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That Duke Boy

Post by G-Fafif » Fri Jun 21, 2024 3:36 pm

Hope for the best. Expect the Mets.
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Post by G-Fafif » Sun Jun 30, 2024 12:34 pm

Ellis has been Dukignated for assignment.
Hope for the best. Expect the Mets.
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Post by Edgy MD » Thu Jul 04, 2024 11:02 pm

Duke celebrates his independence from the Mets by getting claimed by the Mariners.
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Re: That Duke Boy

Post by Edgy MD » Thu Jul 04, 2024 11:58 pm

Transactions, 7/4/2024
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Claimed off Waivers by Seattle
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Outfielder
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Duke
Ellis
DoB1998-01-16
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Duke Jupiter only got into two games with the Ponies at AA. He got caught in his lone stolen base attempt, despite having previously been 31 of 32 this season at AA, but he made a big sliding catch in his debut.

It stinks to lose him so quickly. We'd love to write that it was really important to get Matt Festa onto the roster so he could pitch that one inning for the Mets, but my keyboard tends to push back against writing such things.
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Re: That Duke Boy

Post by Cowtipper » Sat Jul 06, 2024 5:24 pm

LOL, how do you know Duke Jupiter? That's crazy. They're well-known in Rochester because they had one semi-popular song 45 years ago. And I only know Duke Jupiter because I was born in Rochester.

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Post by Edgy MD » Sat Jul 06, 2024 5:31 pm

Duke Jupiter killed. Southern rock meets power pop, with a keyboardist/vocalist who sounded like Greg Allman and a drummer/vocalist that sounded like Michael McDonald.

And clearly they had Michael Bolton's hairstylist, too, so bonus!
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