The Beast

College of DuPage should be a maximum two year institution, but should never be turned into a four year institution. It is a great investment for a year or two after high school, but that is about it.

I wonder who all of the Pods supporters are here, as many of you seemingly have a hard on for Juan Pierre (.213 avg, .276 OBP, 1 RBI, 9 SB, 3 CS) over Scott Podsednik (.365 avg .429 obp, 8 RBI, 8 SB, 1 CS).

I worked for the Morton Arboretum last summer and that was the best job ever. The only problem was that they couldn't afford to keep me on staff this year, so I might really enjoy working outside again this summer. Those hours might work, if they allow me to take the two courses I was planning on taking at the community college in the morning. Thanks for the idea.

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 am returning home for the summer and while I did my research and applied for ten summer jobs, I was unable to get any calls back in regards to jobs. I have two interviews with jobs at Bed Bath and Beyond and Finish Line but I was curious if any of you have heard of any places hiring in Lisle, Downers Grove, Hinsdale, Naperville, Westmont or Woodridge. I am looking just to make some cash this summer and could just be looking for part-time employment to work nights and weekends throughout the week. I appreciate any suggestions, so far I have tried CVS, Bed Bath and Beyond, a few restaurants, Jewel, TCF Bank, Family Video, Finish line, Mongolian Barbeque, and Barnes and Noble.

Where do you all go to school and what are you majoring in?

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Apr 22, 2010 -> 03:29 PM) Wishing I had finals. No matter what you say in school about hating school and wanting the "real world" to begin, college is still way better. Even if you hate your classes, hate your roommate or whatever, you'll never have that freedom again where you go to class 2-3 hours a day and then can spend the rest of the day how you like it. I graduated in December and now my life from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. (leave for work, work, come back from work) is all taken up. Then you eat and all you want to do in the evening is nothing. College rocks, and I was one of the ones who couldn't wait to get out. I guess what I feel horrible about is that this private school is costing my parents quite a bit of money to attend, and while I'm getting A's and B's in my classes, I am not doing well in math, which could prolong my graduation and put further financial strains on my parents. I just want to get the BA because in all honesty, I fear failure (as in not graduating after I have started so well). Also, if I go to grad school, I want to be able to do well on the GRE so that I can get into the field that I think would be worth my time and effort (Guidance Counseling), and I'll need some math to get there.

Last year I went to a game by myself and was able to get the tickets that I really wanted (against Baltimore last year) by sitting ten rows behind home plate. It was interesting to see a game that close, and I doubt that I would have gotten tickets that close if I had gone with someone else. (Since most of my friends are in college and don't have money for $50 seats.) It kind of sucked not knowing anyone but it just so turned out that someone next to me was from around the area, in college and didn't have anyone to go with. Nice kid, just a bit weird how he told me about his girlfriend and where he worked while going to school. Oh well. All in all I believe it is socially acceptable and that it takes balls to go somewhere by yourself, i.e. a movie or a baseball game.

Happy Birthday!

I need 57 more points to get a B in my Accounting II class (talk about a mundane job), my History class is a joke (weekly online quizzes, if you show up to class you get maximum participation points and the exams are cake walks), my Management class is a doesn't give out many grades (I got a B+ on the midterm) and Marketing is a bunch of bull s*** too as the professor doesn't go over concepts before his gives examples about concepts. We have a group project due in two weeks along with a group paper (that I'll have to re-write on my own) and then a final exam. Though I know people in marketing and sales, I don't think I could do that for a living. That stuff would give me ulcers. The only class I'm really worried about is my math course because I have a 76 in the class and need a 65 to pass. I have my second exam today and I'm a bit nervous about it. So we'll see how I finish up the semester. If I could get 2 A's, 2 B's and 1 C (math) I would be thrilled. Then I could get through business stats and finance before graduating with a Business Management degree in December of 2011.

I got banned over there once after I had gotten suspended here. I don't even remember what I said, but they have some nazi moderators over there.

Wait, was there two outs and Hardy got picked off while Thome was up to the plate? What was the situation? Thome gets a single, Hardy races around from first two third? If so that is retarded.

Come on Jenks - prove to me that the White Sox can win a game.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 11, 2010 -> 03:06 PM) If Pods hadn't had those 2-3 obvious baserunning gaffes that pissed everybody off, would we have done the right thing and signed him to a reasonable 2-year deal? Probably not, because everyone has some sort of Pods "hate," which means that he didn't deserve less money than Juan Pierre for his services. And then they say that the Sox don't need Jim Thome or Jermaine Dye back because Ozzie Guillen's small ball philosophy works, because they swear it.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 11, 2010 -> 03:01 PM) I don't know why Sabermetrics has to rule everything. I'm sure the right thing to do was not let Mark pitch the eighth and he got out of it fine. There's got to be some stat somewhere that indicates Mark after 95 pitches sucks or something like that. Or most pitchers suck after 95. My eyes give me Pods over Juan. Agreed - my eyes prove that KW dropped the ball yet again. Too bad if I asked a question at SoxFest about it, he'd give me some stupid answer given to him by the PR department. And then I'd reply with a nice f-bomb directed at him. And then a woman in the crowd would say, "Oh no, won't somebody please think of the children?!"

If any of the seven internships I applied for (ESPN Radio 1000, 670 the Score (2 positions), Finishline, Bulls/Sox academy, UIC sports information department, Loyola sports information department), I would definitely work for free because I'm one of the few lucky ones who can financially afford to do so. In a way, it is possible, based on the hours that you intern to work part-time and gain experience throughout the week. The only other option that I would suggest to anyone is to just find a job related to something you are interested in doing on campus. For example, I work as an assistant for the sports information department and provide game recaps/record live statistics for the home baseball and softball games. Will I do this as a job? No, it is just something I have done to show to an employer, so that they know I have writing skills even though I am a business major. My point is that there are ways to get away with experience without having an internship on your record.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Apr 10, 2010 -> 05:38 PM) It's one of those long connections: dad's best friend's brother-in-law is the agent/lawyer (he works full-time as an attorney with the sports agent stuff on the side). So once my dad told his friend that I was going to U. Illinois for law school, his friend told his brother-in-law and said I should send me resume because I wanted to use my law degree to work in sports. My undergrad was in journalism ironically from U. of Missouri, but I was thinking about a Master's in education somewhere. Northwestern said that the two biggest keys for acceptance are academic record (undergrad grades) and previous work experience in sports, whether that be full-time or internship. All in all, the application wasn't that bad, but I am kinda putting my eggs in one basket here with Northwestern b/c they don't require the GRE, so I haven't tried applying anywhere else where they might need the GRE. NIU has a sports management program, though they do require the GRE and aren't nearly as prestigious as NU. Mizzou is excellent for journalism and probably would allow you to bypass the rural areas and land you a great job. But who knows.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Apr 9, 2010 -> 09:46 PM) It's called Kaufmann Sports Management Group and it was because of Illinois law connection at first because both agents went there. I am applying to Northwestern for the Sports Admin program with an emphasis on sports marketing/public relations, so I am hopeful that I will get accepted. I realized I couldn't be happy as a lawyer since I am big into working out and working crappy hours for something I wasn't passionate about was not going to work, so I had to switch career goals pretty quick. It's been a whirldwind past two months going from graduating college, planning on law school, then not knowing what I wanted to do, thinking maybe high school English teacher, then settling on sports marketing, and now trying for the Masters. How did you network with these people? What was your undergraduate degree in? I'll assume English because you need that qualification to teach high school English. What does it take to get accepted? I know that it is NU, and I'm not looking to go there. And I agree with you on working in something you aren't passionate about for long hours (and with journalism, it's low pay). Good luck with your Master's degree.

Fail.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 10, 2010 -> 02:11 PM) Worth noting...the Twins key player/MVP was a #2 draft pick, and I don't remember the last time we drafted that highly. I don't understand how the draft works; why do the Sox get the number pick that they do? Is it based off of record like the other major leagues?

Podsednik > Pierre any day of the week. I don't care what anyone says. Come to think of it, have the White Sox ever thought of utilizing the Twins model of scouting and building up the farm system to build a decent team? It seems like Beckham is the only decent homegrown guy we've produced in the last five years.

QUOTE (Capn12 @ Apr 10, 2010 -> 01:59 PM) Jesus christ people, quit picking apart everything I say. Freddy, OUR 5th starter, pitched perfectly well, for OUR Chicago White Sox, where he is OUR 5th starter, and we didn't know what to expect. There, that defined well enough for you all? I expect f***ing winning baseball. What I am seeing right now is losing baseball - this "offense" that Guillen has a hard on for obviously isn't working. It seems like the Sox are still going to need to rely on the long ball to win. I can only hope that they dig up JD from his vacation spot and insert him into this sterile "offense."

Maggsmaggs, how did you get into working with the sports marketing firm? What is it called? Are you going to get a Master's in sport management or even a certificate from somewhere in sport management for your job?

I've heard from a few people that UPS pays your tuition if you work there for a certain amount of time in a co-op program. Not sure if that is true or not. Yesterday, I read this too and thought about how great it would be, making $74,000 doing this kind of work. But honestly I'd rather just get my degree and stumble into a career. Though that is something I wonder - what is the difference between a job and a career in soxtalk.com's viewpoint? You could also never get me to be a lawyer, but I would consider being a paralegal. Any job that consumes your life where you are working long hours for virtually nothing in return but money doesn't fit me. Similarly, long hours for $20K doesn't fit me either. Is there a happy medium between the two?

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Apr 4, 2010 -> 09:13 PM) I always heard it was a terrible idea to move because of a girl (or guy, I imagine). Worst decision that I have ever made. I'm sure the sex was better with the girls I missed out on my freshman year.