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I too rooted for the Red Sox as my AL team for quite a while. When they won it all and turned into a version of the Yankees, although run well, I moved on to the Devil Rays and White Sox (White Sox just because I hate all the Cubs fans around me). If you have no actual geographic connection, it is much easier to switch teams. I still don't think its a good thing to do, but I am often drawn in by certain players or organizational philosophies I like. You may find that with the Brewers Soundsfan. They certainly have the players, and its hard not to like their GM and Owner's approach. Now that Yost is gone, hopefully we can get behind the coaching staff too.

Every time I read about Salome I root for him more and more.

If he starts as the 57th best prospect and has not played a pro game, why did so many teams pass on him in the draft. I mean, what has changed since then and now...if this list had come out the day before the draft would he have been the 57th best prospect. I have to think he would have been taken in the top 10 if that were the case. Also, I really thought Escobar would be lower. I would have him in the high 30s but it seems like we have seen lists where he is even lower than that.

Even when its a home game in the US, half the time its seems like its still a Mexico crowd. Hopefully not in Columbus though. I will be watching for sure.

Are you thinking the Bob Saget from "Entourage."http://images.usatoday.com/life/_photos/2005/08/11/inside-saget.jpg

Maybe he is just having a hard time swallowing his pride and resigning with the Brewers for 8 mill after he rejected 12 mill in arby. Thats like going back to your ugly ex-girlfriend after the supermodel date didn't work out (sorry the Brewers are the ugly girl in that metaphor). And I hope Sheeter doesn't wait until June to join a team. If there is any pitcher in baseball who needs a complete spring training with a proper staff it is him. He pitches great he first few games, but then typically hits a pretty bad dead arm period if I remember correctly.

Or Christian Bale is running the show instead of a director who was chosen for the biggest summer blockbuster in years whose most notable gig before that was The OC and Chuck.

Oh, and doesn't Buzz have a commitment from a 7' Canadian who converted from hockey just a few years ago. Supost to be a freak athlete, but still very raw. I don't see it on ESPN, but maybe he is part of the 2010 class or something? Anyone remember this, it was in JSOnline a while back?

What Buzz has accomplished so far in his time at MU (even when under Crean) has been nothing short of amazing. First is the recruiting. The last 2 years it seems all the big signings came from him, especially the big and swing men. Then he takes Crean's players and actually gets them to outperform what the did under Crean. He has controlled James and made him more of a true point guard, McNeal has continued right where he left off, Lazer has done the same, and he has gotten Mathews involved finally since Crean never called a play for him. Now they have 4 guys on the court capable of scoring 20+ points any night. While they are still undersized (a player like Goaty or the Lopez brother last year really shows their flaw) you have to like their chances in the Big East and in the Tourny due to that dynamic offense and timely defense. And then the new recruiting class...how Buzz got those guys to commit to a program that was starting over with an unproven coach I will never know. Just think what he will be able to do once he has a proven track record. Time will tell, but right now I don't think anyone is missing Crean.

Me and my friends all went to get food at halftime since none of us can stand Springsteen. We are all 27-29. I thought I would be the only one who hates him (it is seriously like nails on a chalkboard to me) but oddly enough it was a collective opinion.

How can you compare the average person to a minor league prospect? Does the average person have a trainer and team physician at their workplace? Does the average person stand to make millions of dollars if they can stay healthy and continue improving at the rate they have been already? Totally different scenarios in my mind. Maybe Green is thinking in terms of an average person still, but he is not one anymore.

This just further proves my long standing hypothesis that Jack Black is in no way funny. Said hypothesis also extends to Ben Stiller, but thats for another thread.

We should just play him vs the Reds, Cards, and Cubs for the first half next year, then flip him at the deadline when he is OPSing 1.200.

They may go for a harsher luxury tax if they also get a salary basement. I agree that this is the way to go instead of a salary cap, but another major issue that needs to be addressed is that foreign players need to enter the league through the draft, not just go to Boston, Chicago, NY, or Seattle. The advantage that some teams have is unbelievable in this sport.

I got all of my information from my former employer during my exit interview. Yours should have done the same, unless you don't qualify for it because you were just part time. I would call them and find out, but I would guess since it was not full time you can't qualify for unemployment.

Why did he take a cut?

Not sure about where you could get one but thats awesome. Ever consider a trough? It would be sort of ironic.

I feel kinda lame asking (I can't really get into his music but I know he was very talented) but what exactly is this song about? Between the bars...prison or alcoholism or both? Or is it something else and not appropriate to discuss on these boards?

I am in month 4 and have all but given up. I have applied to every Civil Engineering Firm in Chicago and not one of them has been able to hire someone. To make things worse, all of the managers who were above me at my last company have been laid off for about 2 months, and none of them can find work ether. They are all more qualified and willing to take pay hits, so there is really no way for me to get a job until they all get hired. In the mean time, I am putting together my shirt website because its a fun hobby, and I am used to sitting at a computer for most of the day. However, as a young engineer, I feel like I am loosing valuable development time where I could be learning more and improving at my career. Quick note: getting let go is by far not the worst words you can hear. Stay healthy, keep your head up, and remember that there are a lot of other great employees out there in a similar position. Hopefully it will all be over soon so we can go back to being productive members of society.

Insomniac, you really do have some amazing prices and I know your shirts are high quality since I consider myself a satisfied customer (I proudly wear my Wisonsin, Illinois is beneath us shirt all the time around Illinois). I am very impressed by your site and designs. In terms of the whole copyright issue, I will try to explain this as well as I can and to the best of my ability. I have done a bit of research obviously, but I think in general most people who make shirts just just take the me too approach (they see a million Office shirts on Ebay so just figure its okay). I am not saying my information is entirely correct and I would love for a lawyer to explain this, but here goes. In terms of the Dwight Schrute shirts you referenced, the name Dwight Schrute is not copyrighted or trademarked. I believe the image of a screen capture of Dwight is. Now I have seen people take images they found on the internet or directly captured from a tv show and use them on a shirt, and this is wrong to me and I am sure to NBC or whatever large company owns said image. For my Dwight shirts, that image of Dwight is my own. Yes, I based it off of a screen capture, but spent quite a bit of time in photoshop to recreate something that would go great on a shirt. If you look very closely, you can probably tell that many of the lines are drawn with a mouse on a computer by someone particularly untalented (myself), while the shading is based more off the screen shot but still took a lot of work in photoshop and ultimately a tracing in a vector graphics program. If I saw my Dwight image on someone else's shirt, I would be upset, although I am sure that type of thing happens all the time. Now the Dwight shirt I have with the picture Pam drew when they were trying to catch the pervert...that one was not very modified. I guess I am kinda taking a me too approach with that particular shirt, since they are for sale everywhere and I will admit to that. If anyone would be upset by that or if NBC contacted me, I would be happy to take it down. One thing I would not do (although I have seen a ton of them on ebay) would be to use a team sports logo or a cartoon character like Micky Mouse. I have heard of people getting into trouble for doing this, as those images are trademarked. I have not heard of anyone getting into trouble for selling shirts based off The Office or other TV shows/movies. The whole topic gets fuzzier and fuzzier as the internet takes over. There is so much content out there now that is created by everyday people that it is getting very difficult to know what you can and cant use. Some of it is definitely a gray area. I guess for me, to sort of sum up, I just try to make everything my own by editing, drawing, and/or tracing as much as possible with the goal of making it look good when it goes on a shirt. Hope that somewhat answers your question and I would love to hear other people's opinions about it.

Oh man, is that the Island Episode where they keep drugging Homer? Awesome stuff. Now I know who McGoohan is. It probably shouldn't be because of the Simpsons, but I actually get a lot of my knowledge by digging deeper when they parody something.

Wow, I actually just started a shirt business since I was laid off and can't find a full time engineering position anywhere. I don't want this to sound like spam, so I will send you a PM. If anyone else is interested though, PM me. I will have a lot of Brewer shirts coming out in the Spring as well.

I think Walsh turns out to be the mole in a scene where he rips off his suit only to be wearing a "suits suck" shirt and opens fire on the office. Just kidding, I am sure its not him since that would be too obvious. Maybe its the blond girl that was asking him about his wife that has had no other relevance to the show than that one scene even though she has been their the whole time. And poor Walsh, talk about typecast. He was so good in his role as the crazy director on Entourage that nobody can view him as anything else let alone someone in the corporate world.

I like the way he took Counsell under his wing last year. According to this Bugs and Cranks in depth account of a typical Counsell day: 10:45 A.M. - Meet "Mister Cameron" (Mike) in the hotel lobby. Mister Cameron makes sure Craig ate breakfast and remembered his duffle bag to bring to the ballpark. Mister Cameron gives him money to spend on Cincinnati souvenirs for his grandma. He buys a snow globe for her. What a thoughtful young man. 12:10 P.M. - Arrive at Great American Ballpark eat lunch in the clubhouse. It was Craig's turn to pick the meal. The team feasts on mini corndogs and banana splits. Mister Cameron made him pick a vegetable too - for Prince, and for "a growing boy in need of essential vitamins." At least corn on the cob is fun to eat.