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Washington Times: Plate umpire takes offense to Dukes’ act
Published 6/7/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Washington Times: Plate umpire takes offense to Dukes’ act Oh, Demon Lord of Karanda...what hath Elijah done now? But did Dukes show a little too much emotion upon hitting Ryan Franklin’s 2-2 pitch over the center-field fence Thursday night at Nationals Park? Plate umpire Doug Eddings apparently thought so and wasn’t happy that Dukes turned and thumped his chest after hitting the ball several pitches after showing frustration with a borderline strike call. Dukes also appeared to gesture toward Eddings just before he crossed the plate after rounding the bases. Nationals ...

Elijah Dukes Pisses Off an Umpire, Dawg
Published 6/7/2008 by Josh Alper at FanHouse
... NL EastElijah Dukes has always been an emotional fellow. Time and again, though, that emotion has gotten him into hot water. From text messages to his wife to Gatorade assaults on underage sex partners he's impregnated, Dukes has never been able to keep his worst impulses from rising to the surface. Thursday night he proved that he hasn't learned from his mistakes. After jacking a home run, his first as a National, Dukes gesticulated a bit too wildly for the home plate umpire. Plate umpire Doug Eddings apparently ...