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Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Two sports screwballs mess up their careers early

Weird news out today on two chuckleheads in sports--one already in the majors and one who was to be bound for the NFL:


Reds pitcher Mike Leake booked for stealing from Macy’s

In a stunning case of alleged of retail theft that makes little sense to anybody, Cincinnati Reds right-hander Mike Leake(notes) was arrested and booked Monday afternoon for allegedly stealing $59.88 worth of merchandise from a Macy's department store in downtown Cincy.
The second-year righthander, in case you're wondering, makes $425,000 a year and received a $2.3 million signing bonus after being drafted out of Arizona State.
The guy makes nearly half a million a year but steals about 60 bucks of junk.  WTH?  
I'm going to file that one under "What the heck were you thinking??"
Followed closely by this one:

Georgia recruits charged as Georgia locker room thieves

Three suspects have been arrested in the Georgia locker room thefts, at least one of whom has been identified as a major football recruit.
Deion BonnerMarquise Hawkins and an unidentified juvenile from Columbus were arrested by UGA police and charged with theft by taking over the weekend. They're accused of stealing iPods and iPhones from the unsecured lockers of seven football players on April 7 during an open-house event at Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall. The estimated value of the stolen items was $1,970.
So get that straight--this guy above, Deion Bonner, is a Georgia cornerback and recruit for the freaking NFL and he blows it by ripping off possible, future team mates, right from their lockers.
Definitely a good career move.
And you thought that would work how?
And you'd get away with it?
Then, both of these bozos on the same day.
Go figure.

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