No punishment expected over White Sox dolls

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Blown Out of Proportion
Published 5/7/2008 by Sooze at Babes Love Baseball
... with players' bats fanned out around them, in an attempt to put a 180-spin on their horrible week. It may have taken two whole days, but the Sox finally ended their winless streak Tuesday against the Minnesota Twins, when Gavin Floyd pitched 9.1 innings of no-hit baseball. GM Ken Williams had lunch with skipper Ozzie Guillen on Tuesday, saying he was disappointed by the obscene display, but was sure it wouldn’t happen again. Killjoy. [Chicago Sun-Times] | [Rumors and Rants] | [Holy Taco]

Blog Jam: Kobe Rollin’ In Commercial Cash Again
Published 5/7/2008 by jason at SPORTSbyBROOKS
• Darren Rovell of CNBC cashes in on the story of how your new NBA MVP Kobe Bryant got his marketing groove back . Kobe Bryant Nutella • The CHICAGO SUN-TIMES reports that Bud Selig probably won’t let the air out of the White Sox’s clubhouse blow-up dolls . • AOL FANHOUSE wonders why Barack Obama’s basketball skills aren’t helping him with voters in hoops-mad Indiana . • Neil Best of NEW YORK NEWSDAY hears Big Apple radio host Michael Kay criticizing Joe Torre for still being in contact with Yankee players . • AWFUL ...

Blow Up the White Sox!
Published 5/7/2008 by slanch at The Slanch Report
... According to rumors, Nick Swisher may have been the one behind the dolls, when asked if he regretted the move, Swisher rtetorted: “Why are you saying I did it?” Later, he added: “It was totally meant in a fun way. … It probably was wrong, but if anybody was offended by it, we sincerely apologize.” Hmm…Methinks these kinds of things would never have been a problem in Oakland…But then, that’s baseball. ...

No Punishment for White Sox's Blow-Up Dolls
Published 5/7/2008 by Matt Watson at FanHouse
... ). According to the Chicago Sun-Times, officials from the commissioner's office contacted the White Sox to discuss the incident but have decided not to levy any punishment, which seems to suit GM ...

No Punishment for White Sox's Blow-Up Dolls
Published 5/7/2008 by Matt Watson at FanHouse
... ). According to the Chicago Sun-Times, officials from the commissioner's office contacted the White Sox to discuss the incident but have decided not to levy any punishment, which seems to suit GM ...

Blowup Sox
Published 5/8/2008 by Matt Sussman at The Futon Report
... White Sox won’t get reprimanded for blow-up dolls in clubhouse. If only some of us were that lucky. ◼ Sun-Times ...