What has become of the Washington Nationals? Yes, they have the worst record in the entire league and are trying to "change the attitude" in the clubhouse (even going so far as to replace a good chunk of the bullpen following today's debacle) but management seriously needs to consider having their heads examined after yesterday's news relating outfielder Elijah Dukes--one of the few players that was actually playing well for the struggling ballclub.
Dukes was not only benched on Saturday, but reportedly also fined $500 and threatened with demotion to the minor leagues. His offense? Being five minutes late to the ballpark because he was doing charity work. Not only that, but aforementioned charity work was for local Little League and through a program sponsored by the Nationals themselves! Ludicrous indeed in every sense of the word. The Yahoo! story cited above lists further, unrelated recent screw-ups by the team, but this Dukes situation takes the cake. Maybe MLB should have just moved them to Puerto Rico after all?
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