Ken Williams
Ken Williams
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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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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.
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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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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,
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The ideas are the assets, and they're highly cash-generating.
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Jose is a pitcher we have pursued for some time, ... Adding a pitcher of Jose's caliber gives us a solid starting rotation for the remainder of this season and into the future.
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Kenny's done a great job. He's been unlucky. He's made moves and everybody says they're great moves and a lot of times they haven't worked out. But you can't judge moves in hindsight. You have to judge them at the time he makes them.
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Jon stepped up. He made a statement about who he is. He could have gone the free agent route next year and potentially commanded more years and more money. That was less of a concern than his wanting to be here.
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I thought he could be what he was in Cuba again, ... He's been even better than I imagined.
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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.
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It's just amazing, the turnaround. We went from not being permitted to even stand on the school's street corner to being permitted to stand on school property and also have a club. It's a total reversal.
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He was very well liked and definitely a consummate journalist.
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He fits in here very well. He should probably stay here. This is a good place for him.