Guillen no fan of Sunday night baseball

The Sunday finales of both upcoming White Sox-Cubs interleague series have been chosen by ESPN for prime-time broadcasts, much to the dismay of Sox manager Ozzie Guillen.

"I hate that we have two Sunday night games," Guillen said. "I hate to play night games. Sunday is the best -- day game, you go home and sleep.

"But that happens when you're playing good. The only way they pick you for the game of the week is when you're playing good."

Though the first series at Wrigley Field still is 11 days away, anticipation is growing with the possibility of two first-place Chicago teams squaring off six times in 10 days.

"No doubt, they got a great ballclub," Guillen said of the Cubs. "We do, too. Hopefully both teams bring a lot of excitement for this city."

Military upgrade: The White Sox rescued three naval servicemen from the water Sunday.

After the organization spotted three uniformed seaman recruits getting soaked in the bleachers during the 89-minute rain delay prior to the game, the Sox invited them to instead watch from the comfort of chairman Jerry Reinsdorf's private suite behind home plate, which wasn't being used.

Jason Kowalyshen, 25, of Schiller Park, Oklahoman John Story, 26, and 23-year-old Derek Smith from northern California were floored by the gesture.

"This is absolutely incredible," said Kowalyshen, who, like Story, was attending his first professional baseball game. "I would have never thought in a million years I'd be sitting in the position I'm sitting in right now, especially since I was sitting out in the rain 30 minutes ago.

"Now I'm having a cold, frosty root beer and enjoying some refreshments. I couldn't ask for anything more."

The only hitch? Due to the thunderstorm that delayed the first pitch, the seaman recruits, who were on liberty all weekend after finishing eight weeks of training at Great Lakes Naval Station, had to leave after 2½ innings to catch their 4:30 p.m. train back to the base.

"That's OK," Story said. "I wish we could have stayed for the whole game, but this was an incredible experience."