Konerko stellar with glove

Among American League first basemen over the past 10 years, Paul Konerko has consistently ranked among the leaders in home runs and RBI.

When it's come to fielding, the White Sox' captain has been more of an afterthought.

"I think as a player, you always want to play good defense," Konerko said. "I've never been great, but at least be adequate."

Through the first two months of the season, Konerko has been closer to great in the field. And on the Sox' 5-1 road trip to Los Angeles and Kansas City last week, Konerko played like a Gold Glover.

Heading into Tuesday, Konerko was one of four AL first baseman to play errorless baseball, joining New York's Mark Teixeira, Texas' Chris Davis and Toronto's Lyle Overbay.

"There's nothing fundamentally any different," Konerko said of his defensive surge. "I did a little more work this spring, put a little more concentration on it. I think there are stretches where you kind of have it going.

"It's like when you get hot with your hitting, you're hot in the field sometimes. I don't know ... I don't want to know. Just keep playing."

Still sidelined: Chris Getz said his sprained right ankle is feeling better, but the Sox' rookie second baseman was held out of Tuesday's game and isn't expected back until Thursday.

Getz injured the ankle sliding into home plate Sunday at Kansas City.

Before being sidelined, Getz was 9-for-29, raising his batting average from .231 to .248.

"It's hitting," Getz said of his streak. "There's no real rhyme or reason to why you're hitting or sometimes why you're not. It's probably more mechanical than where you are in the lineup."

Iceball: Six Blackhawks - Jonathan Toews, Patrick Sharp, Brent Seabrook, Adam Burish, Andrew Ladd and Troy Brouwer - took batting practice at U.S. Cellular Field right before the White Sox on Tuesday.

Your thoughts, Ozzie Guillen?

"Terrible," the White Sox' manager said. "In my opinion, they can skate. They're good skaters."

Guillen is not a big hockey fan, but he got caught up in the Hawks' playoff run to the Western Conference finals.

"I think they had a great season," Guillen said. "Maybe some people don't believe that. I don't know too much about hockey. I followed them at the end of the season, in the playoffs and stuff. I think they played great. I think they have a great future because I see they're pretty young and pretty athletic, and I wish them the best."