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Please provide me some evidence that shows or proves that Skaalen doesn't do all of that. And please do not use "well look at the approaches at the plate or how they are batting" line because that only proves that the players are hitting poorly. As far as I have heard that is what he does all day is watch film, work on the players swings etc. Again you can give the best advice in the world, but if the person you are giving it to doesn't take it then its worthless.

You can lead a horse to water.....

Can you imagine being one of the players(Not Bush), you already feel like a loser and then this happens.

From my experience, you are speaking of the wrong end for the discharge. Ironically Guillen seems to have the same problem only he has diarrhea of the mouth when it comes to teams he plays on.

All women are crazy, just some are less crazy then others. It all depends on how my craziness you are willing to put up with(see any married man on these boards). While the younger ones are into being free, the older one's have biological clocks ticking and the urgency to find a partner and have a child increases. Women 25-28 seem to be the most stable, generally working on a career so they are not into the being free and yet still a little to young to feel the need for kids.

seriously this has to be the worst hitting team with RISP. Now I know they probably aren't, but come on.

Most builders use the same subs for all of the jobs they do. Like I said earlier in this thread, find a company that you like what they offer and speak with some of the people they built houses for in the past, if you are able to track those people down. Some building tips - Insist on plywood instead of insulation on your walls, I was never a fan of insulation walls, all you need is a zipper and a fist and you are in someones house. - Insist on 9' ceilings in your basement, doesn't seem like much but you will love it. With the price of wood now it won't be that much more. - If you can get manufactured joists instead of TGI's do it. Your floor with not make noise and feel stiffer. - Do not pay for the "Energy savior" windows, not only are they really expensive, they are worthless. Get double pained windows and spend the difference in really nice window treatments.(If you want to know more about heating and cooling let me know) - Before you get into of picking the tile, carpet, paint, trim etc. come up with colors and and schemes that you are going to want. It will take alot of stress out of siting in their office going over the books of samples. - If you are able, put a stairwell in your garage to your basement, trust me you will love this. - Put a drain in your garage, you will thank me in the winter. Putting one in is only a couple 100 before the floor is poured. - If you are going to have a deck, pay the little extra up front for the TREC Deck or the other synthetic material decks. What you save up front putting in treated lumber you will spend having to seal it year after year.

No I totally agree. I did the exact same thing as you, always answered questions, joked and laughed with owners etc. and always had my guys be nice to them. I will say that it would be that only a few homes did the people having the house built come out to the site. I don't make want to make it seem that the workers will throw up their arms and get ticked off. When I say it's just another home to the builders, I mean the field crew, not the owner. It has nothing to do with how much effort they are putting into the job. After you spend a couple years building homes, they all run together and 90% of the work for a home is the same. I am just saying what the workers are thinking. Now that my career has taking me from the field to the office my annoyances now are Engineers and unreasonable building owners/construction management types. Revised advice. Showing up once a week to see progress and shoot the poop with the guys is fine. Showing up every day and hanging out for hours(happened before) that is not ok. If you have any questions regarding how it is being built, refer to the builder himself or the project manager. As someone on the office side of the business now, answers given by the field guys may not be exactly the same as what the builder wants.

Let me clarify my "stupid" comment. First off don't go with the workers don't care bit, guess what, other then the owners the workers couldn't care less about the house they are working on, it is just another home they are building. That is not to say they aren't doing a good job, they are, but it is just another random house to them. Let me put it this way, if you were a teacher would you want a parent sitting in the room critiquing how you teach? As for the "stupid" comment, what I ment were the people that come around and start pointing out things that they don't think are right or question how things are done when in reality they generally have no idea what they are talking about or how things are done. If you want to show up and watch fine, but please stay off the site until they are not working. Now there are some nice people that will bring you stuff(rare in my time working) but generally the people that show up during the dare are more annoying then anything and it is dangerous for them to be there. I would recommend a smaller custom home builder. What I mean is not a huge multi crew builder. They tend to have a ton of turn over. The smaller companies tend to have guys that have been together for awhile and they tend to get the job done quicker and better.

While he would be good for the Cubs, I can almost guarantee that the other owners will not let Cuban get within inches of owning a major league team. Before you ask, the reason that he is a finalist is because they have to make it look good because more then likely he is one of the top bidders.

In the 8 years I spent being a carpenter I built about 40 homes and several buildings. The biggest piece of advice I can give you is go look at previous homes that this builder built. Most use the same floor plans if you are buying from them so you will be able to see what it is going to look like. You can do minor tweeks to the plan ie flipping the garage from one side to the other etc but then the plans have to be re stamped and submitted for approval and that is going to cost you a couple 100 so make all the plan changes you want right away. Now when they are building the home, the biggest piece of advice I can give you is to STAY AWAY FROM THE JOB SITE DURING THE DAY, not only is it annoying having to work with the owner there asking stupid and yes they are stupid questions but it is unsafe. As for the owner(you) it's alone the lines of not wanting to see the kitchen of the restaurant that you are eating at. Now if you visit the site after working hours and have questions, feel free to address the builder.

I agree, it seems that Nix is the forgotten man. He seems to be playing very well down in AAA.

Are the Astros and Reds just trying to get as many guys that they don't need so that other can't have them.

Hawing would be a better person to answer this but when this happens there are a few possible answers - What is bugging her involves you and she just isnt in the mood to get in a fight and the more you press it the angrier she gets and the more frustrated you will get.- There is something wrong but you asking her isn't going to solve it, YOU SHOULD KNOW WHAT IS WRONG! As a married man of 5 years I can tell you that there is no right answer to this. You can ignore it and you will be the bad guy for not caring. You can press the issue and you meddling. Women are a weird animals that are difficult to figure out. My advice would be just to leave it along, ignore it and hope that nothing comes of it, let her GF's deal with it. Even if you think you know what is wrong and how to fix it, logic and reason are rarely used while emotion is generally used by women in matters like this.

Brett Favre and related talk.

the most insanely worthless items, especially for someone like me that spends all day in front of a comp, uses about 20 minutes a month on a cell and never texts anyone. And before you ask I am not nearly a man, I am only 30.

Does anyone think people pitched him last year like he was the Barry of a few years ago vs. his current form of a broken down man. When challenged he failed alot more then he succeeded(like all ball players).

I would take Nix for his power and defense. Rottino is a given. Nelson would be a good bat off the bench and I agree he would eliminate the need to add Gamel to the 40. I would bring Stocker up instead of Gwynn for the late inning PR. As for pitchers it would be Choate(another LH), Pena if he isnt up here by that point and possibly a toss up between Dillard and Defelice. There is no way that Turnbow gets a sniff of the majors unless he has a miracle second half.

Put it this way, there is a reason all of these owners are rich, they don't do things without the chance to make more money(minus Cuban). While the "team" may be operating at a loss, the owners group, Mark included are still making money.

nope, it is what it is.

+3 Heck I proposed to my wife on the couch just before the UW-Fresno State game 6? years ago. Our first date we also saw Jay And Silent Bob Strike, how she stayed with me I will never know ans she reminds me of that all the time.

I agree on Uke, he is getting to the stage that most of our grandpas get/got to. The telling of the same stories, the misspeaks etc. The one thing I have noticed this year is the general lack of excitement other then over exciting moments(big home run, go ahead run etc). He just sounds tired now.

My question is, what happens if they say no like with BTA's inlaws? Do you tell them to pound sand or do you turn to your girlfriend, shake her hand, thank her for the good times and leave?

A few things, first off my opinion is that asking is outdated and dumb since this isn't a period of time where parents can control their adult children. On the other hand not asking gives the parents the right to refuse to help paying for a wedding. Weddings and the money spent on them is a whole other issue that I could go on about but wont.

And at the same time the least impact of the team(see the finals).