The Beast

I love this old thread title: "Motherf***ing b****ass passionless White Sox."

I'm beginning to wonder how much worse the Sox would have been this year with Jermaine Dye as the DH or in RF and Quentin DHing. Similarly, I wonder what would have happened if Thome was the DH and not this DH by committee bulls*** that Ozzie spoonfed to Williams. I know, I'm hearing Rongey's voice in the back of my head saying, "There's a reason why 30 teams have passed over Dye," and I'm recalling the argument of, well Thome is a bad choice for a, b and c. But anyway, Kotsay sucks, there's a reason why they traded Anderson for him. Just wondering how the team would have been otherwise, especially if Podsednik was back instead of Pierre, who isn't the worst candidate for the job - at least they don't have 'W' Harris out there. EDIT: I would trade Quentin in a heartbeat.

QUOTE (J.Reedfan8 @ Jul 25, 2010 -> 05:01 PM) For some reason, it is always Oakland's stadium that gives us the most trouble out of all the W.C. teams. While it may be true that the Sox are bad in Oakland's stadium, I don't want to hear anyone b**** about the dimensions of it. Yeah some of those balls aren't actually in the playing field in other stadiums or in our house, but there's no excuse for the s***ty play that I've witnessed here, with the exception of Buehrle's win on Friday.

Way to suck on the west coast, White Sox.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jul 25, 2010 -> 10:16 AM) Yeah definitely get tickets in the lower deck. Center field deck is worth checking out as well as the Sox greats statues surrounding it. Is the center field deck for private parties only? I walked up there a few times and was told to go away. There must have been private parties both days or some work function up there.

For those of you with Comcast, there is a rebroadcast on Comcast On Demand (Ch. 999). Rick Morrissey was right - if you follow the team, there isn't much to this this show. Interesting material and I'm glad the Sox got picked for this!

QUOTE (DaveBrown85 @ Jul 22, 2010 -> 10:17 PM) Can we do a poll on how much we think a bottle of domestic beer will cost? And if the vortex bottle really does jack s***?

Did anyone record this? I actually want to see a reality TV show - it's amazing. Also, in the preview, they told somebody "it wasn't going to work out." Who was that person?

Did we get any updates in regards to when this is going to be replayed on CSN? I'd love to record this or see if it is On Demand to watch it.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Jul 15, 2010 -> 07:58 AM) By "overseas," do you mean that he's in the armed forces? If so, stay away from that one. I'm not saying this not because of who the boyfriend is, but I find it very morally reprehensible for someone to cheat on a person who's away serving their country. Yeah, I don't want to do it, actually. She texted me back today and I decided not to respond. I'm probably not going to act on this one, she's kind of a crazy girl/ny*p*o. I had a lot of fun with the girl I went to the beach with today, so we'll see where that goes, even if it is just a friendship. It was a nice connection.

So this summer I've been hanging with a group of people my age who recently have graduated and are back home trying to find jobs in the Chicagoland area. And there's been a girl that I've been attracted to as far as personality goes, though I'm not sure if I'm physically attracted to her yet. Let's just say she's close to Kornikova and I'm looking for Keira Knightley. I also have been texting a different girl off and on, but I feel like I'm attracted to her physically (yes, it is sexting) instead of being attracted to her personality, which still doesn't fit well with me. She's also with a guy and hasn't really been faithful to him while he was overseas, so I'm thinking I should go with girl #1 over this skank, even if it is just getting to know someone. So maybe I'll just go to have fun with the girl whose personality I find attractive tomorrow and let the skank bot slide a bit, eventually catching up with her web of lies.

I like going to Another Round in Downers Grove, and I find that a lot of people in the targeted age group go to B-Dubs on route 53 near Lisle. Not a big fan of Naperville's scene, however.

What pitchers are available and who in the hell would the Sox give up? Why not give Torres a shot in the rotation before Hudson?

"330 down the left field line, 347 down the right field line, 375 in the gaps and 400 straight away center. Outfield playing equidistant, straight up..."

"That's a hang wiff 'em right there." Or his new creepy one (sounds like a child molester when I hear him say it) "Don't stop now...BOOYYYSS."

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jun 27, 2010 -> 04:15 PM) It was a great series and a great last game with two (three?) really bad calls by the umpires. I'll take 4 of 6 from a crappy national league team, but I'd prefer accurate calls and a legitimate chance for Rios in that AB. I'd prefer a better effort from John Danks and Threets over Williams, but life isn't fair.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 27, 2010 -> 04:10 PM) For the love of god...you just bring it on yourself man Give it a rest, and I will. It was a great series and a good run of stringing together victories. I will gladly take 4 out of 6 and I'm curious to see if the Sox will be able to continue their ways against Kansas City.

Yeah, you suck ump. If that had been a ball, Rios would have hit a home run. The Sox would have won the game. They would have gone to the World Series and our lives would have gone on anyway!

If Viciedo hits a home run, I fully expect a love fest from this message board.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jun 27, 2010 -> 03:50 PM) You're jumping on him at the wrong time though, that call was CLEARLY blown. When is the right time to jump on a guy for doing this "safe" s*** at first base then? @iamshack: I was over the call when it was blown. I'm not over Ramirez's bulls*** because if he keeps it up it isn't going to fly.

QUOTE (GoodAsGould @ Jun 27, 2010 -> 03:33 PM) You really need to relax with the umpire crap, we get that its not as easy as it looks doesnt mean you always have to go to their defense when they do a s***ty job. When your short stop is running to first and at the end is more interested in calling safe or out for three consecutive days, you might as well just suggest that he become a major league umpire. Sorry, but my frustration is a combination of the blown call (a very minor part of the combination), Alexei's reaction to the play (for those three times he has done it) and listening to Hawk blow up every single time there is a close play. I wonder what kind of response I would get if I seriously sent him umpire equipment with his name on it and told him to go do a game while Paciorek and Stone do the game. QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 27, 2010 -> 03:37 PM) The only time we've eaten a big contract this decade was MacDougal, but Linebrink is inching closer. If this was the final year of his deal, he'd be gone one way or the other. KW wasn't incompetent, he simply over-reached by 2 years on that deal for Linebrink. Williams should have been replaced by trade or Threets a long time ago. I agree wholeheartedly with what you're saying here, but I wasn't exactly sure with what the original poster said in his statement. Was he saying that KW was incompetent or that the two fringe players were incompetent?

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Jun 27, 2010 -> 03:31 PM) I really hate that we have 2 guys in the pen that we never use due to their utter incompetence, Tony Pena can't be working multiple innings in every outing. I don't see how having poor seasons or being kept on the team by the GM is incompetent on their parts.

I am so glad that I am listening to the Cubs broadcast on WGN because I don't have to listen to that jackass argue with every call, obvious or close. Also I hope Ramirez quits this "I'm safe" s*** at first base because eventually he's just going to get shown up by an umpire. As an umpire I hate when anyone says "SAFE!" or "OUT" when I'm making a call. It is distracting and could impair the judgment on the call since it is a bang bang play.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jun 27, 2010 -> 02:55 PM) Time to go to Lens Crafters Hawk. Yeah, and it's time that I send him a gift in the mail - umpiring attire - and tell him to join the umpires on the field and call the game. Then he'll see how difficult it is. Jack ass.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jun 22, 2010 -> 04:27 PM) I'm downtown Beast. We only have the female paralegal, and I know the prior paralegal was also a female. I think for a "career" paralegal you're probably going to get mostly women. Most of the male paralegals are law students. But like everything else, if you know how to do the job and you do it well it shouldn't matter who/what you are. A "needy" personality isn't a good fit within a firm though, especially a litigation firm. You have to be proactive and live with the fact that everything you do will be questioned and everything that you didn't do/forgot to do you should have done 2 weeks ago. I'm well aware that the field is dominated by women, but someone suggested to me that I should look into being a paralegal or one of the other jobs I listed. I don't think I am crafty enough to be a law student, but that is not to say that I'm stupid or anything. I have a lot of the skills that a paralegal needs, and I am willing to learn the job. I wouldn't say that I have a "needy" personality - you could argue otherwise based off of the internet - but what I will say is that when I'm certain on something, I work my ass off to make sure it is not only done, but also done well. Isn't that bolded part just life, that we are questioned in everything that we do and that s*** should have been completed weeks ago? I may not be the toughest baddest motherless b**** out there but I can hold my own. I'm an umpire after all. I appreciate the honesty in your post, however. QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Jun 22, 2010 -> 04:28 PM) I have been working at a sports marketing agency and realize hours here are just as bad as the law field with less pay, so I am back on maybe-go-to-law-school path. My question to you would be, how does someone with a business management degree, with courses in journalism, sports marketing and work experience in a sports information department get into something that you have?