Not-so-sweet Tweets a minor inconvenience for Sox

Look at White Sox general manager Kenny Williams and you'll see a bit of America's Sweetheart.

No, really, squint a little and you will.

Like, Sandra Bullock, America's real Sweetheart, can't be surprised that her husband cheated on her, can she?

Mr. Bullock, uh, Jesse James is a twice-divorced biker characterized as being into tattoos and partying.

Yet Bullock married him and his three kids anyway.

Ozzie Guillen is a registered loudmouth, tells it like he wants it to be and projects himself as a looming firestorm.

Yet Williams hired Guillen as Sox field manager, essentially marrying him and his three sons.

What, Bullock didn't think that James could have an affair with a woman covered in tats?

What, Williams didn't think Guillen's sons could wind up tweeting indiscreetly?

To paraphrase the "Rockin' Robin" lyric, "Not all the little birds on 35th Street, love to hear the Guillens goin' tweet tweet tweet."

If that sounds flip, it's because I'm just not emotionally invested in either the Sox or the Bullock family feud.

Gratefully amused, sure, but not emotionally invested. My goodness, this stuff is Hollywood and spring training, neither of which should be taken seriously back here.

The fear over the weekend was that another Sox controversy could spoil their season, but if that's possible they aren't mentally strong enough to win anything anyway.

Let's review the most recent Sox dust-up: Some in their offices apparently looked over their shoulders and said, "I taut I taw a Tweety Bird."

(Yes, the place is going Looney Tunes on us.)

Anyway, the Sox already will be the subject of an MLB.TV reality show, which figures to be more "Springer" than "Sesame." Then Williams felt compelled to reject MLB's plan for Ozzie Guillen to execute a Tweeter account.

Now on Friday, Guillen's son Oney, who worked as a Sox scout, resigned after his tweets critical of the club became an issue.

Ozzie Guillen tweeted support for his son but Saturday clarified that he was the one who suggested that Oney resign.

Williams, not a patient man, has been patient with his manager. He always says he knew what he was getting into when he hired Guillen, but that was before social media came along and inevitably the tweet hit the fan.

Saturday, Guillen indicated that his brotherly relationship with Williams is just fine and Williams didn't disagree.

The two have survived Guillen becoming a graffiti-splashed face of the franchise. So far this year they survived disputes over roster decisions. They just keep surviving each other.

Now Guillen's son has been exposed as a tweet off the old block and for a day it turned into the Sox' version of an affair with a tattooed lady.

Williams and Guillen figure to continue squabbling and making up, maybe because they both worship Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf and are willing to remain his walk on the wild side.

Sandra Bullock should be so fortunate to have a third party binding her marriage.

The big thing, though, is you know you had a good day when tweets and tats are the stories du jour.

mimrem@dailyherald.com