Wednesday brought the first ray of sunshine in what's been a very dark year for fans of the Chicago White Sox, with news that reviled owner Jerry Reinsdorf was exploring a sale of the team. As long as Reinsdorf was around, staffing his front office with yes men and refusing to invest in a modern organization, it was hard to see things ever getting better on the South Side. With him out of the picture, maybe the White Sox had a chance to dig themselves out of a historically deep hole and drag themselves into the 21st century.