Baffoe: An Early Evaluation Of Paul Konerko's Hall Of Fame Candidacy
As of now it seems most statistical evidence makes a case that Konerko comes up short of the Hall-of-Fame.
Watch CBS News
As of now it seems most statistical evidence makes a case that Konerko comes up short of the Hall-of-Fame.
Simply put, Paul Konerko's production over the past few years has been remarkable.
Chris Sale struck out a career-high 15, Adam Dunn hit a two-run homer and the Chicago White Sox extended their winning streak to six games with a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday.
Paul Konerko hit a tiebreaking three-run homer and the Chicago White Sox routed the Cleveland Indians 12-6 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.
Dayan Viciedo homered in his third straight game, Paul Konerko had four hits, and the Chicago White Sox pounded Derek Lowe and the short-handed Cleveland Indians 14-7 Saturday for their eighth win in nine games.
Another week of White Sox baseball and another week of questions at third base. Here is this week's mailbag, written as NATO protesters surround the building.
Just 24 hours after taking a 90 miles per hour pitch to the face, Paul Konerko talked about how he was doing, "I feel good but obviously I have a black eye and it's really swollen, said the Sox 1st baseman. "It's just a matter of getting the swelling down but fortunately there was no fractures or any other damage".
The first baseman says he hopes to play Tuesday when the White Sox meet Minnesota.
Gordon Beckham hit a tie-breaking home run in the eighth inning Friday and the Chicago White Sox overcame the loss of star Paul Konerko to beat the Chicago Cubs 3-2.
Warnings were issued to both benches Friday at Wrigley Field after Cubs starter Jeff Samardzija hit Paul Konerko in the face with a pitch and Philip Humber responded by throwing behind Cubs first baseman Bryan LaHair.
White Sox pre-game instructor Kevin Hickey passed away Wednesday morning at Rush University Medical Center. He was 56.
Miguel Cabrera, Ryan Raburn and Austin Jackson homered during an eight-run rally in the sixth inning Tuesday and the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 10-8.
This might be the greatest sign a fan has ever brought to a baseball game.
Alex Rios wasn't seeking revenge against Cleveland closer Chris Perez. He got it anyway.
Adam Dunn hit a two-run homer deep into the right-field seats off Jose Valverde in the ninth inning and the Chicago White Sox turned the tables on Detroit, beating the Tigers 3-2 Saturday.
Konerko was named the American League player of the week after hitting .435 (10-23) with three doubles, three home runs and four RBI in six games to win the award for the fifth time in his career.
Maybe this is the reason the White Sox TV broadcast was voted the worst in Major League Baseball.
The White Sox head back to the Windy City from a solid road trip with a pair of milestones to celebrate alongside their home fans. They nearly had one more win to take along, too.
The White Sox are rolling, in first place this morning, in part because of Peavy and that young intriguing bullpen, but also because of the wide awake big money hitters who slumbered for all of 2011.
I thought nothing of Humber through the first three innings, taking note only of Paul Konerko's apparent agelessness, and Erik Karros repeatedly saying "Brent Moral."
No phrase in baseball is used more often in the month of April than "it's early."
Jason Hammel struck out 10 and closer Jim Johnson fanned Alex Rios with the bases loaded Thursday to preserve the Baltimore Orioles' 5-3 win over the Chicago White Sox.
Gerald Laird homered among his three hits to back a strong outing by Rick Porcello and lead the Detroit Tigers to a 5-2 victory over the White Sox on Sunday, snapping Chicago's four-game winning streak.
Jake Peavy pitched effectively into the seventh inning and Dayan Viciedo homered and made a key catch Friday as the Chicago White Sox defeated the Detroit Tigers 5-2 in their home opener.
A.J. Pierzynski hit a three-run homer and drove in four runs to lead the Chicago White Sox to a 10-6 win over the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday.
