Elijah Dukes arrested - misdemeanor possession

[deeswan]

Elijah Dukes arrested January 15 for misdemeanor possession of marijuana. He's fortunate that he is talented or there is no way Tampa Bay would continue to put up with his "antics."

 

Link to story

 

Dukes' supposedly said to the officer, "You're gonna arrest me for a little sack of weed?"

 

Edit: to add quote

[jackalope02ca]

Typical example of million dollar talent and a 10 cent head.

 

Guys like this seldom make it for long and often end up dead young or in jail.

 

Wouldn't touch him if he's released. He's a multiple time offender who obviously just doesn't get it.

[dadofandrew]

I'll take Throwing Away Your Future for $400, Alex.

[Hammer]

Is he related to Michael Vick?

[Ralph Wiggum]

Wow, between Dukes and Delmon Young, the Rays could possibly have the dumbest future outfield in history. That's what you get when you draft guys based on athletic potential, and pay absolutely no attention to the fact that they have cobwebs in the attic.

[MadisonBrewerBlue]

Elijah Duke inteview is on this page stolen from the Yo thread.

 

seems he can talk the talk but not walk the walk. in tampa when it rains it pours

[DHonks]

I feel bad for Elijah. He's one of the nicest guys I've met in the Fall League the last few years, openly sticking up for clubbies and the jobs they do. He also is a phenomenal talent, as evidenced by the 2 or 3 walkoffs he had in his week or so in the AFL. I sometimes wondered if he was stoned, as his eyes looked awful, but I wasn't about to ask. It's too bad, he could be a great player, but it's likely he'll be out of the game within a year or so. I'm not sure it has been officially released, but he has virtually no cartilage in one knee, meaning he's no longer an outfielder. He left the league early because he couldn't bend it while playing first. So unless he can exclusively DH, he's probably done. Like I said, it's too bad because he can flat-out hit. The ball leaves his bat like Delmon Young and Rickie Weeks.