Elijah Dukes Tees Off

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ELIJAH DUKES IS... COOL?
Published 2/25/2008 at With Leather
... When I saw a DC Sports Bog post titled Elijah Dukes Tees Off, I was immediately excited.  Shitcanned by the Rays after those unfortunate ...

Big Swings From a Big Man
Published 2/25/2008 by Matt Brown at Bugs & Cranks
From The D.C. Sports Bog, and he’s not even exaggerating: What happens at 1:45 . . . will almost certainly be the highlight of Spring Training no matter what happens over the next two weeks. Like, I’m not sure if Dmitri Young arm wrestling Paul Lo Duca blindfolded for a can of baked beans would match this. This video also prompted this exchange: Me: It’s Elijah Dukes hitting golf balls. Hitting the Christ out of them. Andrea: Is “golf ...

Elijah Dukes Hits the Range, Dawg
Published 2/25/2008 by Matt Watson at FanHouse
... spent his Friday evening, the last thing I would have guessed was "alone with a bucket of balls at the driving range." But that's what he was doing when Washington Post videographer Jon Forsythe stumbled upon him at the local range. And since Forsythe apparently takes his video camera everywhere he goes, we have video proof. ...

Afternoon Shadows: Jay Bruce gets cut down to size
Published 2/25/2008 at Big League Stew
... says "you dead, dawg," only this time he says it (figuratively) to golf balls. It's all about baby steps with this Dukes fellow, isn't it?  [DC Sports Bog] ...

Dukes: “It’s Not Like I’m Doing Something Illegal”
Published 2/25/2008 by Brooks at SPORTSbyBROOKS
Dan Steinberg of DC SPORTS BOG has video of Elijah Dukes obsessing over whacking something off the field: And in a major upset, that object turns out to be inanimate.

Calming Effect?
Published 2/26/2008 by ck at The Nationals Enquirer
... Chico gets Grapefruit League starting nod. Nick J, too. Loverro says lock in Zimm now. D. Steinberg dissects and analyzes the riveting Elijah Dukes driving range video. SBF on WMP! A ...

D.C. Sports Media Interview: The Post’s Dave Sheinin From Nats Spring Training
Published 3/3/2008 by Jamie Mottram at Mr. Irrelevant
... is going to seem fairly incongruous. 4. How’s the nightlife down there? Nightlife? Define “nightlife.” If you mean “chain restaurants that are packed at 5 p.m. and bars that close at 10 p.m.,” it’s awesome. 5. Do players ogle Lindsay Czarniak as much as the media seems to? Oh, that’s odd… Lindsay was in Viera? Hmmm. Never noticed her. 6. Has Elijah Dukes threatened you or anyone you know? No, in fact Elijah has agreed to give me golf lessons . 7. How much are we going to love Lastings Milledge in this town? L Millz is going to be huge in D.C., no question. Infectious smile, ...

Elijah Dukes commits first misstep with the Nationals
Published 6/11/2008 at Big League Stew
When the Nats signed Elijah Dukes in the offseason, they did so with the knowledge that they'd have to deal with some off-field problems in exchange for his considerable on-field talent. However, things were going pretty swimmingly. Dukes completed his public service at the Tampa zoo, chose to take his anger out on golf balls instead of people and even recently challenged teammate Ryan Zimmerman for the role of "Mr. Walkoff." But all good things come to an end, I suppose. It's not the biggest blowup of all time, but as this video ...