Let’s make it real simple. With the Tampa Bay Rays, Elijah Dukes was a super-talented player with a wack team. Currently, Elijah Dukes is a super-talented player with a wack Washington Nationals club.
Now the truth of the matter is that Dukes was a genuine clubhouse cancer in his tenure with the Rays. He was more than just a divisive personality with explosive tendencies, but its not a good look for the arrests of your star player he was a lightening rod for supplemental coverage of how much the Rays sucked. In Washington, Dukes has been more Marlboro Lights than cancer; definitely not good for you, but damn if it ain’t cool.
In no way is Dukes solely responsible for the slumping Nats, but its a wacky coincidence that the Rays have elevated their game to the top of the American League in his absence.
Just saying, dawg.
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Word is that Lo Duca is not even injured…..rather Dukes has been sending him picture text messages of a steroid needle.
Dmitri Young could’ve sworn that was a turkey baster.