The Beast

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 Williams should have been replaced by trade or Threets a long time ago.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?

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jun 22, 2010 -> 02:31 PM) Go into the repo business. You are pretty big dude from what I remember and you don't have to have great peoples skills. Or you could become the next, Dog, the Bounty Hunter? Maybe you could become a UPS driver? They pay pretty good. What I am getting at is that while I do not want to do something that is completely extroverted, I have people skills, and I also have have above average written communication skills. I do not believe that I could handle something so competitive as sales, but that I could direct a team of individuals to do a task. I'm the type of person who needs to recharge after a social event instead of being energized by it - I enjoy the small group setting better. Part of the reason I majored in business over the other fields is that I still can use numbers, I will learn statistics, and while working for the school's sports information office, I can still practice and get feedback on my writing ability. What I seek is more of a PR job, but I don't necessarily have all of the characteristics for the job. We will see of what is to come, but I've also thought about going back for a Master's in School Counseling or in PR (to be more qualified for technical writing and PR). Here are some job titles that I've considered (the goal is to get a job that requires a college degree): High School Guidance Counselor Education Administrator Paralegal (AAS) Police Officer Public Relations Specialist HR Manager Business Teacher Technical Writer Market Research Analyst Purchasing Manager

QUOTE (Controlled Chaos @ Jun 22, 2010 -> 02:23 PM) Do you think he would suffer gender discrimination? In my 11 years at this law firm I have seen 1 male paralegal come through here and he didn't last more than a couple months. I think there is a reluctance by male attorneys to work with male paralegals. Any thoughts? Also, lawyers are some of the most difficult people to work for. Their job is very demanding, hence they are very demanding. Part of my issue is that I don't fit with a lot of jobs. Obviously I'm not some smoking hot woman paralegal. I also would not be good with sales, so that is out, and I don't fancy accounting or finance. So with my skills it appears that guidance counseling, being a paralegal or doing something completely unrelated might suit me. Google ISFJ. That's my personality type, and unfortunately I don't fit a lot of extroverted careers, though I can try to force myself to be more extroverted.

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QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jun 22, 2010 -> 11:31 AM) You can, but most of the "professional" firms require a paralegal certificate. But really, at least as an attorney, I love working in the small firm without the office politics. Pay isn't as good, but value of life is immensely better (actual contributing member to the firm versus bring a grunt working 80 hrs a week). I'm sure it's the same feeling for our paralegal. Where is your small firm located? Do you think firms would allow someone to come in and do a job shadow? I would much rather have a better job with less pay than a more stressful job with more pay. The work is probably interesting so I'd definitely consider that as a career, even though it doesn't really relate to my major (which I'm fine with, a lot of the jobs I'm looking at just require a degree).

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Jun 21, 2010 -> 07:23 PM) My sister got the same degree and is now a paralegal. She loves it. My question would be, do I have to go get an associate's degree to be a paralegal or do they hire and retrain people with bachelor's degrees? I have research and writing skills in my background so I don't know what else they want me to know...but if she says it is a good job, I'll take her word for it - it pays decently for what its worth. Too bad I don't wish to meet the pre-reqs for PT or OT. I though I read somewhere that techs also make good money in health care.

QUOTE (G&T @ Jun 21, 2010 -> 06:43 PM) Law isn't growing anywhere. Healthcare is the place to be in any market. When I say Law, I really mean being a Paralegal even though I'd have a BA in Business Management/Administration. I'm not sure what healthcare job I could possibly get other than becoming an EMT or something that doesn't require an ungodly amount of science courses.

In certain areas, jobs in specific fields aren't doing well, virtually are non-existent or can't be found as a result of "keen competition." Obviously, I have inquired many times about people and their jobs, as well as of what to go into. Though I would rather hear some thoughts on what fields or jobs are actually growing from people instead of just researching blogs and websites online that seem to be spouting off incredible and irrelevant information to the answer that I'm seeking. While I am interested in getting into the sports industry, it is competitive and I just didn't get an internship with the seven places that I applied to. I got one interview with the Academy in Lisle but I never heard back from them, so I'm considering different options as far as "careers" go. With that being said, in your professions, particularly in the healthcare, legal, PR or business fields, what do you see as some jobs that are growing in the DuPage and Chicago land areas? Or if you aren't in those fields, what do you believe is growing and dying?

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QUOTE (danman31 @ Jun 18, 2010 -> 02:10 AM) Way to be depressing. The dude just got the highlight of his professional career (being called up to the bigs) and you're calling him an underachieving waste of money. Must be nice to live thinking that way. I, for one, love the title. I hope this becomes a thread that lives in infamy because of Dayan's future success. I think Dayan will do well, but not quite yet. I expect an average below .250, a few bombs, no walks at all. Hopefully he can keep his OPS above .700 as a rookie and improve next year. I believe in his talent, but I doubt his readiness. He is not the "revolution" that will save this team, but he might be a pleasant surprise at 1B/DH. You can't really put him at 3B, he's had some rough times over there (15 errors in AA as a 3B). I have no faith in the White Sox farm system. As far as I'm concerned, it isn't up to par with other teams in the league, and I will be surprised if he does something extraordinary. Welcome to the bigs Dayan Viciedo, your table is ready. (Don't follow your counterparts and be told to swing, swing, swing.) White Sox baseball, deal with it. Just kidding, if this kid can bring some pop with his bat then I'm all for him, and I'll awaken again once someone else is DFA'd.

I would rather have Nix over the elf in Lillibridge. But both of them suck so whatever. Welcome Viciedo, be an underachieving waste of money. And I hate that phrase, "Viva la Revolucion."

So I guess it is safe to say that A.J. Pierzynski will be on the south side of Chicago for the immediate future, and that these rumors of him getting traded are false, as per usual?

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Jun 11, 2010 -> 09:21 PM) I love Kane the player, but as a person he's got some serious issues and nerve. I mean, this is the guy along with Toews who are being worshipped by thousands of youth hockey players in Chicago, Illinois and even the entire world. So what does he do? He gets wasted during the parade and keeps chugging beers down the whole time. Is it too much to ask for him to just not get wasted/drink while the kids are watching? I mean Toews was perfectly coherent, but Kane serious went overboard and made himself look like an idiot. Thank you! I was at the parade and I felt the exact same way. I was 40 yards (I stood right in front of the Fannie May store across the street from Corner Bakery.) from the stage and was watching Kane drink and drink like a damn fool in front of everyone. The speech he gave was ridiculous, and was a result of being intoxicated. He did look like an idiot, you weren't the only one who felt that way!

Yes. f***ing kill the swear filter. For f***'s sake.

How does TCQ equate Carlos Quentin? Where does the "t" come from?

QUOTE (BearSox @ Jun 4, 2010 -> 12:42 AM) I love baseball and I hate umpires... but then again, 90% of people who have played at any level hate umpires, it's just the way it goes. Seriously, they made a movie about it called "Kill the Umpire." No offense to you, well, only when you put on that navy blue polo, lol. Sometimes, I really want to kill the manager and his incompetent fans. Or the fans at the Cell that yell "balk" when the pitcher clearly just disengages from the mound. Per the Chicago Tribune, Buehrle and Rogers said and wrote some things that I agree with wholeheartedly. "There are so many close calls in a game, so where do you draw the line? Buehrle asked. "Stolen bases, guys tagged out at home, so many plays at first base that are bang-bang plays, where do you draw the line? "The game is already long enough. … Anything that will make the game longer, no, I don't like it." "It's hard (to have more replays) because then what do we need to have the umpires for? We have to trust them, we have to respect them. We don't have to like them, but that's their job." --Mark Buehrle --Phil Rogers

QUOTE (Brian @ Jun 2, 2010 -> 08:17 PM) You maybe the only one who has sympathy for the umpire. Ha Nope, I have sympathy for Joyce. I didn't for West, but Joyce just blew a call at the wrong time. It is the human element of the game that makes me love baseball, unlike football where you can get away with some bulls*** because of a replay. The day they start inserting instant replay in the MLB is the day that I want instant replay in little league, high school, college, and the minor leagues, or I will advocate for a system where there are no human umpires, and just a computer for the manager to beat the s*** out when he's either dead wrong or just being a f***ing son of a b****. Overturn the last out, and give Joyce props for admitting he had done something wrong, unlike that fat f*** West who just sat there and shot fighting words back at Buehrle and Guillen. QUOTE (Princess Dye @ Jun 3, 2010 -> 07:36 AM) Deeply hating specific teams is kind of pointless. Very 'look at me look what i'm doing' So to open up a new can of worms, we can't hate the Cubs or their fans? Their stupid fans really have issues with any negative comment that I direct towards them this year, and it is becoming ridiculous. I don't give two s***s about teams other than the White Sox, and I certainly don't think that Joyce should be suspended for this, just because of the high profile nature of this call that he blew at the wrong time. I am the first to say that while I don't love baseball, I am an umpire. An IHSA patched official, and each day, I learn something new about the game. So I suggest that Hawk (screw you Hawk, I can't stand your b****ing during the broadcasts) and the rest of those morons who b**** about balks at the game maybe read what the rules are in baseball or put the pads on and umpire a game yourself. Seriesly.

Anyone else a bit concerned with Peavy?

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ May 28, 2010 -> 02:49 PM) No thanks. Why is it the Cubs bring up some AA prospects (Colvin, Castro) and they stick in MLB right away? Because their minor league system doesn't suck, just like the Minnesota Twins'.

The only tattoo I would ever consider getting is a White Sox logo with 2005 written underneath it. Or something to that nature on the back of my leg.