Any White Sox fan has become accustomed to the sight of Mark Buehrle diving headfirst onto the tarp during rain delays to entertain the soaked fans and, you know, enjoy himself. Buehrle has been doing it for years and it has always been funny and seemingly harmless. He's always been a carefree sort and his ability to enjoy himself on even the dreariest of days has been an extension of that.
GM Kenny Williams, however, has taken a dislike to the habit, apparently fining Buehrle and assumedly ending any such fun in the future.
Meanwhile, according to this thread on SoxTalk, AJ Pierzynski was on the radio saying that Jerry Reinsdorf has told him, Joe Crede, Neil Cotts, and Freddy Garcia to cut their hair. Each have locks in varying stages of "flowing" and, apparently, Reinsdorf is still living in the 1950's and doesn't much like it.
All I have to say is that this is all ridiculous. Ri-dic-u-lous. So Buehrle likes to enjoy himself during rain delays? So what? So a few of the guys have hair that drapes their necks a bit? So what? Let them be. Part of the charm of the current Sox, and part of the reason they're so good, is that there is a certain free spirit that permeates everything they do. They have fun. They laugh. They're characters. That's what it's all about.
And they win. A lot.
So stop harassing them for having personalities. Ri-dic-u-lous.
