Ken Williams
Ken Williams
attitude chicago fly guy happened last luxury second team
I'm probably the only guy in Chicago who doesn't have the luxury of relishing in the sentimentality of what happened last season. The defeatist attitude that we'll always be Chicago's second team doesn't fly with me.
grab
There's going to be a lot of shuffling, so grab a scorecard.
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.
hear last time
This is the last time you hear about it from me.
business capable care position slight
I think our team, if we play the way we are capable of, we should be able to take care of business in our own division. That's not to slight any other team. I just think that we are in a better position this year.
career chances needs puts twice
As I've told him twice before, he needs to find another hobby. This one puts his career and his team's chances in jeopardy.
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.
cheap looking paper
speculators who are looking for the paper at cheap prices.
allowed came sure tested
I know he was tested before the games, and I'm pretty sure if something came up positive, he wouldn't have been allowed to participate. I don't know how much credence we can put into it.
hurricane katrina money raised
By that time, we will have raised all the money we need for Hurricane Katrina victims.
changed close lived time
He hasn't changed a bit, ... To think we lived so close to each other all this time and didn't know it.
anyone change early event far goes hold looking march possibilities
It's March 13. It's way too early to get that reactionary. You're always looking for possibilities in the event anyone goes down, so nothing will change as far as that's concerned. But hold the horses.
base fan lack none passion people supportive talk
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.
baseball cares hope power smart
My hope is that baseball cares about defense, situational baseball and smart baseball. But in the AL, you'd better have a little power to back that up.