Why even risk playing Thome at first? You don't lose much with Konerko in there instead and you can pinch hit Thome every game, virtually picking the ideal spot for him to hit. Its the difference between 1 at bat per game with no worry of Jim getting injured, or 4 at bats with the fear of injury. Those three at bats per game aren't worth it.

I don't want Thome playing first base at all. I was very pleased when Ozzie first said he would not be on the field, and very displeased when he backed off of that recently.

 

He is too important of a piece and too "potentially" fragile to be toying around with on the field. What happens if the first ball he dives for re-injures him? We are up s***'s creek at that point.

 

I think using him as a PH off the bench is the way to go. Beyond that, I think its just too risky.

Keep It Simple Sox fans

 

Platoon Paul and Jim, keep everyone else in their spots. Move on.

 

I agree, use match-ups to drive the lineups.

The Chicago Tribune's Mark Gonzales reports Chicago White Sox 1B Paul Konerko will sit to let DH Jim Thome play during interleague play in National League ballparks, where the designated hitter rule won't be of use. "There's no way I'm going to sit this guy," manager Ozzie Guillen said of Thome, who leads the Sox with 20 home runs. "I already talked to Konerko about that, and he's willing to do what I want him to do. That's why I think it's easy to manage this club. Nobody has an ego, and, obviously, when you're playing interleague, you want to be in the lineup."

Thome can't be any worse in CF than Mack is defensively, so put him out there.

 

(About 50/50 on if this should be in green).

The Chicago Tribune's Mark Gonzales reports Chicago White Sox 1B Paul Konerko will sit to let DH Jim Thome play during interleague play in National League ballparks, where the designated hitter rule won't be of use. "There's no way I'm going to sit this guy," manager Ozzie Guillen said of Thome, who leads the Sox with 20 home runs. "I already talked to Konerko about that, and he's willing to do what I want him to do. That's why I think it's easy to manage this club. Nobody has an ego, and, obviously, when you're playing interleague, you want to be in the lineup."

 

I like it.

 

I'm less worried about Thome than most. I think he's a big boy, and if he couldn't physically do it, Guillen wouldn't make him.

If it is lh sp play PK, RH sp play JT.

Sit Paulie have Ross Gload at 1st. no i will never put that in green.

Lefty righty, Righty lefty