"If it was up to hitting coach Greg Walker, Paul Konerko would get a new deal to stay with the White Sox, finish his career on the South Side, then have a bronze statue on that outfield concourse at U.S. Cellular Field.

Actually, the only part Walker left out was the idea of Konerko riding off into the sunset.

A free agent-to-be, Konerko, 34, sees himself playing three more years, but if he's not given the type of deal he wants this offseason, he has no problem thanking everyone and calling it a career.

He said throughout the season that he had a ton of respect for former teammate Jermaine Dye, who insisted he would only sign with a team under the right conditions. Those conditions never came, and Dye stuck to his guns."