"Second team, no more," Konerko yelled, in reference to the White Sox perceived second status to the Cubs in their own city.
"All year we had to listen to people saying we didn't have the team to do this," Konerko added. "Not you people, but there were others who didn't want to believe. We were leading the division at the All-Star break and people thought we weren't going to make it. Didn't happen.
"We win the division and people expected the Red Sox to beat us in the playoffs. Didn't happen. Then, we had to hear about umpires' calls and other stuff in Anaheim and domes and all sorts of different stuff in Houston.
"I started to wonder, 'What would make people think we are a good team?'" Konerko added. "The only thing I could come up with was maybe do this one more time next year."
the best part.