Another sad chapter in Dukes' story

That's Elijah Dukes in court in Florida on Wednesday in an orange jumpsuit, telling a judge he's done with baseball and wants to go to school and get a regular job so he can take care of his kids. Video clip from WTSP in Tampa/St. Pete. Sad, sad stuff. Life hasn't been kind to Elijah Dukes following his surprising release by the Nationals last spring. After playing out the summer with the independent Atlantic League Newark Bears, Elijah Dukes is once again in trouble for failing to pay child support; arrested on Monday. Dukes appeared in court in Florida on Wednesday; the gut-wrenching proceedings are captured in the video clip above, and captured in words on Tampa Bay.com: He owes ex-wife NiShea Gilbert $74,000 in child support and alimony. And court records show that as of September, he owed $35,000 to Carla D. Bryant and $34,000 to Porcia Reneal Daniels, also mothers of his children. "Jesus, I hate this," Dukes said at one point as he put his head on a...