Jack Parkman

The issue is that the 3 year opt out is only palatable for current contenders. Of the Sox, Phillies and Dodgers, the 3 year opt out only makes sense for the Dodgers. If Boras isn't willing to accept a 5 year out, then either Harper just has to sign a 3 year deal with the Dodgers or accept the 5 year out.

really? I thought he was a year older than that. Never mind.

Yeah, and this is horrid timing for him personally as well. he's already 25.

Sorry. I didn't mean it with any sort of malice or anything, I just meant that nothing is going to change until JR is no longer the chairman of the Sox, and we have to accept that.

Forearm is code for UCL

If that is true, just fire Hahn and KW now, and bring in someone who can get this going in the right direction.

100% agreed.

Yup, as I said earlier, this was completely predictable.

Should have done so in the fall. This was totally predictable.

I don't disagree, I just think Uncle Scrooge does.

Chicago is Chicago, but the Sox are definitely not the Cubs.

Agreed.

This. So much this. Nice post.

Then at least we could be honest with ourselves that despite the Sox being in a large market, they'll continue to operate like a small market team. There is potential for so much more but Uncle Jerry doesn't care.

Update: Ok guys, I took your advice and removed anything relating to being on the spectrum from my dating profile. I've actually mustered up the guts to email a few ladies on a two different sites, but.....No dice. Still wondering what I could do differently.

Also, I've been lectured in the past about letting my boss fire me vs. quitting, and I told people that it isn't fair to my boss when I know I suck at my job to continue showing up just for a paycheck, and making him fire me to collect unemployment. I couldn't live with myself if I did that either. It is a two way street.

I couldn't sleep at night if I dealt with it, it would torment me. So therefore, I suffer. I won't take a job unless my boss and I are on the same page on what the job duties are. As long as we're on the same page, we're fine. It is also why I refuse to work for anyone else anymore. Too many power struggles and clashes. I am way too skeptical of business in general to allow someone else to define the difference between right and wrong. Once you allow that, you lead yourself down a slippery slope.

In my personal opinion, doing your job properly and stroking anyone's ego are mutually exclusive. It doesn't matter what job or what profession.

That is bullshit. He's doing his job properly. There shouldn't be consequences for doing your job properly. My job is to do what the job description says. My job isn't to stroke someone's ego. If you want me to stroke your ego, fuck off.

Yep. I hate to bring politics into this, but it is the media's job to hold the president accountable to the people of this country. It says so in the constitution. You get softball questions, you end up with an incompetent boob or a tyrant in charge. (let's keep this discussion related to accountability and the media please) I just used this as an example.

That sir, is why I have trouble keeping a job. I can't stfu about things I disagree with. My personal integrity means more to me than any job. If my boss and I aren't on the same page, he's going to hear about it. If I were a journalist and I couldn't ask a critical question of someone I'm interviewing, that I thought my readers needed to know, because my boss wants to keep access, I'll let him hear about it and if he doesn't agree, then my resignation letter is on his desk by the end of the day.

What SS2k5's point is, is that Paxon is unlikely to go on their show again. If that is the case, Parkins should call him out on it and tell the fans he's being a little b****.

They flattened out the NHL lottery post-McDavid and last year they had the Hurricanes jump from 11 to 2. It is very likely there are multiple scenarios where a team from 10-14 jumps into the top 3. The most likely statistical scenario for each team is to obtain the worst pick allowed by the lottery rules. In the NHL, the team with the worst record in the league has a 51% chance of picking 4th.

I agreed with you, but the journalist isn't doing their job if they don't ask the tough questions either. That is why I said damned if you do, damned if you don't. They don't have to bludgeon people with tough questions, but it is their job to ask them when the team made a poor decision. You occasionally need Danny Parkins to interrogate John Paxon. You don't need to do it all of the time, but on occasion it is warranted. Parkins interviewing Paxon was a breath of fresh air.

Where were you when we were getting high? (if you guys haven't noticed, I'm a music junkie with a talent for memorizing lyrics)