"There's little doubt that first baseman Paul Konerko was the Chicago White Sox's 2011 Most Valuable Player on the basis of his team-leading 31 home runs and 105 RBIs.

But not even Konerko could singlehandedly keep the Sox in contention in late August and September. When Carlos Quentin suffered a sprain of the AC joint in his left shoulder while making a diving catch on Aug. 20, Konerko was batting .316 despite a sore left calf to go with 28 home runs."