Third to first

By Scott Merkin

February 25, 2014

• White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf celebrated his 78th birthday on Tuesday.

• The White Sox are expected to make an announcement this week concerning their alternate jerseys for 2014. The team made a popular choice of the 1983 team last season.

• Dunn has not made a decision on attending the Academy Awards Sunday night. He had a small part in the movie Dallas Buyers Club and invested in the production company that made the movie.

• Chris Beck earned solid reviews from Ventura for his two scoreless innings during Tuesday's intrasquad game. Avisail Garcia added a two-run homer off of Scott Snodgress, who struck out three.

• Konerko has noticed the big physical size of teammates such as Abreu and Garcia, to name a few.

"No predictions, but I feel good in a bench clearer," said Konerko with a laugh. "I don't know if we'll win, but I don't feel like we'll get it taken to us."

Scott Merkin is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Merk's Works, and follow him on Twitter @scottmerkin.