Williams on job with Cubs: 'That would be a betrayal'

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Ken Williams on job with Cubs: ‘That would be a betrayal’
Published 6/19/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Ken Williams on job with Cubs: ‘That would be a betrayal’ Or as statesman turned Cardinal, John Charles de Gall, once said..."In baseball it is necessary either to betray one’s team or the fans. I prefer to betray the fans.” Asked Wednesday about the different environments that surround the teams, Williams pulled no punches. ‘’It is so different,’’ Williams said. ‘’You might as well build a border, a Great Wall of China on Madison, because we are so different. We might as well be in two different cities. ‘’The unfortunate thing for me is it’s a shame that a certain segment of ...

Toby Hall: Power threat
Published 6/19/2008 by Jim at Sox Machine: Chicago White Sox blog
... : Bully, Masher. Bully. *Kenny Williams and Ozzie Guillen took shots at the Cubs in their own styles. Williams with a flame thrower : "The unfortunate thing for me is it's a shame that a certain segment of Chicago refused to enjoy a baseball championship being brought to their city. The only thing I can say is, 'Happy anniversary.''' ...

Kenny Williams To Cubs Fans : Happy Anniversary
Published 6/19/2008 by GC at Can't Stop The Bleeding
... White Sox G.M. Kenny Williams tells the Chicago Sun-Times’ Joe Cowley he’d have to be awfully desperate to consider taking a similar position on the North side of town. Luckily for all parties concerned, no such job is on offer (link swiped from Repoz and ...

Kenny Williams Still Really Hates the Cubs
Published 6/19/2008 by Eamonn Brennan at FanHouse
... Cubs-Sox rivalry. Have you heard of it? Apparently people get all angry and mad at each other about baseball. One team's fan base comprises of a bunch of yuppie d-bag idiots from all over the Midwest; the other one is made up of neurotics with inferiority complexes. Generalizations! And then they play the games, and people get kind of excited, and then they go back to work Monday morning and all is right with the world. Ahead of this weekend's crosstown series, White Sox GM Kenneth Williams is doing everything he can to stoke that rivalry: ''It is so ...

Kenny Williams gets you ready for the MOST IMPORTANT SERIES OF OUR TIME
Published 6/19/2008 by PostmanE at The Postmen // A Sports Blog // Chicago, IL.
Kenny Williams has pulled no punches this morning. Why, he’s provoking Cubs fans! And I’m responding! On two blogs! ”It is so different,” Williams said. ”You might as well build a border, a Great Wall of China on Madison, because we are so different. We might as well be in two different cities ”The unfortunate thing for me is it’s a shame that a certain segment of Chicago refused to enjoy a baseball championship being brought to their city. The only thing I can say is, ‘Happy ...

SOMEBODY GET KENNY WILLIAMS A CALENDAR
Published 6/19/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Bryan) at OUT OF RIGHT FIELD
... That's the message to Cubs fans from White Sox GM Kenny Williams. I've been looking though White Sox history of what anniversary Kenny Williams is talking about that happened on June 18th. I keep looking & looking & looking and I'm not coming up with anything. ...

Kenny Williams Sends Warm Wishes North
Published 6/19/2008 by Fornelli (noreply@blogger.com) at Foul Balls
... that the Cubs even exist, and instead center all my attention on figuring out what's wrong. Most other Sox fans I know are the same way. Hell, most of them probably couldn't even name ten players on the Cubs roster. Unfortunately for us, the White Sox have a manager and a general manager who have never been shy about their feelings towards the north siders, and they sure as hell aren't helping kill the stereotype. Kenny Williams fired the latest salvo when he was asked about the difference between the two organizations . ''It is so different,'' Williams said. ''You might as ...

I really shouldn't have to tell you that the next four days are huge
Published 6/19/2008 by Rob at GoatRiders of the Apocalypse
... This being America, and my being a firm believer of the Bill of Rights, Kenny Williams has the right to say what he wants.  So does his psychotic bigot he has managing his club.  They can jibe, jab and belittle the Cubs in print all they want, for as we all know, being a so-called Sox fan isn't so much loving the team that wears black-n-white and plays their home games in a black-n-white food court near the Dan Ryan.  We all know that Directive One for all "Sox Fans" is To Hate The Cubs, and ...

AROUND MLB
Published 6/19/2008 by The Zoner at Zoner Sports
... Kenny Williams takes a nice swipe at the Cubs: “The unfortunate thing for me is it’s a shame that a certain segment of Chicago refused to enjoy a baseball championship being brought to their city. The only thing I can say is, ‘Happy anniversary.”’ ...

JOE COWLEY NEEDS TO DO SOME ACTUAL RESEARCH
Published 6/19/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Bryan) at OUT OF RIGHT FIELD
One of the biggest misconceptions made about the Cubs & White Sox "rivalry" is that the media usually depicts the Cubs as the Major Market team in the city and that the White Sox operate as a small market team. The Cubs are usually looked at as the big conglomerate that throws money at every free agent that they can get their hands on & the White Sox are the type of team that nickels & dimes their way in putting a roster together. Today, Joe Cowley makes the same stupid mistake, as usual. ...

White Sox GM Cackles at Cubs’ 100-yr Anniversary
Published 6/19/2008 by jason at SPORTSbyBROOKS
Good to see the Cubs-White Sox rivalry remains just as spiteful as ever. The latest shot comes from Ken Williams , as the White Sox GM takes a few jabs at the guys up north . ...

Bold Predictions: Crackheads at Yuppies Edition
Published 6/20/2008 by Andrew Reilly at The 35th Street Review: White Sox Blog @ Sox35th.com
Are you ready? Apparently you should be: Opening shots from our good friend Kenny Wililams. Meet the new guys, vaguely similar to the old guys. We’ll see how much better this lady’s predictions hold up over ours. The right team sweeps the basement, while the wrong team is swept out of the attic. Revel in the endless spirit of ‘77, which was apparently awesome for a little while. So what’s the verdict? Sox take two of three. Book it.

Thanks, Kenny Williams
Published 6/20/2008 by Cubnut (noreply@blogger.com) at A Hundred Next Years
The White Sox GM, quoted in Thursday's Sun-Times by Joe Cowley, offers a distraction from tonight's ugly loss in Tampa and a delightful reminder of why the White Sox can go to hell: "The unfortunate thing for me is it's a shame that a certain segment of Chicago refused to enjoy a baseball championship being brought to their city. The only thing I can say is, 'Happy anniversary.'" Williams was referring, of course, to the 2005 World Series trophy prominently displayed at 333 W. 35th St., and the Cubs' 100 years of futility across ...

Yankees Officially The Hottest Team In Baseball. Discuss [MLB Closer]
Published 6/20/2008 by Rick Chandler at Deadspin
... • My Cub Runneth Over. On the day that White Sox GM Ken Williams "congratulated" the Cubs on the 100th anniversary of their last World Series title, (that hurt), Carl Crawford grand slammed them in a seven-run seventh inning to lead Tampa Bay to an 8-3 win. The Rays (43-29) have the third-best record in the majors behind the Cubs and the Red Sox. And they ...