Ken Williams
Ken Williams
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We certainly like the feel of the champagne dripping off our clothes. We all are competitors. I said years ago that we not only wanted to win one, but we wanted to have sustained success. We wanted to build a brand. We took a major step forward with winning the World Series, but to cement ourselves in the Chicago market and the national market, we have to keep pushing.
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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.
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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.
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Wow. We took great pains at every step of the way over the years to make sure something like this didn't happen. Obviously, in Frank's eyes, it wasn't enough. Well, I'm sorry.
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He took a club predicted by some to finish third or fourth place and rode it to a World Series championship. That's a very commendable thing. I've been a little disappointed in some of the awards. ... But all along Ozzie and I decided the most important thing was a team effort, to be cohesive as a unit, and all individual things were secondary.
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We're diverse because we're looking for the best in talent and character. It just happened that way. I could care less what the makeup of the club is as long as it works as a whole.
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I've seen the rumors. He's unavailable. I have to be very careful. He'll use everything I say against me in the next contract negotiations.
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I've never made a New Year's resolution before. I didn't think about it until now.
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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,
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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.
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I understand the South Side and our fan base,
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The very first ball hit in spring training and Pod goes into the wall all feet and legs,
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Right now, we're still in the grind of it. You've got to keep that edge to you. OK, yeah, (it's) a happy, joyful occasion,
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People talk about our fan base not being supportive enough, but none of us think that is a lack of passion on their part. That's misunderstood.