A day in the majors: No W for MU’s Scherzer
No W for MU’s Scherzer
Former Missouri pitcher Max Scherzer is going to have to wait for his first major-league victory.
Scherzer left Saturday’s game with a lead, but the Arizona Diamondbacks’ bullpen couldn’t hold it in a 7-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field.
Scherzer, the Diamondbacks’ first-round pick in the 2006 draft, gave up only five hits and an unearned run in six innings. He struck out six, walked one and hit two batters with pitches before exiting with a 2-1 lead.
“That’s one of the reasons we felt like he was ready for the major leagues. The game doesn’t speed up for him,” Arizona manager Bob Melvin said. “He’s a confident kid and is confident in his stuff and a base runner or two doesn’t affect him.”
Izzy out as closer
Jason Isringhausen has lost his job as the St. Louis Cardinals’ closer.
“He’s still prepared to pitch important innings, but for a while we’ll try to keep him out of the ninth inning,” Cardinals’ manager Tony La Russa said. “If we’re playing well, there’s still going to be games where you can’t cherry pick his situations because if we’re playing well, you need your bullpen.”
Isringhausen leads the National League with 11 saves, but he is 1-4 with a 7.47 ERA and has a major-league-leading five blown saves.
“It needed to be done,” he said. “It’s a mental break more than anything.”
La Russa said the closing duties will be split between Ryan Franklin and Russ Springer.
Franklin got his third career save in a 5-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday.
Blue Jay grounded
Toronto Blue Jays center fielder Vernon Wells is expected to be sidelined six to eight weeks because of a broken left wrist.
Wells, a two-time All-Star, was injured while making a diving catch Friday night in the sixth inning of Toronto’s 6-1 loss to Cleveland. The Blue Jays placed Wells on the 15-day disabled list Saturday.
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May 13th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
I bet his resume is poorly written. A lot of otherwise smart people do this. You shouldn’t be focusing on skills, it should be full of statements like “In 2002 I implemented program X which helped Y and resulted in the company gaining Z”.Forget job adverts, the odds are against you from the start yet it seems like this is where this guy focussed on. Get a good CV and send it directly to companies with a targeted cover letter written specifically for them. The letter should suggest that you understand their business and say that you can provide something they will benefit from. The CV should intrigue and make them want to learn more about you. Too much detail is a common problem.I spent nine months looking for a job after graduating and got one shortly after a friend gave me a book on job hunting. I’ve since been on the other side of the interview process and when you have a pile of 20+ CVs to whittle down they can get binned for the silliest of reasons.
May 13th, 2008 at 2:51 pm
Very true. I learned this the hard way on my last go around the job market. Expand your network every chance you get.
May 13th, 2008 at 3:42 pm
Not sure about good looking, but what’s so unusual about a suit?If mortgage underwrites are no longer in demand, and he’s pulling in 1.9 k$ unemployment benefits, perhaps he should consider picking up a craft currently in demand.
May 13th, 2008 at 4:32 pm
These kind of stories really piss me off. This asshat should stop whining, and get a job that is possible to get, not one of these executive jobs that are impossible to get.
May 13th, 2008 at 5:23 pm
I agree 100%. Every job I’ve ever gotten in my life has come along via networking, not flipping through the classifieds.
May 13th, 2008 at 6:13 pm
I only know educated white (there’s almost no other kind over here) people who can’t find a job for years.
May 13th, 2008 at 7:04 pm
Another problem is that he probably isn’t following up on his resumes. “10 resumes a day” probably means click-click-click… 10 times in monster or careerbuilder. Unless you have real hot skills (e.g. many IT skills), response rates are miserable on the job boards unless you follow up with a phone call.With the advent of the internet, most people are just too lazy to do a job search the right way, I suspect this guy is one of them.
May 13th, 2008 at 7:55 pm
Sounds like my life in 2003 when I was an Engineering major.
May 13th, 2008 at 8:45 pm
“It used to be easy”snif I used to have my servants wake me in the morning with breakfast in bed, snif and my clothes would be laid out for me and now… I have to pick my suits out MYSELF!!! Oh GOD!!! How can I go on? Who’s going to do my manicures? Who’s going to drive my limo?! How can anyone be expected to endure such suffering!!!
May 13th, 2008 at 9:36 pm
$1900 unemployment benefit? I thought there was no free lunch in States.
May 13th, 2008 at 10:26 pm
Ah the good ole days. I graduated into a terrible job market. I sent out tons of resumes which back then actually cost money for stamps, nice paper, and I had to pay to use the laser printer. Then out of the blue I caught a break, you just have to stick with it.
May 13th, 2008 at 11:17 pm
That’s the way it works everywhere.
May 14th, 2008 at 12:07 am
Agree.However, if he has real motivation, 10 resumes a day gives him plenty of time to follow up with each one.
May 14th, 2008 at 12:58 am
Is this supposed to be unusual? I know people who can’t find a job for years.