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Buehrle’s play in fifth inning leaves everyone in awe

If you happened to be visiting the bathroom at the most inopportune time Monday or if you were bent over searching for a contact lens or if for some deeply held yet tragically misguided reason you have sworn off TV sports, let me tell you about Mark Buehrle’s fielding play.

I’m not sure I’ll do it justice. I’m not sure replays do it justice.

This was the fifth inning of the White Sox’ 6-0 Opening Day victory over Cleveland, and their pitcher was rolling along, smooth as fresh pavement. Indians catcher Lou Marson hit a hard grounder back at Buehrle, who instinctively made like Blackhawks goalie Antti Niemi and kicked at the ball with his left leg. Big save.

The ball caromed toward the first-base line, and Buehrle gave chase. It looked futile, but somebody forgot to tell the Sox ace this. When he arrived at the intersection of Forget It and Dude, You Have No Chance, Buehrle scooped up the ball with his glove and, without looking, flipped it in one motion between his legs to first baseman Paul Konerko, who caught it barehanded.

Click here to read the full article – By RICK MORRISSEY of Chicago Sun-Times

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Konerko honored by Clemente nomination

Paul Konerko is not about the individual recognition or personal accolades. Even if he’s hitting .320 with 40 home runs and 100 RBIs in a given season, it’s almost impossible to get the White Sox team captain to talk about his accomplishments. But being named as the White Sox nominee for the Roberto Clemente Award, as he was on Tuesday, well, that’s an honor that caused Konerko to stop and take notice.

“It’s kind of cool any time you get nominated for anything outside the lines. You take note of that more,” Konerko said. “It makes you feel a little bit better as a player because a lot between the lines comes and goes, even though the effort is the same.”

The Clemente Award recognizes the player who best exemplifies the game of baseball, sportsmanship, community involvement and the individual’s contribution to his team. It is named in honor of the former Pirates outfielder, whose spirit and goodwill will always be remembered. Clemente died in a plane crash while attempting to transport relief supplies to earthquake-stricken Nicaragua on Dec. 31, 1972.

Click here to read the full article – By Scott Merkin of MLB.com

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