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SPORTSbyBROOKS found this 5/6/2008 on network.nationalpost.com [flag]
Before Sunday’s game, members of the Chicago White Sox illuminati erected a clubhouse shrine designed to revive their team’s flaccid fortunes. It consisted of two inflatable dolls, faux female of course, with an arrangement of strategically placed bats and two signs reading “You’ve Got To Push” and “Let’s Go White Sox.” The display was gone after the Toronto Blue Jays handed ... [link]

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Sox’ Blowup Dolls With ‘Strategically-Placed’ Bats
Published 5/6/2008 by Brooks at SPORTSbyBROOKS
Sunday, Canada’s NATIONAL POST reported the Chicago White Sox have a shrine of sorts in their clubhouse, which consists of “ two inflatable dolls, faux female of course, with an arrangement of strategically placed bats and two signs reading ‘You’ve Got To Push’ and ‘Let’s Go White Sox.’” ...

White Sox Locker Room Is Not A Safe Environment For Women, Real Or Inflatable [You've Got To Push]
Published 5/6/2008 by DAULERIO at Deadspin
... Ozzie Guillen and the White Sox are now in the midst of being criticized (again) by some sports writers and the Association For Women In Sports Media for their creative blow-up doll, slump-busting shrine. The Association said said the shrine creates an "uncomfortable" environment for female sports writers in the locker room. Via the Canadian National Post, comes this description of the shrine which featured two female blow-up dolls: ...

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White Sox doll blow up

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White Sox blew it by allowing sexist shrine

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White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen cursed Chicago for failing to give the Sox respect, but he has no problem with the infantile and sexist "shrine" his players erected in their locker room. So much for sensitivity training.
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Morning Roundup: Dustin’s Duel

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Of Ozzie Guillen and blow-up dolls

mysportsrumors posted 5/6/2008 from www.wearethepostmen.com

Things in Chicago just keep getting more interesting, I think it's safe to say this will be Ozzie's final season with the team, if he even makes it through the whole year
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EVEN STICKING BATS UP DOLL'S ASSES CAN'T GET SOX A WIN

cubbies0606 posted 5/6/2008 from ihatethewhitesox.wordpress.com

A lockerroom stunt has got Carol Slezak of the Chicago Sun-Times all riled.
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