With flexibility in his lineup, Guillen puts Jones at leadoff

Ozzie Guillen has his most flexible lineup since taking over as White Sox manager in 2004.

Guillen has been able to move players all over the lineup, and that trend continued against the Cubs on Sunday night at Wrigley Field.

With Juan Pierre getting a needed day off, Andruw Jones hit out of the leadoff spot for the first time since April 10, 1998.

"I think it's just a spot in the lineup," Jones said. "You might bat fourth and lead off the game in the next inning. So you just have to have a good approach, go out there and just try to get on base."

Neither Jones nor any of his teammates managed to get a hit off Cubs starter Ted Lilly until Pierre, pinch hitting, led off the ninth inning with a single.

But Guillen likes the way the White Sox stack up in interleague games at National League stadiums.

With Jim Thome no longer on the roster, the Sox' manager has many more options.

"When you have a guy who only plays DH, he's anchored playing National League games," Guillen said. "I was more worried about Thome than the team. Leave Thome without playing for nine or 10 days, that's a lot of games. Right now I can move people around.

"Like today, I have Juan out of the lineup because that will give him two days off. He's going to play the most of anyone in the lineup, and it gives me a chance to play Andruw in left field and lead off. That makes it easy for the manager."

Let's celebrate: Ozzie Guillen insists the White Sox' 2005 World Series parade was better than the Blackhawks' victory celebration Friday.

Still, Guillen enjoyed himself Sunday night when the Blackhawks paraded around Wrigley Field with the Stanley Cup before the game.

Guillen hugged each of the Hawks players who came by the Sox' dugout, and coach Joel Quenneville let him hold the Cup.

Of course, Guillen was booed when he lifted hockey's prized trophy. No matter, he enjoyed celebrating the Hawks' accomplishment.

"Very, very lucky to be here," Guillen said. "Very lucky to have the opportunity. Those players are so humble and so down to earth. It's unbelievable."

No apologies: With Cubs starter Ted Lilly working on his no-hitter Sunday night, White Sox second baseman Gordon Beckham bunted on his first pitch with one out in the eighth inning.

Beckham fouled the pitch off, and he was loudly booed by Cubs fans.

"At Wrigley Field, all they do is boo," manager Ozzie Guillen said. "If it was the ninth inning, that's something different. In the eighth, we're just trying to get on base."