VAfan Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Look at these splits for Paulie: April 81 13 31 9 0 5 15 7 2 12 0 0 .383 .444 .679 1.123 May 95 18 36 4 0 6 18 14 1 21 0 0 .379 .464 .611 1.075 June 83 7 20 2 0 3 7 10 0 8 0 0 .241 .323 .373 .696 July 93 9 28 2 0 3 12 7 3 14 0 0 .301 .365 .419 .784 August 78 7 18 1 0 4 10 5 1 10 0 0 .231 .282 .397 .679 September 8 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 .250 .250 .375 .625 Last 7 Days 27 2 4 1 0 0 2 2 0 4 0 0 .148 .200 .185 .385 Pre All-Star 286 40 94 15 0 14 42 33 3 44 0 0 .329 .404 .528 .932 All-Star 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 Post All-Star 152 15 41 4 0 7 20 10 4 25 0 0 .270 .327 .434 .761 April and May he was a monster. Since then, he had a mediocre July, but June and August were pathetic for our cleanup hitter, and the last week has been unwatchable. Maybe there's hope in his home/away splits. Home 209 32 71 11 0 12 36 25 2 33 0 0 .340 .414 .565 .979 Away 229 23 64 8 0 9 26 18 5 36 0 0 .279 .344 .432 .776 I don't think Robin can afford to just pencil him into the 4 slot every day and pray he rebounds. At home maybe he should play everyday, but his last week on the road was SO BAD anyone -- even a pitcher -- could have outhit him. What's up? He's not the only one in a slump, but he's killing the heart of the order. You can't have Dunn strike out like he does with men on base if Paulie can never pick them up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 It's the wrist. Plus Paulie is getting up there in age. This wasn't unexpected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RZZZA Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 He's a shell of his former self. It's sad to witness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ultimate Champion Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 QUOTE (RZZZA @ Sep 3, 2012 -> 06:47 PM) He's a shell of his former self. It's sad to witness. What former self? The 2003 Paul Konerko? The 2007 Paul Konerko? The 2008 Paul Konerko? Paulie's always been like this. When he gets down on himself, wrap it up & send it to Cooperstown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VAfan Posted September 4, 2012 Author Share Posted September 4, 2012 Tonight already, comes up in first with one out, Youk on 3rd, Dunn on second. Pitcher starts him 3-0. On 3-2, weak fly to right not enough to score Youk. In second inning, bases loaded. After two outs De Aza singles, Youk and Dunn both walk. Konerko ends the threat again. If Dunn can play first, I'd rather we have Viciedo DH and have Wise play in LF to rest Paulie some. Konerko looks as bad as I've ever seen him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baines3 Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Paulie is one of my all time favorites. It hurts to see him not playing like he did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_genius Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Konerko is known to be a streaky player. plus he's getting old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 (edited) Hitting. 320 with RISP this season. I guess he's supposed to hit. 400. He also has the team's highest OPS. Edited September 4, 2012 by Dick Allen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elrockinMT Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 I think it is his wrist. Heal aftewr the season and he will be back bashing it consistently in 2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitekrazy Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 QUOTE (mr_genius @ Sep 3, 2012 -> 07:02 PM) Konerko is known to be a streaky player. plus he's getting old. Almost as old as the what's wrong with Konerko threads. Every time he slumps people think he's hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 I just have a STRONG feeling as soon as our last game is played we're going to hear from Robin and KW how Paulie played with a cracked bone in his hand or something. You just know he's hurt, especially with Hawk implying it a lot throughout the course of the second half. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 3, 2012 -> 10:34 PM) I just have a STRONG feeling as soon as our last game is played we're going to hear from Robin and KW how Paulie played with a cracked bone in his hand or something. You just know he's hurt, especially with Hawk implying it a lot throughout the course of the second half. He's definitely hurting, and not just his wrist. Dunn was playing more firstbase before his injury, and they lifted Paulie tonight even though Lopez isn't Brooks Robinson at 3B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ginger Kid Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 He's just slumping a bit. I think he gets caught in between, looking to go oppo or turn and burn (which I prefer). I think he'll be fine in the playoffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Sep 4, 2012 -> 03:38 AM) He's definitely hurting, and not just his wrist. Dunn was playing more firstbase before his injury, and they lifted Paulie tonight even though Lopez isn't Brooks Robinson at 3B. As bad as he's hurting and stinking, he's still in the top ten in the league in batting average. That's pretty wild. I bet he has a pretty bad injury that he's playing through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 (edited) QUOTE (VAfan @ Sep 3, 2012 -> 06:04 PM) Tonight already, comes up in first with one out, Youk on 3rd, Dunn on second. Pitcher starts him 3-0. On 3-2, weak fly to right not enough to score Youk. In second inning, bases loaded. After two outs De Aza singles, Youk and Dunn both walk. Konerko ends the threat again. If Dunn can play first, I'd rather we have Viciedo DH and have Wise play in LF to rest Paulie some. Konerko looks as bad as I've ever seen him. He also turned around a Verlander 97 MPH fastball and ripped it into LF. He's far from Dunn. I'd still rather have him up in a key situation than Dunn, and maybe even Rios, too. That bone chip or fragment must still be floating around in there and rubbing against something....the treatment this year hasn't worked as well as in 2011, for whatever reason. They should really go in and get that cleaned up this offseason. Seems to have knocked off his power as well, to an extent. Edited September 4, 2012 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Mark Gonzales @MDGonzales From Sox notes: Konerko batting .237 in his last 42 games and .257 since his average was at .399 on May 27. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamshack Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 20, 2012 -> 02:21 PM) Mark Gonzales @MDGonzales From Sox notes: Konerko batting .237 in his last 42 games and .257 since his average was at .399 on May 27. But he's still hitting over .300 for the season!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 QUOTE (iamshack @ Sep 20, 2012 -> 02:25 PM) But he's still hitting over .300 for the season!!!! I'm hoping the Soxtalk jinx goes to work here again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soxsoxsoxsox Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 http://www.csnchicago.com/baseball-chicago...mp;feedID=10338 CLEVELAND -- Paul Konerko will have surgery Thursday to remove loose bodies from his left wrist, the first baseman said Tuesday. The White Sox longest-tenured player announced plans for the surgery -- to be performed at Rush Medical Center -- originally in June when he a procedure done to keep himself playable. The White Sox had several tentative dates picked out for the upcoming procedure and selected Thursday when the team was eliminated from the postseason on Monday. In June, Konerko had a procedure in which the debris in his wrist was flushed to an area where it wouldn’t limit his performance and he could remain playable. At the time, Konerko said he should have had the surgery after the end of the 2011 season. The six-time All-Star was asked repeatedly this season if his wrist bothered him and he continually said it hasn’t been an issue. Konerko enters the White Sox final two games hitting .299 with 25 homers and 73 RBIs. “It was not a factor in any way other than the time it got in there whenever we were playing early in (June),” Konerko said. “After I had that procedure done it hung around a little longer. There were definitely games we were playing the Cardinals and the Dodgers on the road and it wasn’t a good time then. ... I’ve been doing baseball for a while and even if that was the case you should overcome that at some point.” Konkero said the surgery is the first he will have had performed. As heads into the final season of a three-year, $37.5 million deal -- he’ll earn $13.5 million in 2013 -- Konerko has no concerns about the procedure or how it will affect him on the field. “I really don’t have any worries about it,” Konerko said. “I’ve never had surgery before but other than that I have no reservations about my wrist in the future. I don’t even have any reservations about anything in the future -- hitting, playing, really other than some years shape up a certain way. It’s really no different than any other year: some stuff you like. I don’t think I’ve ever walked away from a year loving everything and this one’s no different.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 He's old and injured. Next topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewokpelts Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 QUOTE (VAfan @ Sep 3, 2012 -> 06:12 PM) Look at these splits for Paulie: April 81 13 31 9 0 5 15 7 2 12 0 0 .383 .444 .679 1.123 May 95 18 36 4 0 6 18 14 1 21 0 0 .379 .464 .611 1.075 June 83 7 20 2 0 3 7 10 0 8 0 0 .241 .323 .373 .696 July 93 9 28 2 0 3 12 7 3 14 0 0 .301 .365 .419 .784 August 78 7 18 1 0 4 10 5 1 10 0 0 .231 .282 .397 .679 September 8 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 .250 .250 .375 .625 Last 7 Days 27 2 4 1 0 0 2 2 0 4 0 0 .148 .200 .185 .385 Pre All-Star 286 40 94 15 0 14 42 33 3 44 0 0 .329 .404 .528 .932 All-Star 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 Post All-Star 152 15 41 4 0 7 20 10 4 25 0 0 .270 .327 .434 .761 April and May he was a monster. Since then, he had a mediocre July, but June and August were pathetic for our cleanup hitter, and the last week has been unwatchable. Maybe there's hope in his home/away splits. Home 209 32 71 11 0 12 36 25 2 33 0 0 .340 .414 .565 .979 Away 229 23 64 8 0 9 26 18 5 36 0 0 .279 .344 .432 .776 I don't think Robin can afford to just pencil him into the 4 slot every day and pray he rebounds. At home maybe he should play everyday, but his last week on the road was SO BAD anyone -- even a pitcher -- could have outhit him. What's up? He's not the only one in a slump, but he's killing the heart of the order. You can't have Dunn strike out like he does with men on base if Paulie can never pick them up. He zucks more than zima. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Oct 3, 2012 -> 12:42 AM) He's old and injured. Next topic. He's not that old. At least he doesn't lie about his age like some big leaguers do. Not putting words in your mouth, but there's something about Paulie that makes people get on him whereas other players like Rios seem to get a free pass when they stink (last year). I've never understood what makes some players likeable and some not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 QUOTE (greg775 @ Oct 3, 2012 -> 01:11 PM) He's not that old. At least he doesn't lie about his age like some big leaguers do. Not putting words in your mouth, but there's something about Paulie that makes people get on him whereas other players like Rios seem to get a free pass when they stink (last year). I've never understood what makes some players likeable and some not. Not sure how he can really lie since he was born in the US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Daryl Van Schouwen @CST_soxvan Paul Konerko will head home for Scottsdale on Friday after having surgery at RUSH today. Konerko had loose body removed from left wrist. Scott Merkin @scottmerkin Konerko undergoes successful surgery to remove a loose body from his left wrist. He is expected to make full recovery and be ready for ST Mark Gonzales @MDGonzales Sutures will be removed from Konerko's wrist in 7-10 days. He will be examined by a Sox hand specialist in AZ and should be ready for ST Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 So basically, what I said all season. He continued to play hurt instead of getting it taken care of early and possibly coming back to actually help the team in Septemeber he chose to "play through it" and shug his shoulders every time he swung the bat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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