Konerko and Dunn, each with career earnings topping $100 million, should find themselves on the easiest end of the baseball retirement spectrum, but … Smith's homer off namesake lifts L.A. in Game 5, Former Angels employee indicted in Tyler Skaggs' death, Joe Thornton signs one-year, $700K deal with Maple Leafs. He was legitimately nonchalant about it. Instead, maybe all that’s needed for the rest of the baseball-loving public is a retrospective video. Covering the impact of coronavirus on the sports world. Report: Padres will try to extend Fernando Tatis Jr. It could be argued no player in White Sox history has as great a defining moment as Konerko. Konerko laughed and it wasn't one those "oh, I'm being fake, but just wait until later" looks. Paul Konerko's retirement also deserves your attention. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: media | arena: mlb | pageType: stories | Konerko doesn’t have an itch to coach or manage in the majors, too, thanks to his final season with the White Sox. It was announced on Paul Konerko Day that his number (#14) would be retired and the statue of Konerko was revealed in the left field concourse, becoming the … Perhaps the biggest compliment I can give Konerko is this: As a lifelong Cubs fan, there are very few players from his generation I respect and admire as much as I do Konerko. Konerko was the last member of the 2005 Champion White Sox left on the team at the time of his retirement. 7:56 pm ET, about possible skills competitions for All-Star Monday instead of just the Home Run Derby, following quote was posted on whitesox.com, An (attempted) proper farewell to the retiring Paul Konerko, Best bets for Saturday's pivotal playoff games, Dodgers' Will Smith homers off ... Braves' Will Smith, Rays' Snell upset with quick hook as move backfires, Ex-Angels employee indicted over Skaggs' death, Astros' Baker says Correa called his walk-off shot, Rays' Arozarena ties rookie playoff record with sixth HR. © 2004-2020 CBS Interactive. He didn't throw a temper tantrum or try to go start a fight to prove his manhood. He actually did prove his "manhood" by instantly putting his helmet back on and insisting that he keep doing his job. He had seven 30-homer seasons and six 100-RBI seasons as well. The following quote was offered up in a press release by the White Sox: All of the above has contributed to Konerko being wildly popular among White Sox fans, but they aren't alone. And I think it scared me, because it’s not easy.”. No, it has. Konerko has, however, done numerous charitable ventures in the Chicago area throughout his White Sox career. (And, really, McGriff and Jones still have an outside shot at going to the actual Hall, though I'd bet against it). Ask nearly any former or present Konerko teammate, and he'll sing the praises of Konerko's professionalism while also telling you how much he loves him ... and then, at the very end, said teammate will throw in a crack about "Paulie" being slow. Madhouse. Though the future is brightening up a little with Chris Sale and Jose Abreu, these have been some lean years for the Southsiders since they had a victory parade in the faces of those “loveable” losers at Wrigley Field. And that series was the White Sox first World Series victory since 1917, erasing the so-called curse of the Black Sox scandal. “I’m the assistant coach on my kid’s seven-year-old team,” Konerko said. Enjoy a well-earned retirement. Only Hall of Famer Luke Appling played more games with the South Siders. Truthfully, there’s no need for all of that if a player was appreciated by the fans he constantly played for throughout 16 of his 19 seasons in the Majors. This is a common theme among teammates, and Konerko never worries about it. Konerko looks over and Dunn simply says, "I just said you're the slowest person here." Because he missed a good chunk of his kids’ childhoods during baseball’s marathon regular season, Konerko doesn’t have a desire to get back into the game until he accomplishes what he wants as a father. section: | slug: an-attempted-proper-farewell-to-the-retiring-paul-konerko | sport: baseball | route: article_single.us | It was 4-2 Astros in the seventh, after all, and there's no way to prove that the White Sox go on to win Games 3 and 4 if they lose Game 2. ), second in extra-base hits, third in times on base and second in sac flies. Yes, especially in Chicago -- specifically on the South Side -- but everyone has an appreciation for what you've done. 6-keys: media/spln/mlb/reg/free/stories, at Konerko ranks second in both homers and RBI to Hall of Famer Frank Thomas, but is first in total bases. All Rights Reserved. Konerko is spending plenty of time with his kids — Nicholas, Owen and Amelia — and is also keeping busy by playing a bit of hockey and working on a few business interests. Konerko has even gotten a bit of a farewell tour of his own, including parting gifts from the Twins (photo via USATSI): And the Tigers, too, among others (photo via USATSI): The 38-year-old Konerko heads off into retirement with six trips to the All-Star Game, five seasons in which he gathered MVP votes -- finishing fifth in 2010 and sixth in 2005 -- and a World Series ring. Allow me a quick personal anecdote to illustrate. Emailed daily. At All-Star media day in 2012 (in Kansas City's Arrowhead Stadium -- yes, media day was held in the football venue, not Kauffman Stadium), I was asking players about possible skills competitions for All-Star Monday instead of just the Home Run Derby. He even managed a career-high two stolen bases in two attempts in 2008. And for good reason. One of the parting gifts Paul Konerko received Saturday night at his retirement ceremony was the grand slam ball he hit in Game 2 of the 2005 World Series at U.S. Cellular Field. In White Sox history, Konerko's all over the record books. Along these lines, it's funny to mention that Konerko went seven full seasons without a triple, but then -- in his early-to-mid 30s -- he had exactly one triple each in 2008, 2009 and 2010. That glimpse into the life of a major league manager or assistant coach, and all the commitments, obligations and criticisms that come with it, led Konerko to walk away from the game “scared straight.”, “If I had not come back my last year, there’s a good chance I would’ve played out 2013 and probably got an itch to come back sooner,” Konerko said. Earlier this season, the White Sox honored Konerko with a bobblehead and proceeds benefited Children's Home and Aid Bring Me Home Campaign, which was started in 2006 by Konerko and Jim Thome. “I played for 20 years, and 10 years of that I had kids.”. It’s easy to forget how good Paul Konerko was because the White Sox have seen better days. And yet, for a long time, Konerko was a steady presence in the lineup, and over time he became one of the American League’s most feared hitters throughout the 2000s and even into 2012 when a painful youth infusion began to take shape at U.S. Cellular Field. So a return to baseball won’t happen for Konerko “Until I feel like I’m satisfied with where they’re in a position where I’ve done everything they want to do and they’re older,” he said. The mystique of the team he made his name with doesn’t ring as loudly as the New York Yankees. There were, of course, so many other moments. Always free! During that 2014 campaign, Konerko appeared in 81 games but also got a taste of what it’s like to be a major league coach. If not for that grand slam, the White Sox could well have lost that game. For now, the 40-year-old Konerko, who’s in Year 2 of retirement and will throw out the ceremonial first pitch before Monday's Crosstown opener at U.S. Cellular Field, is more concerned with fielding the balls hit or thrown by his seven-year-old son while they’re playing baseball in the park.
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