Lucking Out

White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf really lucked out there with Dylan Cease. Just imagine if Cease had no-hit the Nationals, like he did yesterday, in a Sox uniform. It just wouldn’t do. As Reinsdorf has aged, he’s come to regard loyalty as the greatest character trait in others, more than talent or personality. Oh, and he seems to hold pitchers in particular low regard. See: Jack McDowell and Mark Buehrle. The Sox owner likes his players bland and amenable to front-office contract offers. Every once in a while, a player like A.J. Pierzynski will slip by, but less and less. Cease and Lucas Giolito had glimmers of personality, but they’re both gone. His team may be riding an eleven-game losing streak after falling 2-1 to the Rangers yesterday and saddled with a 27-78 record, not that Reinsdorf cares. He has what he craves most these days. Fans be damned.