Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Little League Lemonade

SOME DAYS BASEBALL IS JUST WEIRD like when Washington Nationals GM Mike Rizzo and manager Manny Acta, seeking to change the team culture, fined Elijah Dukes $500 for being five minutes late to the clubhouse, only to find out later that his tardiness was a result of attending Great Falls Little League's season opening event. So the Little League organizers decided they would pay the fine for what was deemed as community involvement by Dukes. But now I'm reading that Dukes was actually paid $500 to attend the event. Throw sympathy out the window. The real loser here is Great Falls Little League, voluntarily forking over $1001 total (that extra $1 for administrative fees) for this mess. So much for changing the team culture.

Final Payday
Washington Nationals: $501
Elijah Dukes: $500
Great Falls Little League: -$1,001

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