one thing that always gets me is yah, why do they always try to make
frank look like he's a bad guy, ok he got freaking 42 homeruns last
year, and i know sometimes when he gets out and shit, it just
aggrivates the hell out of me, excuse my cursing im angry at the
moment, but he always has been a team player this is his 14th year
with the sox!!! the Sox just needed a former team mate to get there
crap together as a manager! Thats What Guillen is there for to get
the teams spirit going, i would love it if one of my teamates was my
manager or coach, one of the two, i would understand and respect the
guy or girl, depending on the situation, back to Thomas, he's a good
guy always will be!! No Matter What, pull it together!!!

Megan#35 (softball jersey number)





--- In youcanputitontheboard@yahoogroups.com, "Mark" <mjv54935@y...>
wrote:
> After reading this story, I really have to wonder exactly what is
> going through Kenny's mind these days. Is now the best time to
> insult fans and p*** off reporters, given his inability to get the
> job done as GM?
>
>
> From the Chicago Sun-Times:
>
> Opening Day Fireworks at SoxFest
> January 31, 2004
> BY DOUG PADILLA Staff Reporter
>
> This White Sox seminar should have been televised, should be sold
on
> DVD and marketed just like all those disastrous incidents that
seem
> to find a curious audience.
>
> What happened Friday on the first day of SoxFest 2004 could be
> titled, ''When Town Meetings Go Terribly Wrong.''
>
> About 2,500 Sox fans were given the chance to ask questions of a
> five-person panel that consisted of manager Ozzie Guillen, general
> manager Ken Williams, announcers Ken ''Hawk'' Harrelson and Darrin
> Jackson, and assistant general manager Rick Hahn.
>
> It didn't take long for the pessimists to surface, obviously
> committed enough to brave frigid temperatures to attend the
evening
> gathering but not willing to supply any warmth.
>
> Anger was vented in many forms, from the team's inability to make
a
> significant offseason move to the sense of going public with Frank
> Thomas' decision to not return phone calls to the hiring of an
> inexperienced manager in Guillen, who no longer could believe what
> he was hearing.
>
> When a series of somber questions bombarded the panel, Guillen had
> heard enough.
>
> ''Why are you so negative?'' Guillen implored into his microphone,
> his face turning red.
>
> Harrelson interjected, lashing out at Sun-Times columnist Jay
> Mariotti.
>
> Fireworks night never was this spectacular.
>
> When one fan tried to lighten the mood by taking the microphone to
> ask Williams if he wanted to go get a beer afterward, Williams'
> response was quick: ''After this session, I'm going to need more
> than a beer.''
>
> It was about the last lighthearted thing Williams said as his mood
> turned aggressive, inviting everybody to come to the microphone to
> get issues off their chest.
>
> When one young adult fan started a question about raised ticket
> prices by stating he was a recent college graduate with a new job
> but still on a tight budget, Williams fired back: ''Good for you.
> What is your question?''
>
> Williams quickly said he was kidding and added an apology, but
there
> was no doubting his fury.
>
> A female fan wondered why the Sox decided to make it known that
> Thomas had not returned phone calls from the front office this
> offseason, her point being that it would only make the slugger
look
> bad to fans.
>
> ''You get caught in these positions between a rock and a hard
> place,'' Williams said about being interviewed. ''You want to be
up
> front and honest.''
>
> In the end, Thomas provided some much-needed levity, even though
he
> was not in attendance.
>
> When a young female fan wanted to know the panel's favorite Sox
> player, Guillen concluded by saying his was Thomas, drawing equal
> cheers and catcalls.
>
> ''Believe me, Frank will have an MVP year,'' Guillen said.
>
> Since being hired in November, Guillen has said Thomas will get no
> free rides. He has said the stories he heard about Thomas in
recent
> years have not been good and that his former teammate will have to
> fall in line like everybody else.
>
> The first order of business when the Sox get to spring training
will
> be to measure the mood of their designated hitter.
>
> Just how angry will Thomas be?
>
> ''We'll deal with that then just as we have dealt with other
issues
> along these lines with him, directly,'' Williams told
> reporters. ''The next day it will be all over with, and we will
> focus on the task at hand.''
>
> Thomas' arrival at spring training always seems to be met with
> questions regarding a brewing controversy and Guillen's comments
> have assured it will be more of the same this year. In fact,
Guillen
> is not letting up.
>
> ''Are we going to look up to Frank? Yes,'' Guillen said away from
> the seminar. ''A lot of the kids will look up to him. But [he has]
> to play the right way. I want him to respect his teammates. It's
not
> only Frank. I think [it's with] everyone. We're here together.
We're
> going to win together. We're going to lose together. We're going
to
> care about each other, and we're going to respect each other.''