Nutjob

The Nats said that his cutting was baseball related. I posted this in the catch-all thread and I'll repeat it here.

There's no "baseball related" reason on their roster to release him. The only replacements on their roster as OF's are Justin Maxwell (Kinda young, career .793 minor league OPS), Chris Duncan, Willie Harris (group 4!), Willie Taveras, or moving another player there.

Dukes must have done something. I imagine it's going to come out sooner rather than later.

Yeah, baseball-related does not apply to Dukes.

General manager Mike Rizzo called the release "a performance-based decision" but also implied Dukes's place in the clubhouse adversely affected the Nationals. Rizzo said the Nationals "will be a more cohesive, united group" without Dukes.

 

"The clubhouse will be more united," Rizzo said. "We'll have a better feel around the ballclub. We'll gain just by that alone."

Elijah Dukes is Milton Bradley with more kids

I hear that Dukes' ex-girlfriend got a photo on her cellphone from him regarding his release:

 

 

 

 

 

General manager Mike Rizzo called the release "a performance-based decision" but also implied Dukes's place in the clubhouse adversely affected the Nationals. Rizzo said the Nationals "will be a more cohesive, united group" without Dukes.

 

"The clubhouse will be more united," Rizzo said. "We'll have a better feel around the ballclub. We'll gain just by that alone."

 

And they'll still lose 100 games. But they'll be more united! I know we would never look at Dukes. Kenny has developed an obsession with "character" guys. But I'd take Dukes in a second over Juan Pierre.

Edited March 17, 201016 yr by Jordan4life

But I'd take Dukes in a second over Juan Pierre if I needed a bodyguard.

 

Fixed.

Edited March 17, 201016 yr by JPN366

And the Nationals have interest in Jermaine Dye. I'm sure that's not his first choice, but if he wants to play...

I never knew Jermaine took so much pride in his defensive abilities, or his baseball abilities in general. He must still think he's 27 or something.

Elijah Dukes is Milton Bradley with more kids

 

He is much worse than Milton.

Elijah Dukes is Milton Bradley with more kids

 

He wouldn't have been cut if he was putting up numbers like Bradley.

And the Nationals have interest in Jermaine Dye. I'm sure that's not his first choice, but if he wants to play...

 

He has been waiting for a chance, this is it. I wonder how far down he is willing to accept in pay right now?

Dukes stared down my friend Matt who heckled him back when he played for Montgomery. Matt said he had never been more scared in his life and left that game early. Looks like he was proven right.

For a while, the Nats has Lastings Milledge in that outfield as well, what a coaches dream.

For a while, the Nats has Lastings Milledge in that outfield as well, what a coaches dream.

Wasn't he penned as the Nats' starting OFer last spring but didn't make it through May? And the All-Star ballot was already written by then so he was on the ballot while having only played like 4 games? I remember the Nats fans trying to 'stick it to the system' by voting for him to start in the All-Star game despite him being in AA... too bad all 17 of their fans weren't enough.

Wasn't he penned as the Nats' starting OFer last spring but didn't make it through May? And the All-Star ballot was already written by then so he was on the ballot while having only played like 4 games? I remember the Nats fans trying to 'stick it to the system' by voting for him to start in the All-Star game despite him being in AA... too bad all 17 of their fans weren't enough.

 

No, that was an internet craze to try and prove how stupid fan voting is.