Greg Walker knows he should have been fired: "Look, I know if I was in a normal situation I...

Greg Walker knows he should have been fired: "Look, I know if I was in a normal situation I probably would have been fired after this year. But I also know that we have accomplished a lot. I know that if you watch this game on a daily basis there are things to point fingers at because this is a game of failure.

"I think over the years we built up a enough good will and accomplished things that people don't realize. But we have underachieved the last few years. I think [general manager] Kenny [Williams], [manager] Ozzie [Guillen] and [board chairman] Jerry [Reinsdorf] know the reasons, and they know I'm the right man for the job. Last year happened and it would have cost a lot of hitting coaches their jobs, but there is a lot of trust there. I don't take that lightly.

"I've done this for seven years and I think for those seven years we've underachieved two of them. Even those years we did underachieve we went about our business the right way. When they decide it's someone else's turn then it will be someone else's job.''

Walker: 'I know if I was in a normal situation I probably would have been fired after this year.' - Inside the White Sox

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Before I get youdaman'd

I can’t change FanShot type, so since I wanted to post the meat of the quote on the FP, I made a new one.

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by The Cheat on Oct 28, 2009 7:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

you da managing editor

by larry on Oct 28, 2009 7:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

YoudaMao.

Walker has some balls, I’ll tell you.

CAN'T GET ANY WORSE THAN THAT. THANK YOU. GOOD NIGHT. by BuehrleMan

by winningugly on Oct 28, 2009 7:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

youdatotalitarian.

Blasting one into a Christmas ham like her is so passe. - RWShow

by BoeJouma on Oct 28, 2009 10:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

You are the main man.

by homesickalien on Oct 28, 2009 7:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I like a guy owning up to his shortcomings.

But what is a “normal situation?”
We were competing for the division this season…
maybe that is where the “abnormal” comes in?

by homesickalien on Oct 28, 2009 7:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

dang.

I was hoping this was about the cheat after reading your comment headline.

"Ninety percent I'll spend on good times, women, and Irish whiskey.
The other ten percent I'll probably waste."
- Phillies pitcher Tug McGraw, on his plans for his $75,000 salary

by e-gus on Oct 28, 2009 8:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Cheat was going to make a comment, but she left too much context

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by The Cheat on Oct 28, 2009 9:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

are you going to post a mad men thread again?

i watched the first season, good shit

i'm alex rios' last fan

by onlysoxfaninboston on Oct 28, 2009 8:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Why. You guys craving something nice to poop on?

by homesickalien on Oct 29, 2009 9:12 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hi- I'm Dr. Lizardo! Since you seem to be new here...

Let me show you around.

Over here, are the bitter old men who are grumpy at everything, and are scared of these new-fangled interwebs and tweats, and things that blink and flash, and recall the old glory days of 1959, and think the current players are overpriced crybabies with no testicles.

On this side, you have the young hipsters, who live for the snide comment, the whoosh, the FIAL, the mean spiteful crack at someone or something else. This dissaffected youth crave new and novel, only so they can tear down to feel superior and better about themselves.

Having said that, both sides will crap profusely over any and everything that anyone else does, without regard to race, creed, color, gender, or orientation, with equal parts glee and malice, all the while high-fiving and fist-bumping each other. It is just who we are. In fact, we live for the opportunity to discuss ANYTHING excretory- be it bricks, the cub-equivalency, the Bristol chart, etc… sadly our world revolves around our sphincters.

Dont let that stop you, we thank you for the new and novel, for the reasons previously established.

So then… about that Mad Men recap- got an ETA for us? :)

You look him square in the eye and tell him "Yes Sir, the check is in the mail"

by DrEmilioLizardo on Oct 29, 2009 1:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

huh. I guess I'll consider it after the season finale.

by homesickalien on Oct 29, 2009 1:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

And I'll have some Colon Blow at the same time!

Just to prepare.

CAN'T GET ANY WORSE THAN THAT. THANK YOU. GOOD NIGHT. by BuehrleMan

by winningugly on Oct 29, 2009 2:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Meantime - The Northwest pilots said "we should have landed in Minneapolis when we had the chance."

by 67WMAQ on Oct 28, 2009 9:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Still wish he was fired.

"Oh well back to work"

by Tdogg on Oct 28, 2009 9:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I guess he did win a World Series

It could be worse like my favorite college basketball team Depaul. 0-18, 0 and fucking 18 in conference and Wainwright still has a fucking job.

Fuck that I still wish he was fired.

"Oh well back to work"

by Tdogg on Oct 28, 2009 9:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hey -- they'll likely be better than Marquette this year.

although that’s not an indictment of Marquette — we just landed a five-star recruit for next year. Five star! And his name is Vander Blue! How sweet is that?

(Double-exclamation-point sweet, apparently.)

by CWSKeith on Oct 28, 2009 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

samzies

Kind of a shame the Rockies aren't around to win it for Balloon Boy
-billyok

by blackoutsox on Oct 28, 2009 9:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

FGW.

CAN'T GET ANY WORSE THAN THAT. THANK YOU. GOOD NIGHT. by BuehrleMan

by winningugly on Oct 28, 2009 10:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I wish I would have seen this 5 min sooner.

And here I thought I came up with the next SSS meme.

Hats off to you, OPOS.

...take your hobbit circle jerk to another thread
by larry on May 18, 2009 8:58 PM PDT

by rhythm on Oct 29, 2009 1:40 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

who cares who the batting coach is?

i don’t get all the hate towards walker….see ball hit ball… don’t need a coach for that. Swing the fucking bat and quit being pussies.

Kenwo4life=ratings

by KenWo4LiFe on Oct 28, 2009 11:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

you forgot to stretch

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by The Cheat on Oct 28, 2009 11:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

KenWo as hitting coach:

AIDA. Get mad you son-of-a-b****. Get mad! You know what it takes to hit a baseball? It takes brass balls to hit a baseball. Go and do likewise, gents. The hits are out there, You pick them up, they’re yours, you don’t, I got no sympathy for you. You want to go out on those AB’s tonight and hit, hit, they’re yours, if not, you’re going to be shining my shoes. And you know what you’ll be saying. Bunch of losers sitting around in a bar: ‘’Oh yeah, I used to be a baseball player. It’s a tough racket.’’

CAN'T GET ANY WORSE THAN THAT. THANK YOU. GOOD NIGHT. by BuehrleMan

by winningugly on Oct 29, 2009 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

Wait a minute...

Maybe KenWo IS Walker…

KenWo CLAIMS to be a teacher… A coach is like a teacher…
KenWo had a prolific career as a “kid”… Greg Walker played baseball, presumably also as a kid…

I think we’ve seen all the evidence we need to see.

Einhorn is Finkel, Finkel is Einhorn.

Oh yes, I just blew your mindssssssss.

THANK YOU NATE SILVER, TECHNOLOGY IS THE TOPS

by Hazymania on Oct 29, 2009 5:38 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

Come to think of it,

has anyone ever seen the 2 of them together?

If the world was perfect, it wouldn't be -- Yogi Berra

by mick10 on Oct 29, 2009 5:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Exactly!

That’s what I’m saying! KenWo is just a cover-up for Walker infiltrating the site and slowly gaining our trust! OF COURSE KenWo is going to call for Walker to get fired. That’s the perfect way to throw us off!!!

KenWowalker… you crafty sonofabitch you!!!

THANK YOU NATE SILVER, TECHNOLOGY IS THE TOPS

by Hazymania on Oct 29, 2009 11:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs