White Sox Notebook: Sox honor Baines with statue

CHICAGO - It's not the Hall of Fame, but for now, it will have to do. “I'd be lying if I said I don't want to be in the Hall of Fame,” said Harold Baines, honored by the White Sox with a life-sized bronze sculpture on Sunday at U.S. Cellular Field. “But this is a great honor, too. “When an organization puts up a statue of you in their stadium ... it's forever.” Baines said a statue wouldn't validate his career, baseball-wise. “My objective was to try to win a World Series, not get a statue,” he said. However, he welcomed the display of appreciation. “I'm very grateful,” Baines said. “It's surreal. In a way, it's better than the Hall of Fame. It shows my family, we represented the White Sox well.” Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said if anyone des