Ken Williams
Ken Williams
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I don't know. I guess this is what I was hired to do so, you know, OK. You did what you are supposed to do. I still don't feel the overwhelmingly joyous feeling of being here.
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Chicago is tough-minded city. Similar to New York, Boston, Philly,
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By that time, we will have raised all the money we need for Hurricane Katrina victims.
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Honestly, we have greater capabilities. The players will tell you we have not been clicking on what we consider to be all cylinders all year, ... And I say that with as much humility as I can.
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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.
ask miss players staff
He's an idiot. He's selfish. That's why we don't miss him. If you go out there and ask any one of my players or staff members, we don't miss him.
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Generations of people have not seen us get to this level, ... I have personally carried that weight on my shoulders, to the degree that is not healthy sometimes. People have come and gone and not seen their team in the World Series. I am so happy now for all of them.
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I'm fine with that. We knew what Ozzie was about when we hired him.
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He's not that kind of guy. We have a certain kind of chemistry.
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He's not going to shut me down. We're playing a small man's game.
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I do know there is a feeling that if you can't survive from this environment, you can't learn from this environment - you're going to have a hard time somewhere else. I don't want to make too much of it. Is there something revolutionary about treating guys just like men? And expecting them to behave like men?
manager
Do I need a new manager or not?
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That's something that gets lost in the translation.
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I told Paul this, ... I can see one day him sitting in Ozzie's chair or sitting in my chair. I think that much of him. His thought process is very structured, very logical. And his work ethic - I think it'll be transferred from the field.