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QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jul 25, 2013 -> 07:15 PM) Well, depending on the employee you meet, that could apply at any job. I know that despite stories, I would have rather worked at Whole Foods than Jewel, but Jewel is who hired me. Wasn't the best job in the world, but it was a job, and I took it -- and kept it -- for a good 3 years. My main goal with the job was to show I could stay put, nothing more. I'd have preferred to be elsewhere, but Jewel was convenient (close to home), and it's what we had. I know for a fact there are people where I work now that would tell you to stay as far away as possible, but my own experience would be to say, if you can get in, get in, and stay in for as long as you can. I'd probably go to a place that had a fairly conventional division of labor, like Jewel (I'm assuming). I may very well find myself working at a place like that soon if I don't get the funding I need for grad school.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jul 25, 2013 -> 07:11 PM) Berkman might not come back for the Rangers and is considering retirement. Makes sense for Dunn to go there and or Rios Oh wow. That could be a huge deal

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jul 25, 2013 -> 06:57 PM) Yawn, another angry "whistleblower" letter from an angry former employee. Maybe this person should take their own advice in that they were "only working in a supermarket and should relax". Then again, to some people, it'd be a great job to have. I think at any job I've ever worked, there are positives and negatives, but I never felt compelled to do something like this, and it irks me we gave people like this even a few minutes of fake fame. I worked at Jewel for years, and then Osco for a few years following that, and both were similar. To me, they were stepping stones to my career, helping get a resume together that showed I could keep a job, but to others that worked there, it WAS their career, and it helped them pay their bills. If you don't like where you work THAT badly, quit. There's definitely some sour grapes, but Whole Foods is renowned for both treating their employees like s*** and being giant hypocrites. I went to apply at a Whole Foods, asked an employee how I could do that, and he graced me with a speech about how I really should reconsider getting myself into that hellhole. Had a similar experience at another one. Then I started researching online and saw that this was pretty commonplace.

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Jul 25, 2013 -> 04:54 PM) Now this is strange: Peter Gammons ‏@pgammo 1h Keep hearing White Sox need pitching for Peavy, as 5 of their 6 best prospects are position players. They may be, but they are nowhere near ML ready. Sweet Jesus would that irritate me

Whole Foods employee quits, sends letter detailing hypocrisy of company and hilariously rips co-workers

QUOTE (bbilek1 @ Jul 25, 2013 -> 04:11 PM) I am with you on that. So what do you want, a guy with less talent and less track record? He's a major big league talent who just so has happened to succeed at the big league level. There's uncertainty with everyone, but he's a pretty damn good bet. It's all moot anyway, as I don't think they'd part with him for anyone except a Sale level arm.

Addison's consistent spot was in a place where the ump isn't seeing strike. Has to move the ball around

QUOTE (Noonskadoodle @ Jul 25, 2013 -> 03:54 PM) Does anybody have a number on how many 123 innings Reed has had this season? He has a 1.05 WHIP, so probably several

QUOTE (bbilek1 @ Jul 25, 2013 -> 03:50 PM) Eh, not necessarily but there are a myriad of posters/fans who have much less patience than myself. I didn't like his hiring to start with. His approach is to go up there hacking and that is not my cup of tea. There may be a correlation between his approach and our 14th in the AL OBP of .302. There was one quote that made people think that. Our players are the correlation. We had a bad OBP before Manto and we still do now. Everything I've seen and heard from Manto, I like. I especially like that he is not a system teacher (ie, no lift and pull BS unless your skillset mandates such an approach)

QUOTE (Baron @ Jul 25, 2013 -> 03:49 PM) Oh I would especially when they have pitching coming back and in the minors. They really dont need to do anything except add bullpen help. lol? did something change between now and a week ago? there is a limit to everyone's interest, but what their management says on TV isn't going to affect the way I perceive the Peavy trade market

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jul 25, 2013 -> 03:46 PM) Too bad the alternative is the Indians That's fine. They aren't close to a sustained winner, so them limping into the playoffs isn't something that bothers me QUOTE (Baron @ Jul 25, 2013 -> 03:47 PM) Diamondbacks President on MLBNetwork radio basically all but ruled out needing starting pitching(injured pitchers coming back/young help in minors) I sure wouldn't believe any of that around this time of year

Gattis would be an amazing get. He was an elite MLB draft prospect before his issues hit him (he says these have been over-sensationalized) and he's been great since he returned to professional baseball.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 25, 2013 -> 03:44 PM) why? Because it is always nice to see a team's free-spending ways be rendered ineffective. Every year, their window get closer and closer to being shut.

I'm sticking with Robin for now

It would be lol-worthy if injuries cause this Detroit team to miss the playoffs

QUOTE (Knackattack @ Jul 25, 2013 -> 03:43 PM) I dunno if it's just me but it seems like the past week Dayan has had tremendously better at bats - not just that he is getting more hits, but he is seeing way more pitches and not swinging at everything they throw. He's even taken a few walks I think Indeed. The whole month of July has been good to him

Another day where Tank kills righties. Good sign

QUOTE (bbilek1 @ Jul 25, 2013 -> 03:41 PM) He's in the JR loyalty belt. Why haven't the fire Manto conversations came about yet? Do you think our poor hitting is his fault?

Crain is on the DL because he throws 1000 pitches per batter

Knowing what I know (which means, Peavy didn't ask me personally to go back out there) I wouldn't have sent him out. Nonetheless, it is by far the least big deal of all time

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 25, 2013 -> 03:37 PM) It wasn't a situation like where Buehrle is going to be a free agent at the end of the year and he wants to get the standing ovation one last time. Again, this risk of him getting injured was far too great there. The fact he gave up a homer is secondary to the decision. I hope the scouts don't think he's that injury prone, because that would be a ridiculous reason to get hurt. "threw 7 too many pitches" "stood on mound 5 minutes too long"

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Jul 25, 2013 -> 03:34 PM) That is not even close to being the point. Peavy gets hurt then what ? Already missing out on Crain . You'd be looking at a disaster of major proportions. He didn't get hurt. Nothing happened

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Jul 25, 2013 -> 03:29 PM) Maybe Peavy begged him to go back out. In all likelihood, yes

QUOTE (bbilek1 @ Jul 25, 2013 -> 03:28 PM) That is not the point. He finished with a K and several pitches over 100 to end the 7th. The White Sox do not think 100 pitches is a lot. This isn't news

I'm fine with Robin