Elijah Dukes

The Washington Nationals have been working very hard to answer some of their many lingering questions this offseason. Get rid of a closer who walked more batters than he struck out? Check. Bring in at least one, and possibly two, relievers to take his place? Check. Cover the team’s posterior, in case Jesus Flores is not 100 percent healthy, by signing a former all-star catcher willing to take on a reduced role? Check. Chase veteran free-agent...  

Elijah Dukes' family mourns death of his father, question prison medical careTampabay.comThree weeks later, Elijah "David" Dukes Sr. died of cancer in a Tampa hospital. He was 43. Today, as his family prepares for his wake, they struggle with ...  

Nationals notes: Dukes, L. HernandezWashington Post (blog)... Nationals Manager Jim Riggleman attended a viewing for the late Elijah "David" Dukes Sr., the father of Nationals outfielder Elijah Dukes, ...Nationals notes: Dukes, L. HernandezWashington Post (blog)all 3 news articles »  

Washington Nationals' Elijah Dukes Gets Ejected...+ Rumorville.Federal Baseball (blog)In what, at times, felt like an franchise-history-spanning intra-squad game between current and former Washington Nationals with Dukes, Halama, ...  

Morning readingWashington Post (blog)*Finally, condolences to Elijah Dukes and his family on the sad and disturbing death of Elijah's father, Elijah "David" Dukes Sr., at the age of 43. ...and more »  

Where In The World Is The Washington Nationals' Elijah Dukes?Federal Baseball (blog)by Ed Chigliak on Nov 9, 2009 3:42 AM EST 1 comment More photos » by Ben Margot - AP 5 months ago: Washington Nationals' Elijah Dukes (34) is tagged out on ...  

Washington TimesWashington Nationals World News: Stephen Strasburg, Elijah Dukes, Josh WillinghamFederal Baseball (blog)In front of 656 fans in Phoenix Municipal Stadium, the Washington Nationals' '09 No. 1 overall pick, Stephen Strasburg, struck out 6 of the 14 Peoria ...Josh Willingham: What's His Trade Market?Bleacher ReportDick Heller: Winning is the best incentiveWashington Timesall 6 news articles »  

CD is Dead After spending 14 years behind bars, the father of former Rays outfielder Elijah Dukes was released from prison Nov. 1. Three weeks later, Elijah "David" Dukes Sr. died of cancer in a Tampa hospital. He was 43.  

More photos » by John Amis - AP 6 months ago: Washington Nationals center fielder Elijah Dukes (34) watches the ninth inning wind down from the dugout during a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Sunday April 12, 2009, in Atlanta. Atlanta won 8-5 giving Washington an 0-6 record. (AP...  

Just watched the animated short film about Dock Ellis’ no-hitter on acid that Answer Dave Brown posted on Big League Stew yesterday.  It’s fabulous, but the weird thing is I’m not sure that’s even the strangest baseball cartoon I’ve seen this week. Tuesday night I flipped on ESPN Desportes and saw a crazy walkoff finish that gave Los Toros del Este a 5-4 win over Los Tigres del Licey, and put them in sole possession of first place.  So I went...  

MLB.comGrissom will not return as Nats coachMLB.comGrissom said right fielder Elijah Dukes was one person he tried to help the most throughout the season. Grissom saw a lot of potential in Dukes, ...and more »  

Strasburg hurts knee, out of Saturday's AFL title gameWashington Post (blog)Elijah Dukes wearing #8, hits a 2-run homer (a real shot) to left in the 4th inning. Yeah, ELIJAH!!!! That's a bummer for Strasburg. ...and more »