Broadway waiting in wings

Lance Broadway is in limbo, and he couldn't be happier.

Tentatively scheduled to come out of the bullpen and start against the Tigers on Sunday night, the rookie right-hander still is unsure what's going to happen.

If manager Ozzie Guillen needs a long relief pitcher in the first two games against Detroit, Broadway's start will be scratched.

If he's not needed out of the pen, Broadway should get the ball Sunday.

"It's one of those things where it's really not that big of a deal for me," said Broadway, the White Sox' first-round draft pick in 2005. "If I wasn't in this situation, I'd be back at home playing video games."

Broadway, who spent most of the season with Class AAA Charlotte, last started a game for the Sox on Aug. 14, when he beat the Royals.

Since then, the 25-year-old pitcher has made 3 relief appearances and given up 9 runs on 13 hits in just 6 innings.

Broadway, a starter at Charlotte, has not looked comfortable in the new role.

"I know the stats say otherwise, but I've felt good coming out of the bullpen," Broadway said. "It's been fun, but I think I have to realize that as a reliever I don't have a few innings to work with to try to set up hitters. But basically I just wasn't making good pitches."

Konerko watch: There was some speculation that Paul Konerko (knee) could be ready to play Monday when the White Sox open a four-game series against the Yankees in New York.

That sounds like wishful thinking to manager Ozzie Guillen.

"I don't expect him anytime soon," Guillen said. "He just started doing little things. Paul uses his legs a lot to hit; he's got a lot of body movement in his swing. I told him not to have any timetable because if you don't make in that time you're going to be upset.

"If it takes one or two weeks, hey, that's what it is. But don't try to rush it, because it's not going to do you any good."

Power outage: Ken Griffey Jr. is one of the great home run hitters in baseball history, but the 38-year-old center fielder has cleared the fence just once since coming over from the Cincinnati Reds in a July 31 trade.

"I don't expect him to hit balls out," Guillen said. "I expect him to get some RBI. He's Junior. He has a few RBI (11 in 28 games) for us. Hitting balls out, that's not an easy thing to do. But hitting with men on base, that's easier. That's what I expect from him."