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Paul Sullivan: Who will be the next Hall of Famer from the White Sox or Cubs? It could be a long drought.

CHICAGO - Being inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame next year with shoo-in Derek Jeter might be like going into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988, the same year as the Beatles.

Not that Paul Konerko or Alfonso Soriano would turn down the chance to rub elbows with the all-timers on a star-studded stage in Cooperstown, N.Y.

It's the ultimate validation of a ballplayer's career, so who cares if you're overshadowed?

Konerko and Soriano, who will be on the ballot for the first time next year, are the next two eligible Chicago players after the inductions Sunday of Harold

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