Elijah Dukes is not quite as noble as we thought
hardballtimes.com 4/21/2009 — I felt that the $500 fine levied on Elijah Dukes for being a couple of minutes late to Saturday's game against the Marlins as a result of signing autographs for Little Leaguers was pretty lame. Sure, Dukes technically broke a rule, and sure he's a guy you want to give a shorter leash than many, ...

Little League to pay Elijah Dukes $500 fine
eatdrinksleepbaseball.blogspot.com 4/22/2009 — Washington Nationals outfielder Elijah Dukes was late for Saturday's Marlins' game. Since he was late, the Nationals benched him and fined him $500. Dukes was late after making an appearance at a Little League event. By baseball-player standards, Duke is getting paid a paltry salary of $415,500. ...

It Seems The Nationals Are Out To Get Elijah Dukes
slowbreaker.com 4/20/2009 — The Washington Nationals apparently don't care if you're doing charity work, helping old ladies cross the street, or saving a puppy from drowning don't show up late to the ballpark.

Little Leaguers Come to the Defense of Elijah Dukes, Offer to Pay His Fine
thebiglead.com 4/21/2009 — A year ago at this time, embattled outfielder Elijah Dukes was cleaning zoo cages in Tampa as part of his probation for misdemeanor drug possession. Today, his $500 fine for being late to the ballpark Sunday will be paid for … the reason for ...

Elijah Dukes: Have You Picked This Guy Up Yet?
fantasybaseballflash.com 4/15/2009 — With Lastings Milledge getting demoted to the minors, Elijah Dukes has become the top center fielder for the Washington Nationals. The question now becomes…should you go out and roster him? My answer…ABSOLUTELY! You have to get this guy on your reserve list or on your bench, ...

Elijah Dukes of Washington Nationals fined, but Little League says it will pay
sports.espn.go.com 4/21/2009 — The Great Falls Little League, where Elijah Dukes was speaking, says it will pay the $500 fine he got for being late to the Nationals' game.

Elijah Dukes Little League mess gets worse
slowbreaker.com 4/22/2009 — Youve probably heard by now that Elijah Dukes got fined and benched because he showed up late for work. Dukes was five minutes late for stretching drills because he was signing autographs at a local little league. Now that little league has volunteered to pay Dukes 500 fine.

Elijah Dukes benched
novafantasysports.com 4/18/2009 — Elijah Dukes was benched on Saturday getting pulled from the starting lineup late for a violation of team rules. Apparently Dukes was late to the ballpark and not on time for pre-game batting practice and manager Manny Acta chose to pull him from the lineup. Dukes has always been questioned ...

Moms of Falls Church Say, "You OK, Dawg"
firejimbowden.blogspot.com 4/21/2009 — How much do I love this ? The Nationals idiotically fine Elijah Dukes for being 5 minutes late after staying a little too long at a little league function in Falls Church, and the moms of Falls Church (clearly a bunch of Judy Feder voters) raise the money to pay the fine. The only problem is ...

Texting Elijah Dukes
fantasypros911.com 4/16/2009 — We all know that Elijah Dukes is not a nice guy, but this is where fantasy baseball owners must remove their personal feelings. You shouldn’t pick players just because they are on your favorite team or not pick them because they did steroids or committed a crime. If Dukes or Brett Myers are the best

Fantasy Baseball Tonight 4/21 — Bleacher Report - MLB
I have to start tonight with a little additional information to the Elijah Dukes benching the other day.  If you remember Dukes was benched after being late to the ballpark, and was not only fined $500, but was also threatened with a demotion ...

Washington Is Fighting the Wrong Battles — Bleacher Report - MLB
So the funny thing is, everyone just read that title and thought I was going to talk about politics...PSYCHE! Actually the Washington that I’m referring to is Washington D.C.’s baseball “franchise,” the Washington Nationals. ...

Little League offers to pay fine for Nats OF Dukes — Boston.com -- Baseball News
When outfielder Elijah Dukes made a personal appearance at a Virginia Little League's season-opening gathering for a little extra cash a few hours before a Washington Nationals game, he turned up late at his day job and was fined.

Little League offers to pay fine for Nats OF Dukes — The Seattle Times: Sports
When outfielder Elijah Dukes made a personal appearance at a Virginia Little League's season-opening gathering for a little extra cash a few hours before a Washington Nationals game, he turned up late at his day job and was fined.

Little League offers to pay fine for Nats' Dukes — SI.com - MLB
WASHINGTON (AP) -- When outfielder Elijah Dukes made a personal appearance at a Virginia Little League's season-opening gathering for a little extra cash a few hours before a Washington Nationals game, he turned up late at his day job and was fined.  ...