FACTS/FLUKES: Konerko, Buchholz, Perez, Bonifacio, Lind

Konerko's 2H raises flags ... When Paul Konerko's (1B, CHW) home run total dropped to 22 back in 2008, it looked like age-related decline. Four resurgent seasons later, the 37-year-old finds himself in a similar situation after a second-half power outage. Is it time to worry about father time?

Year     AB    BA   xBA  bb%  ct% h%   G/L/F     PX  xPX  HH%  hr/f   HR  BPV
====    ===   ===   ===  ===  ==  ==  ========  ===  ===  ===  ====  ===  ===    
2009    546  .277  .281   10  84  29  36/19/46  125  140  34%   13%   28   70
2010*   548  .312  .301   12  80  33  35/20/45  171  164  41%   20%   39   91  
2011**  543  .300  .289   12  84  31  37/22/41  133  136  30%   16%   31   74 
2012    533  .298  .275   10  84  31  41/22/37  108...

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