Major League Baseball considers the blow up over blowup dolls in the Chicago White Sox clubhouse a team issue, not a league issue. Executive vice president for labor relations Rob Manfred said the league had discussions with the team after a player placed two nude blowup dolls in the clubhouse at Toronto, but called it “fundamentally a club issue.” An unidentified player positioned the dolls with…
Posted: May 7th, 2008.
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Never a doll moment for White Sox (AP)
Coming off an 0-6 road trip when they managed just nine runs, the Chicago White Sox returned home Tuesday and were confronted with more questions about two female blowup dolls than they were about their shaky offense. Before Sunday's game in Toronto,...
Guillen shakes up slumping White Sox’s lineup (AP)
After the blowup dolls didn't help lift the Chicago White Sox out of their slump, manager Ozzie Guillen tried a more traditional approach: he changed the batted order. Guillen batted Orlando Cabrera leadoff for the White Sox's game against the Toront...
Baseball general managers recommend instant replay for first time (AP)
Baseball could have a new position next year: replay judge. General managers recommended for the first time Tuesday that instant replay be used to help umpires make difficult decisions. The proposal, approved by a 25-5 vote, was limited to boundary c...
Beane’s blueprint calls for pinching pennies (Yahoo! Sports)
Innovative Oakland A's GM has flooded his organization with low-priced, unproven pitchers rather than overpaying dubious free agents....
Possible progress on blackout issue (Yahoo! Sports)
MLB plans to discuss television blackouts at the owners meetings in two weeks, and desperate fans are clinging to hope that it's not a red herring....