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  1. HillysLastWalk

    Software Engineering Job Openings - Please help me hire!

    They may be excluding the younger "rockstars" but what about the older "rockstars"?  Meaning, people that are good, can adapt easily, have been working for a while, but can't check a lot of the "skills" boxes?   I know he mentioned something like this: "We believe the top developers should be...
  2. HillysLastWalk

    Software Engineering Job Openings - Please help me hire!

    I would be careful about abandoning remote work entirely.  Meaning, I'm sure this same guy would have found ways to fuck things up - even if he was supposed to come into the office 5 days a week.   I wonder if it's better as something that is "earned".  Meaning, you can get it - but after some...
  3. HillysLastWalk

    Software Engineering Job Openings - Please help me hire!

    Yeah, I saw the headline and laughed.  We just tried to hire a software engineer and it was brutal.   I tried the following:   a. Posted to craigslist. b. Posted here on SOSH. c. Posted to some service that handled all the community and local colleges (in CT? Or maybe it was the one's closest to...
  4. HillysLastWalk

    Bradley: Deal with It.

    Is that so bad? When framed that way, it seems it. But thats focusing on one "con" when listing pros and cons. This was the 2013 outfield: OUTFIELDERS (6): Quintin Berry, Mike Carp, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jonny Gomes, Daniel Nava, Shane Victorino. Jonny Gomes led that group with 13 Home Runs. Shane...
  5. HillysLastWalk

    Bradley: Deal with It.

      What is Project Shutdown mode?  And why would Hanley be entering it?   The article states that he is hurt - do you not believe him?
  6. HillysLastWalk

    Wade Boggs - What did we have there?

      In addition, this wasn't like Clemens who forced his way out of Toronto to ride the coattails of a current Yankee dynasty.  In 1992 (Boggs' last year with the Red Sox), the Yankees were 76-86 and hadn't won a championship since 1978.
  7. HillysLastWalk

    Mookie Betts

    A pic from that masslive article:  
  8. HillysLastWalk

    Switching off of a Family Plan

      Yeah, I've been in NH and Maine recently, and there are definitely plenty of areas that I have no problems.  But there are also areas where data roaming occurs, rendering my data useless.  And of course there's the area's where the phone is useless.     Oh yes.  No doubt.  One of my favorite...
  9. HillysLastWalk

    The Iggy-Peavy Trade Regurgitated

      What is your objective in this thread?   My impression is that you want to prove (as you haven't conceded many points -- and I mean many, many, many points people have made) one or all of:   a. The Red Sox make terrible player evaluations b. Jake Peavy was meaningless and they would have won...
  10. HillysLastWalk

    Switching off of a Family Plan

    I'd actually recommend Wal-Mart Family Mobile over Straight Talk.  The reason I didn't chime in previously was because he was talking about being a poor student, but his phone of choice is the newest iPhone.  Once you start talking Wal-Mart FM, Straight Talk, whatever ... you are buying your own...
  11. HillysLastWalk

    Why Not JBJ?

    But (and you mentioned this), we are talking 35 Plate Appearances, with some of those coming against pitchers like Sonny Gray and Felix Hernandez.   In his most recent call-up he got at-bats in 6 games.   1 against Baltimore (no strikeouts). 3 against Tampa Bay (4 strikeouts) 2 against Toronto...
  12. HillysLastWalk

    Why Not JBJ?

    But Taylor Teagarden was striking out at rates 25% or greater.  In 2007 in AA, he struck out 33.9%, 2008 in AA, he struck out 33.8%, and 2008 in AAA he was at 27.1%.  After that he was in the 30-40% range (in stops at the Majors and Minors).   I thought that the most exciting part of his...
  13. HillysLastWalk

    The Iggy-Peavy Trade Regurgitated

    Its not like the Sox didn't value Iglesias, from that same article:
  14. HillysLastWalk

    The Iggy-Peavy Trade Regurgitated

    http://www.gammonsdaily.com/the-value-of-jose-iglesias/
  15. HillysLastWalk

    The Iggy-Peavy Trade Regurgitated

    Again, because there wasnt an epic Josh Beckett performance, all other contributions from the day of the trade to the World Series is meaningless?
  16. HillysLastWalk

    The Iggy-Peavy Trade Regurgitated

    Yeah, seriously.  It's not as simple as "well, I didn't see one 8 inning 0 run performance in the playoffs" (exaggeration), therefore he didn't help at all.   Or let's play this game:   All I can see from the 2004 run was that Dave Roberts had no at-bats in the World Series!  None!  He didn't...
  17. HillysLastWalk

    The Iggy-Peavy Trade Regurgitated

      Exactly.  Look at what a 2 month rental of Andrew Miller got the Sox.  If E-Rod continues to be the star many are proclaiming, O's fans on their Message Board will be regurgitating that trade for years.
  18. HillysLastWalk

    The Iggy-Peavy Trade Regurgitated

      So, to fit your narrative, you feel that the Sox could have traded away something that amounts to replacement level talent or minor league fodder, for a league average/above average pitcher, at the trading deadline (when there is a premium)?  All they had to do was look harder, negotiate...
  19. HillysLastWalk

    Mookie Betts

    Also note that his fWAR isn't as generous (2.8), but still all-star level.  And this isn't me actively misleading in any way!  This is just one measure!!   His K rates have been decreasing, and as of today he has:   56th best wOBA at .344 and 65th best wRC+ at 117   Those numbers are 10th and...
  20. HillysLastWalk

    Rick Porcello: What's Wrong?

    It was a .667 BABIP because they were hitting him hard.  I'm not sure how much meaning there is to single game BABIP values.
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