Paul Konerko Is Well Aware of His Fate

Things are going pretty damn horribly this season with the White Sox. That's not new. It's also pretty common practice that when a team plays as bad as the Sox have this season, they generally make a lot of changes before the next season.

That includes trading a lot of people who were thought to be key players. Players like, say, Paul Konerko.

"Just looking at other teams that are in the same boat, yeah, changes are likely coming this offseason, and everyone in here better be prepared for that,'' first baseman and team captain Paul Konerko said.

''Yeah, you have to be [ready for a possible trade].

''You lose, you know things are going to change. At the same time, I can look in the mirror and say, 'I gave everything I had this season.' As much as it would hurt if I do get traded, if it goes down that road with me giving my all, I can live with that.''

I don't think Paulie really has all that much to worry about. His batting average is below par because of the horrible funk he was in to start the season, but aside from that stretch, he's really been the most "consistent" bat in the White Sox lineup this season. Not to mention that his defense has also greatly improved, and he's a fan favorite like Mark Buehrle.

Kenny Williams saw the type of reaction a possible trade of Buehrle received, and he's aware of what would happen if the team traded its captain.

Also, I already covered Ozzie's latest comments at FanHouse this morning, but that was before I saw this quote. Of all the things Ozzie has said in his tenure here in Chicago, this one has definitely jumped into my Top 5.

''It's the same thing every day. It's like your kid is 2 years old and he likes Barney. And you put that little [expletive] down there for three hours watching that [expletive] back and forth, back and forth, the same song for six hours. That's what I've been doing since April. Same [expletive] thing. Rewind it. 'You OK? Yeah, OK, here's your bottle, keep watching Barney.'''

Am I the only one that thought if Ozzie was going to reference a kid show, he'd go with Dora the Explorer? Does that make me a racist?