Thursday, May 24, 2007
Baseball, Devils Rays shamed
No sooner did the Clarion say that the Tampa Bay Devil Rays success was predicated on staying out of the police blotter, than they are back in trouble. It is one of their former Durham Bulls, who has a history of off the field incidents. Elijah Dukes.
He has been arrested five times since 2003 for assualt and other violent incidents, against a police officer, and an attack on a previous ex-girlfriend. Now the guy can be heard threatening his wife and kids on a voicemail message. He sent his wife a picture of a handgun via cellphone. At the very least he should face mandatory violence counseling, have to make PSA against domestic violence, and serve a suspension.
Judging by how baseball handled or should we say ignored the Bret Myers and Wil Cordero incidents, it is likely Dukes will face little or no punishment. The Clarion would like to say, at least Devil Rays mananger Joe Maddon took a stand and benched Dukes. But Maddon’s ridiculous comments sound like he is more worried about Dukes state of mind, than his wife and children’s safety. "It was my decision to not play him," manager Joe Maddon told reporters. "In visiting with him, I can see he's pretty much upset. I anticipated that, so I thought the wise thing to do would be to not start him (on Wednesday) and more than likely play him (on Thursday)." In a post Rae Carruth world Maddon’s comments look foolish and short sighted.
He has been arrested five times since 2003 for assualt and other violent incidents, against a police officer, and an attack on a previous ex-girlfriend. Now the guy can be heard threatening his wife and kids on a voicemail message. He sent his wife a picture of a handgun via cellphone. At the very least he should face mandatory violence counseling, have to make PSA against domestic violence, and serve a suspension.
Judging by how baseball handled or should we say ignored the Bret Myers and Wil Cordero incidents, it is likely Dukes will face little or no punishment. The Clarion would like to say, at least Devil Rays mananger Joe Maddon took a stand and benched Dukes. But Maddon’s ridiculous comments sound like he is more worried about Dukes state of mind, than his wife and children’s safety. "It was my decision to not play him," manager Joe Maddon told reporters. "In visiting with him, I can see he's pretty much upset. I anticipated that, so I thought the wise thing to do would be to not start him (on Wednesday) and more than likely play him (on Thursday)." In a post Rae Carruth world Maddon’s comments look foolish and short sighted.
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