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Carlos Quentin: a diamond in the rough for White Sox: Chicago outfielder has impressed teammates, fans and management with his early season contributions and drive to be successful.
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Baseball Digest
- Article date:
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August 1, 2008
- Author:
- Merkin, Scott
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FOR NUMEROUS WHITE SOX FANS who frequent message boards or fan sites illustrating the intense passion and support shown for their organization, they know a nickname has been bestowed on the team's young left field sensation based on an interview with general manager Ken Williams last December.
The topic dealt with the improvements Williams made during the off-season, despite some message board and media mavens' opinions to the contrary, in an attempt to vastly raise his team's talent base from last year's 72-90 showing.
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"We wanted to upgrade at shortstop, get a setup guy for the bullpen, acquire Carlos Quentin, and not a guy like him but ...