MIAMI (MCT) — The Ozzie Guillen show that played for years in Chicago was an uncomfortable act that offended sensibilities but always seemed to get a pass because the off-color stuff the manager said was washed clean by people claiming it was all in good-natured fun or his candor merited reward rather than reprimand.

So folks in the Second City let it go when Guillen cursed during news conferences or said “there are a lot of people from this country who are lazy,” while making the point illegal immigrants are “workaholics.” People let it go when he said Asian baseball players are treated better than Hispanics because teams often provide them interpreters.