Chicago White Sox general manager Ken Williams is not impressed.
He echoed his and manager Ozzie Guillen's displeasure with the efforts of the team on Wednesday, calling the players "underachievers" and accusing them of not "playing up to their capabilities" after being swept by the Minnesota Twins in what used to be a heated pennant race.
Williams made a handful of genius observations, including the one where the Sox should clean up their defense after making 108 errors this season. Really? He also suggested that their offense needs some improvement after being shut out 13 times. Very insightful.
I just can't stand it when GMs call players on their team "quitters" at the end of the season; not everyone makes the playoffs. Jim Hendry gets a pass though, that was sorta valid. So far, Guillen and the entire coaching staff are welcome back for the 2010 season. From Williams:
You give 100% effort to close this season with dignity and the best fashion you can and so far we haven’t done that. I know who’s quit and who hasn’t.Yikes.
Anyway, here's a quote from catcher A.J. Pierzynski, who will probably get beaned in Chicago's weekend series against the Detroit Tigers, if not for this remark, for his stupid hair.
Just frustrating because [the Tigers] are trying to let us back in it and they're trying basically to whoever wants it, us or Minnesota, Detroit is trying to give it away. They keep losing games and they're keeping us in it by not winning. That's what's so frustrating. Because it seems like it's there but we can't do anything about it.Plunk!
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4 comments:
I think it's BS that GMs call their players quitters when they go on losing streaks toward the end of the season. Everyone is playing hard, and you can't win them all!
To be fair, you'd be bitter, too, if your team just got pwned by Matt Tolbert and Nick Punto.
As if anyone needed more reason to throw things at AJ's head.
Stu--HAHA Yes, yes I would.
I'd like to make it perfectly clear that Nicky P's at bat music was totally Thriller before Michael died.
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