Ken Williams Quotes (79 Quotes)

There should be no question about the respect this organization has for Frank and all that he has helped us accomplish, including a World Series championship. He is the greatest hitter in White Sox history. At the same time, it is my responsibility to make the best decisions I can on behalf of the organization. Our plan is to continue to speak with Frank and his representatives over the coming months as more information is known about his health.

It's really all about trust. If donors give money to meet a specific need, we need to tell them when that projected need has been met.

He needs to find another hobby.

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.

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.

I would encourage people to do what their heart tells them,

I would have said before Thomas' news conference in Oakland the odds were pretty good. We might have to take another look at it.

It's too long a wait. But I'd rather wait till Saturday than next Feb. 15. I've been there before, sitting on the couch watching this all happen (for other teams). It's not a good feeling.

What do I think about giving ... The answer is give. We need to do something. We need to respond to our neighbors.

We're diverse because we're looking for the best in talent and character. It just happened that way. I could care less what the makeup of the club is as long as it works as a whole.

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.

By that time, we will have raised all the money we need for Hurricane Katrina victims.

It seemed like they were competing against each other, trying to one-up each other. You hope to get one complete game and give your bullpen a rest, but this is ridiculous.

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

At that time people didn't run a lot. Some woman in the neighborhood called the police and said there was a man running and that I must be up to something.

We're not getting information on the volunteers who are already deployed. Our focus is on getting more volunteers out there.

There are several colleges and universities around the country that offer motorsports programs like ours, but to my knowledge, we are the first to offer a motorsports course online,

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.

With his knowledge of pitchers in this league, he could be an asset to his teammates just by being around,

In surveying the landscape, which was one of the things I promised Joe I would do, I did look around to find something better for him. He understood that I wouldn't just be giving him away, though. In looking around, there wasn't a better opportunity for him to play in the big leagues than the one he has here with us.

Whatever the hell you've done in the past, the slate is clean. Don't make us out to be fools for taking a chance. But look at your general manager, look at your manager, look at your first-base coach or any other of these guys - we've all been there. We've all made our share of mistakes. You're in an environment that nobody's standing in judgment over you.

The thought was, 'Oh, no And then it was, 'All right

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.

It's too early to tell. In this particular case and with the dollars that you're talking about, you have to walk very lightly and be mindful.

When we left the stadium (in Houston) the night we won, I was thinking how we could improve over the winter,

I thought he could be what he was in Cuba again, ... He's been even better than I imagined.

It's not so much that I wanted to be one of the first in the race ... I just like to run and couldn't wait to sign up. I really think this race will take hold and do good.

None of your business. It's between me and Mark. It's nobody's business. Everybody saw the comments I had Sunday Those are the only comments I have on the subject. Anything else

We're going to find out what some people are made of here in the next week. Maybe this is a good thing for us. It certainly isn't a good thing for me and my sleep and my stress level. . . . But what the heck, if it turns out to make us that much better prepared in the event we do get into the final four, then it was all worth going through.

I didn't want him thinking that because we weren't going to talk contract that it was indicative of our feelings toward him. So here we are, and it obviously makes it a little more difficult to get something done. But if there's a desire on both parts, then I'm more optimistic than not.

Whatever his explanations are as to what he said, he has to clean up his own house. I'm concerned with what's happening on the field, not all this peripheral stuff.

I made one last call to agent Craig Landis on Tuesday, and obviously we had gone down some roads to see what our options were and Jon stepped up. He made a statement about who he is about. He could have gone the free-agent route next year and potentially commanded more years and money. This shows that was less of a concern than him wanting to be here.

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.

We are pleased to have been able to work this extension out with Jose. We have said over and over again that pitching is the priority when it comes to building our club. To have five All-Star caliber staring pitchers all under contract gives us an outstanding core to our club this year and into the future.

Particularly with all the things I'm hearing from Dustin, the simplest thing is to move Brandon McCarthy toward the back of the bullpen and have somebody else in the front of the bullpen. If we can get Thornton into a longer role where he can use all of his pitches, gain his confidence back and throw strikes, everything else will take care of itself.

We have said over and over again that pitching is the priority when it comes to building our club.

Hell, no. For what I heard what he said, and he doesn't care if I talk to him or not, and frankly I don't care if he talks to me.

That support will come from the local economy ... there are people in this community who access those agencies all day, every day, and we need to sustain that support. That's as true for the Food Bank and Neighbor to Neighbor as it is for the Red Cross.

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.

I've got too many other things to think about and worry about. It's not that I can't allow myself to think about that, I guess it's more I don't want to. I don't want to allow myself to think about that stuff.

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.

Uh, no. Because I was dealing with all of the information I had at the time, that information told me that if I were to put him out there with that particular injury, I would have put Frank's career and future at risk. He may not see it that way, but I'll go to sleep at night knowing I did what was best for him and his career -- and that was giving him the opportunity to play this season.

This is the last time you hear about it from me.

I don't know what I can say that wouldn't get me in trouble. He's a Cincinnati Red.

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.

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.

It's not something we need to answer right now.

My role in this is now to hand this to Ozzie, and whatever he decides, I will follow his lead in it. That's the way it has to be right now because it's his staff. These are the people he has to work with.

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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.