Hanleylicious Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 http://blogs.tampabay.com/rays/2007/06/rays-drop-dukes.html Not that much info out at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FlummoxedLummox Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Interesting to see whether he's optioned to AAA or DFA'd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbob1313 Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 PICK HIM UP! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Your welcomed here with open arms Dukes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Card Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Get him NOW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FlummoxedLummox Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 It could also be that he's already traded... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollyberry Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 If he makes a complete U-turn (Behavior wise) I will gladly take him. Maybe Dontrelle and Miggy can shape him up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyBowden Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Interesting to see who will be in line to get him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rune Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 As much as everyone here is salivating the fact is if it's true as I've heard he's not taking his medicine for bipolar disorder that he's just about a lost cost for a baseball player. As a person who has a personal history with it, he needs to straighten himself out before he should be allowed on a baseball field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iowa Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 I wonder how many times "Elijah Dukes" and "South Florida nightclub" would be mentioned in same story if he came here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junior Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 A guy I would love the Reds to pick up (but they won't). Get the guy a mentor, and try to straighten his life out. He's got all the talent in the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FlummoxedLummox Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 A guy I would love the Reds to pick up (but they won't). Get the guy a mentor, and try to straighten his life out. He's got all the talent in the world. I'm really fearful that he might be beyond a mentor, and what he needs is extensive counseling and medication. EDIT: And more than anything the ability to admit that he has problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rune Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 A guy I would love the Reds to pick up (but they won't). Get the guy a mentor, and try to straighten his life out. He's got all the talent in the world. I'm really fearful that he might be beyond a mentor, and what he needs is extensive counseling and medication. EDIT: And more than anything the ability to admit that he has problems. Exactly, it's amazing most people are seemingly ignorant to the fact that this is not a bad apple this is a troubled kid with a real chemical imbalance which if unmedicated and uncounceled as he's currently doing is a person who is incapable of being a functioning part of society let alone a million dollar baseball player. He needs a few months away from the game with counceling and time for the lithium medication to take hold on him. Thats the only way this problem is going to be corrected, if you think it can be solved any other way your living a pure fantasy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbob1313 Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 I must have missed the part where he told you he is bipolar. My bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerhead Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Sign. Him. Now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbob1313 Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 You know what the people who really hate him are missing? That this same POS etc. had an .889 OPS in AAA as a 22 year old. Was he less of a POS then, or just the same extremely talented baseball player? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iowa Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 I'm gonna guess he was the same screwed up kid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodge Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Please keep the language clean(er than that) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramp Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 fyi he was sent to Durham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rune Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 I must have missed the part where he told you he is bipolar. My bad. I've seen it in multiple stories and honestly just look at his record. Their's more at work their than a bad upbringing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FlummoxedLummox Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 I don't think anyone denies his talent, but because his personality is so volatile, it makes no sense to invest too much in him. That's what most people are cautioning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nny Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Was he less of a POS then, or just the same extremely talented baseball player? Well, the Durham Bulls said they don't want Dukes back on their team...so I 'd say he was a POS back then too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iowa Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 It's going to happen again and it will be uglier the next time around. We do not need him alienating and dividing our players and fanbase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catchoftheday Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Bring him and his 8 kids Ill help the breast feeding if needed but refuse to change diapers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbob1313 Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 I must have missed the part where he told you he is bipolar. My bad. I've seen it in multiple stories and honestly just look at his record. Their's more at work their than a bad upbringing. Link? I don't think anyone denies his talent, but because his personality is so volatile, it makes no sense to invest too much in him. That's the point most people are cautioning. But it's not going to be a huge investment. We can offer them Renyel Pinto and they'll do it in half a second. With Logan, Martinez, and Gardner all available soon with the ability to provide relief help, we have to do this. It makes too much sense. If he messes up, we cut him and we lost a marginal reliever. Big deal. Was he less of a POS then, or just the same extremely talented baseball player? Well, the Durham Bulls said they don't want Dukes back on their team...so I 'd say he was a POS back then too. You conveniently cut out my point which was that he put up a .889 OPS as a 22 year old in AAA. Thats crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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