Adam Dunn was
probably one of the most unpopular players on the White Sox over the last 25
years, if not more. The numbing
regularity of his strikeouts turned even the most patient of fans against him,
but not the front office or his teammates.
GM Rick Hahn called
Dunn “a great asset in the clubhouse the entire time he was here,” a sentiment
echoed by team captain Paul Konerko. “People
on the outside can think what they want, but for me it’s simple,” said
Konerko. “He showed up to play every
day.”
Wow, my father
showed up to work like that, too, as a Chicago fireman who “honeymooned” driving
a truck on his days off. His schedule
sometime lined up so that he worked thirteen straight days. What would Konerko say to that?
Before free
agency, ballplayers knew what it was like to be working stiff; everyone short
of Mickey Mantle or Sandy Koufax had to work real jobs in the offseason. Thanks to Marvin Miller, those days are long
gone. Now if players could just learn to
think before they talk.
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