Ken Williams
Ken Williams
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Ozzie is still growing into his position and the responsibility of his position, as well as am I. We'll continue to evolve in a way that is first class. ... We want to win in a first-class manner and be known as a first-class organization. We got a little bit of work to do, but we'll keep at it.
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Understand that a lot of people, generations, have come and gone and not seen their team win the World Series,
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I don't think it is the appropriate or proper thing to do. That's not me. I talked to Ozzie about it because not only do I want to win, but I want to do it in a very respectful and classy way. There's a way to win and a way not to win. And being boastful about it is not the way.
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What is our record? I don't even know. Like I told Ozzie, the only thing he's proven is that he can win a World Series, not that he can have a .500 record in spring training.
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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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Our manager is doing his best to win the game and to prepare his team for the playoffs,
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It's just going be one of those things that debated as long as we play this game. It's a valid question, and I don't have an answer for you other than my manager feels he's doing what is best in his efforts to try to win today's game as well as prepare them for the playoffs.
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I think the World Baseball Classic is one of the most exciting events. It's going to be good for the game. ... What else am I supposed to say?
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Overall, I'd say there's a 20 percent increase in sales this week compared to the rest of December.
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Our ultimate desire ... was to keep this team intact. It may turn out that someone overwhelms us with an offer for Jose.
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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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I still have 17 pieces of shrapnel in my neck.
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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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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.