White Sox react to doll controversy
Published 5/7/2008 by Scott Merkin at Major League Baseball News
The White Sox great blow-up doll saga, which was designed as a harmless attempt by the team to help hitters get out of a team-wide slump prior to Sunday's contest in Toronto, has now taken on a controversial life of its own.
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