Angie Wiatrowski

    Chicago White Sox first baseman Paul Konerko was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained oblique on June 17. Konerko felt some pain as he took his first batting practice with the team on Saturday. Konerko said that he is trusting White Sox athletic trainer Herm Schneider when it comes to healing his injury. He said, “I’ve never dealt with really any injury let alone this one. (Schneider) has had experience and said it was normal to feel discomfort because that’s the scar tissue breaking up in there and I definitely felt that. In my head it alarmed me a little but I’m going to trust him on that.”        

Konerko hopes to go to the club’s Triple-A affiliate in Charlotte for an afternoon game on Monday. The game will be a sort of rehab session if everything goes well after Saturday’s batting practice. As of Friday Konerko is expected to play two games in Charlotte but he’s not making any promises. He said, “There’s really no answer today. We have to see how it responds (Sunday), because today was obviously a big day on the field. But up until now every test that we’ve had starting with last Sunday, I’ve passed easily. This was the only day I felt (pain), but we knew today was going to be a good test because there’s some adrenaline, taking some full swings and letting it go.”

  Konerko is definitely ready to get back into the game and said it’s hard having to sit out for so long. He said, “You want to get back as soon as you can because it’s not fun just sitting around. At the same time I’ve missed games already so it’s kind of like if you miss 12, then what’s 15, what’s 16? You have that kind of thought too where you want to make sure it’s right.”

      Whether Konerko plays or not on Monday, he still plans to work. He said he doesn’t want to miss any days and will probably just hit and work on timing. He will continue with practice on Sunday and said he just needs to take it one day at a time.

Tags: Charlotte, Chicago White Sox, Herm Schneider, Paul Konerko, strained oblique

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