Kenny ' s 200405 offseason was a masterpiece of highrisk highreward moves . He ' s tried the same strategy every year since and it has not worked since 2008 . He sunk the farm system and we didn ' t even get a playoff appearance to show for it . For every Juan Uribe we get an Adam Dunn and a James Shields . I love Kenny for what he ' s done , and I will always cherish 2005 , but 8 years with no playoffs and no path forward , that is unacceptable . <| sep |> they have to pay you up to the federal minimum wage , which is $ 7 . 25 , not up to the tipped minimum wage . legally , they have to , but I know from personal experience that there are employers who will do everything possible to avoid paying up . <| sep |> What , he still lives ? ? I never saw that comings