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This is Ken Williams' time of year. The
calendar reads late July, and the White Sox general
manager is seated at the table, smile on his mug, like there's not a damn thing in his hand. The ultimate poker face.
Jay Mariotti: To this day, the boom of
Ken Williams' voice echoes through town: "Stay out of
White Sox business!" He was warning a bitterly departed Frank Thomas not to go there, if you know what I mean, and his rebuke was typical of an ...
White Sox general manager Ken Williams joked about
taking a vacation in the next 10 days before
the July 31 non-waiver Trade Deadline, an indication that he thinks his club could be quiet between now and then. Williams says he has to be careful not to ...
Wade confirmed Thursday to the Houston Chronicle that
he told Chacon to "look in the bleeping mirror."
According to Chacon's account, Wade yelled and cursed at him. Can you imagine another GM talking that way to a player in front of his teammates? The White Sox's Ken Williams, maybe. But the Yankees' Brian Cashman? The Red Sox's Theo Epstein? The Phillies' Pat Gillick? Never.
Shouldn't we be saying more by now about
Alexei Ramirez of the White Sox as a strong
candidate for Rookie of the Year? "I'd rather you didn't," White Sox general manager Ken Williams said. We shouldn't? "Oh, what the [heck], go ahead," Williams said. "He can't speak or read English anyway."






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