Kenny Williams
Kenny Williams
initial phone returned talk
This talk could have been had way back when if he'd returned my initial phone call.
dad guys probable remember starting talking
I remember when my dad was talking about getting some of these guys and the probable starting lineup in a five-game (playoff) series,
call course jerry knock needed paper phone protect quit return talking
Jerry has done everything over the course of 16 years to protect that man, made accommodations for him, concessions for him. He loaned him money, at times, when he needed money. If he was any kind of a man, he would quit talking about things in the paper and return a phone call or come knock on somebody's door.
concerned games needs popping row start talking three
He's an Oakland A's problem. He needs to be concerned about Oakland. I don't even know why I'm talking about (the) guy. Play two or three games in a row first before you start popping off.
four games talk win won
It's very similar, but we haven't won anything yet, ... We need to win four more games and then talk about comparisons.
becomes common criticized critics-and-criticism doubted guy sports team 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.
benchmark explain percentage playoff successful trends
You can look at different trends to explain it, a .355 on-base percentage being the benchmark for a successful playoff team,
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We talked, he called. And from what I understand, all the things he's been saying since December have been not written as said. He says that he was surprised that what he said has been written bad and the way he has said it. He thinks it's a Chicago writers' problem with him.
certain defense diverse fell needed pitching primarily reinvent
We weren't diverse enough, ... We needed to get better in certain areas, pitching primarily and defense secondarily. We didn't go out and try to reinvent the wheel. We just fell back on what has been timeless.
certainly pleased result
We are certainly pleased with where he is and where we are as a result of what he has done.
good miss
We don't miss his attitude. We don't miss the whining. ... Good riddance.
grew raider seen
I grew up a Raider fan. I've seen it work.
basketball college focus home junior knew route
I didn't want to play junior college football. I just wanted to go home and focus on basketball. I knew that basketball would be my route to college.
conference knew liked process recruiting sign visit
I didn't want to go through a big recruiting process again. I just wanted to sign and get it over with. I knew I wanted to play in a big conference like the Big 12, and I liked my visit up there.