much better especially when people start to turn it around (maybe we become average, maybe).

Kenny: "One thing I wish I couldve gotten more is OBP." Very interesting.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 29, 2010 -> 02:18 PM) Our new motto should be the Royals' motto the last 20 years: "We stink. So what?" Royals fans, the 15,000 who go every night have learned to enjoy the cheap promotions and the experience cause the team sucks. It is a huge bonus if they win. That's how I see our team this year. The team to freak out about is the Blackhawks. They have a chance. A real chance. Problem is that we have double the payroll and tickets are what, 5-6th most expensive in baseball? These arent cheap games to go to, the expectations for a team with this size of a payroll is completely different than that of the Royals. We also won the WS just 5 years ago, you cant compare the fans nor the teams to each other.

So my direct manager at my internship for the summer is a Sox fan, awesome. I also now know the reason why I was hired

QUOTE (Tex @ Apr 29, 2010 -> 06:00 AM) That will be true for most of the better moving companies. There are some s***ty employees. Agreed, I would point out faults on how they were packing stuff and tell them its going to break in the truck, then of course when we open the back again its broken and the guy wanted me to share blame with him. Movers arent smart or exactly great people, about half of the guys I worked with were nice and actually cared about the customer, the other half were lazy SOBs who couldnt get any other job and just did what was quickest. Lets just say, that once this one guy left for grad school I was considered the smartest employee at the company (behind the managers, and even then I could take them pretty easily) and was given solo long distance moves because I could handle the paperwork. Some of those guys couldnt do any math whatsoever.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Apr 28, 2010 -> 02:29 PM) Makes sense. Ah yes. I was hoping for a bigger response from my fellow Lost fans

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Apr 28, 2010 -> 09:12 AM) We discussed that early on and they will not offer relocation assistance. In this job market I doubt any place would. I decided to continue the interview process since the salary would be a material increase over what I'm currently making. Plus I love Portland and this would be a pretty kick ass company to work for (Probably just gave it away). Mittelos Bioscience? Dont drink the orange juice.

Prepare to pay your lifesavings for an out of state move, half kidding. I worked the summer before college as a mover (2 years ago) and long distance (anything farther than 50 miles from location to location) was ridiculously expensive. And pack your own stuff, dont hire the company to do that, they charge wayyyy to much and you will probably put more care into it anyways (the only thing professionals do better is they know how to stuff boxes better, but its not hard at all to figure out). I do recommend buying boxes from uhaul (you can return the unused boxes) as they are sturdy, and make sure that you pack them appropriately, if you have books, put them in the book moving box, not a larger one because the movers will hate you for it (seriously, ever try lifting a 4ft by 4ft box of books? There goes your back, because you know they wont want it in the living, room, nooo it has to be on the top floor in some study). If you do hire a company, make sure you read reviews of them if possible, and if you use more of a local company like Two Men and a Truck and not some company like Atlas, make sure you promise a tip for a job well done. I guarantee that they move faster and take better care of your stuff knowing a tip is on the line (I was making $9/ hr after a raise, and for that type of work I thought I was severely underpaid, so tips were blessings). One idea is to have a stack of bills (about $50 for each mover) and have them in $5 bills, then each time they mess up or are sluggish you pull one away, and you tell them this before they start, I bet you they go faster and are more careful throughout the move. Companies like Atlas pay more like $16/hr so Im not sure how much tips matter to those guys. Also, keep an eye on the movers, make sure you dont hear any large crashes or anything like that, but for the most part leave them alone and stay out of their way. The worst thing ever as a mover was when carrying a large piece of expensive furniture and some lady is trying to help by directing us but instead we are just trying to get around her and she makes it way more difficult than need be and puts more stress on everyone. Movers are quite good at what they do, hell Ive seen guys single handidly pick up a large dresser and carry it on their backs, some guys are beasts and after a week on the job they basically know how to pack anything.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 28, 2010 -> 01:16 PM) A few months ago I predicted, telling Ranger specifically I think, that it might not be long before some teams were regretting not putting together a solid DH and trying out the rotating DH scheme. So far this season, the DH numbers for the AL are significantly down from previous years (.746 OPS versus .775-.800 the last few years) and a lot of teams are struggling mightily from the spot, including the Sox. I bet you the Mariners are crying right now with the DH situation they have in Griffey and Sweeney.

QUOTE (The Beast @ Apr 27, 2010 -> 08:20 PM) What exactly is the study of management information systems? A friend of mine got his degree in that and I have no idea of what he does, other than the fact that he could do a lot of computer science related things as well as technical support (he fixed my computer and could potentially re-do the whole PC to the point where it was nearly new). I personally am not good at programming (I dont have the knowledge of it) but its a major that will teach you the basics of IT, such as databases, etc. You basically learn how the computer science stuff works, so that you are able to manage projects. Im still focused on the business side of it, meaning I am more focused on being an effective leader for projects, with an IT focus.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 27, 2010 -> 08:24 PM) It's cause they point to his previous stats, but also neglecting to realize he hit in some ballparks with a ton of room in the outfield. He's a terrible, terrible fit for the Cell. Wait, hes hit balls into the outfield?

I keep hearing people say that Pierre and others wont keep hitting .200 or worse, and while I dont see Pierre staying down that far, I would not be surprised if he hit aroun .230-.240 this year, and when you have no OBP ability or Slug% to go along with that low avg he will be the worst leadoff hitter for a full season (I dont see him being moved unless we get a replacement by trade and thats unlikely).

QUOTE (The Beast @ Apr 27, 2010 -> 04:53 PM) Where do you all go to school and what are you majoring in? UIUC, double major in Business: Gen. MGMT and IS/IT (Information Systems/Information Technology).

QUOTE (Chi Town Sox @ Apr 27, 2010 -> 03:14 PM) It definitely can be but I feel a little better that I know I don't have to worry about loans when I am done! What type of work did you do for fulltime during college? I have met a ton of people working part time, but no one fulltime so its interesting to me that you could fill that in.

Paper and midterm this week, then a final on Friday next week, then 3 more the next week, starting to wind down but hte work is picking up. Sucks though, once I am done, I have to stay for graduation in my RA role until 7pm Sunday the 16th, then I have to move back home that night and start work at my internship on Monday bright and early.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Apr 27, 2010 -> 02:31 PM) He just needs to repeat the article from Playboy magazine and he'll be fine. Now, who will get this reference? Major League II?

I want Faneca not because he is stellar anymore, but because he is probably still better than most of what we got. Hopefully the price is decent.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Apr 27, 2010 -> 12:32 PM) I'm guessing Jamar Williams IMO Williams is not worth that much.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 27, 2010 -> 12:25 PM) Makes sense, they're like 6 deep there. Somehow I think they'll probably give up more to get him back than they got when they sold him. Well, we got what, a 5th round pick for him? What linebacker would we trade?

QUOTE (CanOfCorn @ Apr 26, 2010 -> 03:40 PM) Oooohhhh...I see. So because players aren't getting on base, we aren't scoring runs... And I thought it was because they can't hit with RISP...at least that's what I've seen. When those two problems are combined your offense will be terrible.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 26, 2010 -> 03:30 PM) Wow is all I can say. He made it a lot farther than countless other first round picks.

QUOTE (NIUSox @ Apr 25, 2010 -> 07:34 PM) I would agree with SoxFan on this one. That s*** is gross! Lies!! Haha to each his own I guess. Also, Sam Adams Summer Ale is sooo much better from the Sam Adams glass then the bottle.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Apr 25, 2010 -> 03:17 AM) Fixed that for you. False!!