The Tumultuous Tale Of Elijah Dukes

Inspired by my earlier post, I decided to dig a little into past of Darryl Strawberry Elijah Dukes and found tales so bizarre, they are downright hilarious. Unbeknown to me, Elijah Dukes and his "Dawg" talk have secretly become an internet meme among baseball bloggers.

• Elijah Dukes threatens to kill wife, kids with gun
• Elijah Dukes "consensually rapes" a 17 year old girl, dawg
• Elijah Dukes' mom begs women to stop trying to get pregnant with Elijah Dukes' seed
• Elijah Dukes addresses his image in the media
• Elijah Dukes is accused of being on steroids, threatens to kill wife (again)
• Elijah Dukes is traded to the Nationals
• Elijah Dukes is texting again, dawg
• Elijah Dukes gets an early Christmas present
• Elijah Dukes goes golfing
• Elijah Dukes apologizes, opts to not murder Mike Pelfrey
• Elijah Dukes may have to go to jail (again)
• Elijah Dukes shows up an umpire
• Elijah Dukes fined after charity work made him late for actual work, little league pays fine

On top of this, the following information about Elijah Dukes' off field life is available on Wikipedia:

• In 1996, Dukes' father was convicted of second-degree murder. One year later, Dukes was arrested for the first time. Dukes has been arrested at least three times for battery, and once for assault. According to court records, he fathered at least five children with four women between 2003 and 2006.
• On May 23, 2007, it was reported that his wife filed a restraining order after he threatened to kill her. On June 12, a 17-year-old foster child who was living in the care of a relative of Dukes accused him of impregnating her. Police said the sex was apparently consensual. When the girl confronted Dukes, he allegedly got angry and threw a bottle of Gatorade at her.
• Dukes has received anger management training. When Dukes was traded to the Nationals, the team also hired an ex-police officer in the role of "Special Assistant: Player Concerns". This person accompanies Dukes everywhere to ensure that he keeps himself free of trouble.