"Paul Konerko was touched by Ozzie Guillen's endorsement of him for the Baseball Hall of Fame.

But Konerko, as good as his

career numbers are, doesn't believe he's worthy.

''I heard what Ozzie said, and it's a compliment, of course,'' Konerko said Saturday. ''The only thing I'll say is, I followed the game as kid, and I'm a fan of its history. I'm not a Hall of Famer.''

But a pretty darned good

player.

''There are a lot of guys who are pretty darned good,'' Konerko said.

Konerko, 35, has 383 career homers and 1,211 RBI, and he has shown no signs of tailing off after signing a three-year contract last offseason. He is having an All-Star

season with 18 homers, 55 RBI and a .327 average.

On Saturday, Konerko singled and drove in a run in his first two at-bats, and his homer with nobody on against Zach Duke in the sixth broke a 2-2 tie."