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Jocketty Excited by New Hire for GM's Office

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"We're excited to bring someone of his knowledge into our organization," Jocketty said. "Over his career of more than 30 years, he has worked in almost every facet of professional operations, as a player, as a league officer and even as a member of the media. We will benefit from his experience and insights."

This hire might strike a few of you as strange, but you can't argue with the wealth of the man's experience. I think he understands the direction the Reds want to take and is emblematic of their current thinking with regard personnel.

Seems to me like a good fit.

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I don't get it.

I think we overmeet as a society.

by Gray on Sep 24, 2008 4:45 PM EDT   0 recs

Matt Millen = Bill Bavasi

but in all fairness to Bavasi, he never messed up 1st round picks quite like Millen. Bavasi never cared enough about the draft to mess it up.

"for integrity of races and the game" - Dusty Baker

by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 24, 2008 5:49 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Speaking of the Office

A little S.I.S. in honor of the new season. Rank ’em!

1. Creed
2. Kelly
3. Kevin
4. Dwight
5. Michael
6. Pam
7. Angela
8. Jim
9. Andy
10. Oscar
11. Phyllis
12. Stanley
13. Meredith

by Red Menace on Sep 26, 2008 12:02 AM EDT   0 recs

1. Dwight
2. Creed
3. Kevin
4. Michael
5. Kelly
6. Andy
7. Angela
8. Holly
9. Jim
10. Pam
11. Phyllis
12. Oscar
13. Meredith
14. Stanley
.
..
…
….

Ryan Howard

by ken on Sep 26, 2008 7:30 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I'll play!

1. Michael
2. Dwight
3. Jim
4. Creed
5. Pam
6. Andy
7. Kelly
8. Kevin
9. Holly
10. Oscar
11. Phallus, I mean Phyllis
12. Merdith

I feel like Holly shouldn’t have been included since she is a new character and is only going to be there a couple of episodes. So I give Ryan Howard my number 9 spot, too. Also, I’m glad we didn’t include Toby, because he is the worst.

What's the ratio of Stanley Nickels to Schrute Bucks?

by chandrathan on Sep 26, 2008 10:34 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

"The Office" Week 1 Power Rankings

1. Andy
2. Angela
3. Kevin
4. Dwight
5. Ryan
6. Michael
7. Creed
8. Jim
9. Phyllis
10. Stanley
11. Oscar
12. Pam
13. Darryl! Darryl! Darryl!
14. Kelly
15. Holly
16. Meredith
4,249. Ronnie

The Angela/Andy/Dwight love triangle is awesome, and the “new and improved” Ryan character is freaking hilarious. The Jim/Pam engagement won’t last the entire season, you heard it here first. Holly is okay, but unproven and probably won’t last, as much as I’d like her to. Any chance they bring Rashida Jones back as Karen’s identical twin?

"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands

by BK on Sep 26, 2008 10:54 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Jim is inconstant

He’ll break it off to get with Ronnie

by Brendanukkah on Sep 26, 2008 11:08 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Wait, who's ronnie?

Crap, I need to pay better attention.

I think we overmeet as a society.

by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 11:13 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Ronnie was just introduced last night

She was the temp receptionist hired to replace Pam. Then Michael got rid of her to bring back a familiar goatee’d face.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 26, 2008 11:14 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

... who grew a goatee to be like Ryan

who is the new receptionist. Awesome.

"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands

by BK on Sep 26, 2008 11:18 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

also that michael didn't bother to hire Ryan directly

but he told the temp agency he’d pay whatever they wanted to hire him. heh.

I think we overmeet as a society.

by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 11:19 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

There's something about that doesn't seem like it would happen in real-life

A dude gets arrested for fraud or whatever, and gets hired at the same company, even as a temp?

"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands

by BK on Sep 26, 2008 11:26 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

wait, it isn't realistic?

crap.

I think we overmeet as a society.

by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 11:29 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Takes away from the mockumentary aspect

"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands

by BK on Sep 26, 2008 11:30 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Yeah, I know.

They could possibly have that backfire on Michael when someone higher up finds out.

I think we overmeet as a society.

by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 11:30 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I agree

Guys coming off of fraud convictions will take a similar job elsewhere, not a downward position at the same company. But I’ve never liked that character anyways so anything related to him annoys me.

by ken on Sep 26, 2008 11:32 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

He strikes out too much

And his defense is suspect. And his friend, the hobbit, might have a drug problem.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 26, 2008 11:35 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

yeah

chan said what the hell is with that goatee?

and then later it all maid sense

What's the ratio of Stanley Nickels to Schrute Bucks?

by chandrathan on Sep 26, 2008 11:20 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I said the same thing

in the game thread.

I think we overmeet as a society.

by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 11:21 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

yes

i believe you and her had a lot of overlapping commentary last night…

i remember her saying awwww at the same time you posted it

What's the ratio of Stanley Nickels to Schrute Bucks?

by chandrathan on Sep 26, 2008 11:23 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

nothing elicits an awwwwwww

like a gas station marriage proposal.

I think we overmeet as a society.

by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 11:24 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Yeah, i saw that.

I was confused as well

"Yes, and it's so important in this sport that the athletes be able to train in the same location." -Cynthia Potter, NBC Synchronized Diving Analyst

by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Sep 26, 2008 11:27 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

oh, right.

she was hotttt.

I think we overmeet as a society.

by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 11:17 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I hope you're wrong about Holly

I’d like to see her stick around for the whole season. She’s got sleeper potential and could climb this chart quickly.

Somehow, you hating Toby makes a lot of sense.

by ken on Sep 26, 2008 11:15 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I agree that Holly will be a good character

I’m betting her inner bitch will really be released one of these days when she interacts with Jan. Shame about her taste in bands though…

by Brendanukkah on Sep 26, 2008 11:17 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

i read an interview where she said she was only doing like four episodes...

and my hatred for toby comes more from thinking it’s so funny when michael is incredibly mean to him…

What's the ratio of Stanley Nickels to Schrute Bucks?

by chandrathan on Sep 26, 2008 11:17 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

where did toby go?

I think we overmeet as a society.

by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 11:18 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Costa Rica

He broke his neck a few days after he got there and has been in the hospital for the last 5 weeks

"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands

by BK on Sep 26, 2008 11:18 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

ahhhh

I had assumed that Holly was the new HR person.

I think we overmeet as a society.

by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 11:19 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

i annapropriately touched pam and got embarrassed and announced

he was moving to costa rica.

the season 4 finale was about his going away party, and included a lot of michael hating toby, including having him escorted out by security at the end of the day so that he wouldn’t steal anything

What's the ratio of Stanley Nickels to Schrute Bucks?

by chandrathan on Sep 26, 2008 11:19 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

A buddy of mine gave his brother

a rock with a note attached to it that said “Suck on this!” as a birthday present last year. My friends are a bunch of freaking nerds, but I thought that was an awesome idea.

"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands

by BK on Sep 26, 2008 11:28 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Oh

I do think it’s funny how Michael is irrationally mean to Toby, the ultimate HR wet blanket. I was in sales for a couple of years and saw a lot of that sentiment.

by ken on Sep 26, 2008 11:19 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

who doesn't hate HR?

I think we overmeet as a society.

by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 11:20 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

But really, Karen is #1

1. Kevin
2. Creed
3. Mose
4. Dwight
5. Michael
6. Karen
7. Jim
8. Pam
9. Kelly
10. Toby
11. Oscar
12. Angela
13. Andy
14. Darryl
15. Stanley
16. Ryan
17. Jan
18. Meredith
19. Phyllis
20. Ronnie
21. Roy
22. Todd Packer
23. David Wallace
24. Hunter

by Brendanukkah on Sep 26, 2008 11:07 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Do you remember that night when someone made you a man?

Hunter perfectly encapsulates that moment. In song.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 26, 2008 11:09 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

david wallace was on season three

he’s the boss who had the party that jim played basketball with

and then hired ryan howard after firing jan.

hunter is jan’s assistant, and michaeld doesn’t think he’s aware of motorboating

What's the ratio of Stanley Nickels to Schrute Bucks?

by chandrathan on Sep 26, 2008 11:11 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Packer at 22 is a travesty

“You a big William Hung fan?”
“Why does everyone always ask me that? Who the hell is that!?”

"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands

by BK on Sep 26, 2008 11:16 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

methodology

Yeah, I didn’t rate Holly or any non-Office personnel (warehouse, corporate, Karen Fillipelli).

by Red Menace on Sep 26, 2008 10:45 AM EDT   0 recs

so you didn't...

i was going off of ken’s rankings and just assumed that he had used the same people that you did…

you know what happens when you assume…

What's the ratio of Stanley Nickels to Schrute Bucks?

by chandrathan on Sep 26, 2008 10:51 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

on second glance, my rankings are all screwed up

i’d like to delete my post.

I forgot stanley entirely. And menace ranked 13 while ken ranked 14, and i only ranked 12…

stupid me

What's the ratio of Stanley Nickels to Schrute Bucks?

by chandrathan on Sep 26, 2008 10:52 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

this is of utmost importance

We need to come to an agreement about which Office characters are suitable for ranking.

Seriously it’s hard to rank those who exist only to look insulted by Michael’s antics (Stanley, Oscar, et al).

by Red Menace on Sep 26, 2008 11:23 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs