Ken Williams
Ken Williams
field guy qualified rooms sitting
I've been out in the field with her, scouted. I've been in the back rooms with her, around the table. She's as qualified as any guy sitting in there around the table,
field guy qualified rooms sitting
I've been out in the field with her, scouted, ... I've been in the back rooms with her, around the table. She's as qualified as any guy sitting in there around the table.
consider deserve gotten guys position
I've always thought it's kind of disrespectful to the guys that have gotten you in the position to consider a move, ... So if you come out and say I need X, Y or Z ... they deserve better than that.
becomes common criticized critics-and-criticism doubted guy tough
You look around at our team, ... and it's tough to find a guy who hasn't been doubted or criticized in some way. They all have that as a common denominator, and it becomes part of your personality as a team.
guys listen
Listen to these guys talk, and you'll know they're ready. We're not done. We want it. We want it again.
bunch course criticism doubts guys picked reasons resilient team throughout
One of the reasons we picked each one of these guys on this team is we wanted a bunch of fighters, ... We wanted guys who could be resilient and had been resilient to criticism or doubts throughout the course of their whole career.
chance coming everybody guy pull rod saw steel took
Everybody saw the plus-stuff; we didn't pull off any kind of heist or anything. We took a chance on a guy who was coming off of surgery, who had a steel rod in his arm, and got lucky.
chance coming everybody guy pull rod saw steel took
Everybody saw the plus-stuff; we didn't pull off any kind of heist or anything, ... We took a chance on a guy who was coming off of surgery, who had a steel rod in his arm, and got lucky.
guys open opportunity protected somewhat step
It's an open competition. Because you are somewhat protected in this role, there's an opportunity for one of the young guys to step up.
aaron amateur brings good guy himself league minor overlooked people players rob style
Rob brings a lot of the things that Aaron did in his style and aggressiveness and grinder-type attitude. A lot of people overlooked him as an amateur and minor league talent. He made himself into one of the better players in the big leagues. I don't know if the people here know how good he is. The guy can play.
allow chance coaching guy manager problem situation staff
But if I do take a chance on a guy who has had a problem somewhere, ... it's because I know I've got a manager and a coaching staff who will not allow a situation to get out of hand. And they know I've got their back.
above basically bring effort grind group guys lack protective pure talent
I'm very protective about what we have here because we don't have the pure talent to play above any lack of cohesiveness. We're nothing if they're not a group of guys that basically come and grind it out every day and bring an all-out effort every day.
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In an age where you don't see guys sacrificing every last dollar to stay in a situation where they are comfortable, we have a few guys who have done that. Part of the reason we are able to look at a World Series trophy is because of that attitude.
cannot earned guys needed played
These guys have always done what needed to be done, ... I cannot say enough about the players. They played so hard. They earned this.