Jocketty Excited by New Hire for GM's Office
by Man Mountain on Sep 24, 2008 3:39 PM EDT
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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 reply actions 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 up reply actions 0 recs
For the record, I would have drafted those WRs too. They were men among boys.
by Brian B on Sep 24, 2008 7:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
true
but its all moot if your O-line has more gaping holes than brendan’s .jpg folder.
"for integrity of races and the game" - Dusty Baker
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 24, 2008 7:09 PM EDT up reply actions 6 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 reply actions 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 up reply actions 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.
by chandrathan on Sep 26, 2008 10:34 AM EDT up reply actions 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 up reply actions 0 recs
Jim is inconstant
He’ll break it off to get with Ronnie
by Brendanukkah on Sep 26, 2008 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions 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 up reply actions 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 up reply actions 0 recs
poor dwight grew a goatee to be like michael
by chandrathan on Sep 26, 2008 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions 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 up reply actions 0 recs
it was pretty great that the goatee preceded Ryan's appearance
I think we overmeet as a society.
by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions 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 up reply actions 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 up reply actions 0 recs
and i think his plan to get back on top is flawed
even if he does get a better job, it won’t be with that company, so there is no point in keeping the list.
by chandrathan on Sep 26, 2008 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
For saying that
You just made the list.
by Brendanukkah on Sep 26, 2008 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions 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 up reply actions 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 up reply actions 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 up reply actions 0 recs
when discussing the show with my uncle this morning
that was our speculation
by chandrathan on Sep 26, 2008 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
or he might just cycle out after temping
and go to work for a competitor or something.
I think we overmeet as a society.
by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions 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 up reply actions 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 up reply actions 0 recs
yeah
chan said what the hell is with that goatee?
and then later it all maid sense
by chandrathan on Sep 26, 2008 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions 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 up reply actions 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
by chandrathan on Sep 26, 2008 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions 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 up reply actions 0 recs
He had to have been kneeling in oily water, right?
So gross.
by Brendanukkah on Sep 26, 2008 11:26 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's what she said.
I think we overmeet as a society.
by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought maybe he was an evil Michael from a parallel universe
by Brendanukkah on Sep 26, 2008 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I miss futurama.
I think we overmeet as a society.
by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did anyone else notice that Michael's goatee was gone when they were eating lunch
But back when he gave his Michael Klump speech?
by Brendanukkah on Sep 26, 2008 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions 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 up reply actions 0 recs
oh, right.
she was hotttt.
I think we overmeet as a society.
by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions 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 up reply actions 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 up reply actions 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…
by chandrathan on Sep 26, 2008 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
where did toby go?
I think we overmeet as a society.
by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions 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 up reply actions 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
by chandrathan on Sep 26, 2008 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And a reworking of the Supertramp song "Goodbye Stranger" to send him on his way.
It was very good, although certainly no “Beers in Heaven.”
by Brendanukkah on Sep 26, 2008 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions 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 up reply actions 0 recs
You can pay him back at Halloween
Charlie Brown style, bitches!
by Brendanukkah on Sep 26, 2008 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions 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 up reply actions 0 recs
who doesn't hate HR?
I think we overmeet as a society.
by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions 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 up reply actions 0 recs
I don't even know who Hunter or David Wallace are.
I think we overmeet as a society.
by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions 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 up reply actions 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
by chandrathan on Sep 26, 2008 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ahhh, I remember both.
Had David Wallace been mentioned again in season four?
I think we overmeet as a society.
by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Primarily in "The Deposition" episode
by Brendanukkah on Sep 26, 2008 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
of course!
Michael has to make a tough decision
by chandrathan on Sep 26, 2008 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whoops, I forgot Holly
I’d put her at 12.
by Brendanukkah on Sep 26, 2008 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
still queer Halpert?
Todd Packer is great
by chandrathan on Sep 26, 2008 11:10 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
has he come back since season three?
I think we overmeet as a society.
by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions 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 up reply actions 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 reply actions 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…
by chandrathan on Sep 26, 2008 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions 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
by chandrathan on Sep 26, 2008 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions 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 up reply actions 0 recs
agreed
really what’s the difference between phyllis and meredith?
by chandrathan on Sep 26, 2008 11:24 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
a dozen drinks?
I think we overmeet as a society.
by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 11:24 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Phyllis has a personality while Meredith is an angry drunk who isn't that funny
And Phyllis’s interactions with Michael, Stanley, and Dwight give her way more value to the show
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Sep 26, 2008 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
you are probably right
plus she did get karen that makeover that made her really hot!
by chandrathan on Sep 26, 2008 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Alas, not as hot as Karen
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Sep 26, 2008 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Meredith does say something hilarious every now and then
but Phyllis is good for more developed scenes.
I think we overmeet as a society.
by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
"SHUT UP, ANGELA!"
Also, when Dwight trapped that bat on her head… one of the top three funniest moments of the show.
by Brendanukkah on Sep 26, 2008 11:36 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I liked the abovementioned
makeover/sales call with Karen.
I think we overmeet as a society.
by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 11:36 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
for me the funniest moment of the office
is when michael and dwight are giving out the gift baskets and michael listens to the gps system and drives into the lake
by chandrathan on Sep 26, 2008 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Phyllis also exists to show what Michael is trying to distance himself from
Phyllis is the same age as Michael, and I believe went to the same high school. But she is fat and ugly and in sales, while Michael sees himself as striving for a glamorous, attractive life in management. Don’t be mistaken, he loves the people of Scranton, but when they show him a side he is uncomfortable with, he thinks himself above them. Yet it is Phyllis who is happily married and has risen up to be head of the Party Planning Committee. So which of them has the better lot in life?
by Brendanukkah on Sep 26, 2008 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just want to say how impressive this thread is for a Friday morning
And point out how we’re all avoiding work by talking about a show about … work.
by ken on Sep 26, 2008 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
and yet we were too lazy to start a thread in a new post.
I think we overmeet as a society.
by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
honestly...
I was planning an office S.I.S. diary for Monday…
My topic hasn’t been hit upon yet though…
I wanna know about dwight.
Someone the other day said that Leonard from the Big Bang Theory was a poor man’s dwight schrute. Which led me to question. How intelligent is dwight? Is he really a genious that no one gives the proper credit to, or is he a moron that only thinks he’s the smartest guy in the world?
by chandrathan on Sep 26, 2008 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes.
I don’t think he’s a moron, but he has no basis for thinking he’s the smartest guy in the world.
But he still does, obviously.
I think we overmeet as a society.
by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
when he thought shotgun weddings were the number one cause of death
i thought i had my answer
by chandrathan on Sep 26, 2008 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He doesn't have a very broad range of experiences.
I think we overmeet as a society.
by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Personally
I just really like his enthusiasm for fireworks.
by Brendanukkah on Sep 26, 2008 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was me, and I stand by it
Dwight may not be smarter than Leonard, but he’s easily funnier
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Sep 26, 2008 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dwight smarts
Dwight’s a master of highly specialized knowledge. There’s some situations where he would prove incredibly handy to have around. The rest of the times he’s an idiot. I’ve known a few like that.
by Red Menace on Sep 26, 2008 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
why are you looking at me when you say that?
"You never want to give up a 7-0 lead, in your rival's ballpark, that would put them in first place. Never want to do that." - Ron Darling
by Slyde on Sep 26, 2008 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
/pan to Slyde in the background, slight zoom in on him looking insulted
by Red Menace on Sep 26, 2008 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
/laugh track
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Sep 26, 2008 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
/cut to JG Wentworth commercial
‘cause it’s your money, use it when you need it.
Vote Pops in '08. I promise nothing and I'll do it!
by Pops Daniels on Sep 26, 2008 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
/opens window
/yells “it’s my money, and I need it NOW!!!!!!!!”
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Sep 26, 2008 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Still yet
Both could leave the show and it wouldn’t really matter
by chandrathan on Sep 26, 2008 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think you'd notice Phyllis's absence more
but it’s not like the show would collapse or anything.
I think we overmeet as a society.
by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 11:36 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't think there was much between Phyllis and Meredith
but I bumped Phyllis up based on her interactions with Angela when she googled “How to deal with difficult people.” Also she had some moments at her wedding.
by Red Menace on Sep 26, 2008 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Question:
How will Jan be involved?
I think we overmeet as a society.
by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 11:33 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
fact:
she’s having michael’s baby
or that’s what he lead us to believe
when he told us jan was having his baby
by chandrathan on Sep 26, 2008 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
corollary:
but which she denies.
I think we overmeet as a society.
by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Here's a weird thing I just discovered today
Dunder Mifflin has an Akron branch.
by Brendanukkah on Sep 26, 2008 11:39 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
how did you discover this?
I think we overmeet as a society.
by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Those are some crappy towns.
With a corporate office in New York City, Dunder Mifflin has branches in Buffalo, Albany, Utica, Scranton, Akron, Camden, Nashua and Yonkers.
Question: How does Pam drive in and out of Brooklyn so easily?
I think we overmeet as a society.
by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
She's living on campus and working as a Resident Advisor
by Brendanukkah on Sep 26, 2008 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I get that
but she still gets in and out of Brooklyn very easily by car.
I think we overmeet as a society.
by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
she's like kramer
she knows all the back roads
by chandrathan on Sep 26, 2008 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't realize Scranton was so close to NYC.
2.5 hours on a good day, I guess.
But when has it ever taken less than an hour to get out of Brooklyn during the day?
I think we overmeet as a society.
by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No idea
It’d be quicker if you lived uptown. You could get on the George Washington Bridge, which turns into I-80 and takes you near Scranton. Coming from the VN you have to cut through a more heavily populated part of Jersey so it’d have to be a bit longer.
by ken on Sep 26, 2008 11:59 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
But Pratt is in Brooklyn!
I think we overmeet as a society.
by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 11:59 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know; just sayin'
Coming from Brooklyn it’s bound to be a hellish drive.
by ken on Sep 26, 2008 12:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's what I'm sayin'
plus, the tolls!
I think we overmeet as a society.
by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
how has BubbaFan not chimed in
on this subject yet?
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
by Cy Schourek on Sep 26, 2008 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
She lives on a big farm upstate somewhere
With all of your old pets.
by Brendanukkah on Sep 26, 2008 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
she grows beets.
I think we overmeet as a society.
by Gray on Sep 27, 2008 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So does Ryan want to crush Kelly
once more?
I think we overmeet as a society.
by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 12:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
kelly's a size two!
she looks great!
by chandrathan on Sep 26, 2008 12:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
she's perfect!
I think we overmeet as a society.
by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 12:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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