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"For almost nine months, former Rays minor-league pitcher Matt Bush has been in a Charlotte County jail, awaiting resolution of the DUI hit-and-run arrest that derailed his big-league dreams. That closure finally comes next week, when Bush, 26, will agree to a plea deal that will involve a prison sentence of at least three more years, his father, Daniel, told the Tampa Bay Times on Friday."
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"Bush, the No. 1 overall draft pick as a shortstop by the Padres in 2004, was arrested March 22 in North Port, about 10 miles northwest of Port Charlotte, the spring training home of the Rays. Police said Bush had hit the motorcycle of 72-year-old Tony Tufano and fled the scene. When a search that included deputies and a helicopter found Bush, he told police he didn't remember seeing or hitting a motorcycle. Police said Bush had a blood-alcohol percentage of 0.18, more than double the level at which Florida considers a driver impaired."
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"Bush, who signed a minor-league deal with the Rays in 2010, was put on the restricted list after his arrest and released from the team in October. The Tufano family has filed a $5 million civil lawsuit against Bush and Rays minor-league outfielder Brandon Guyer, who owned the Dodge Durango that Bush was driving."
http://www.tampabay.com/sports/base...ake-plea-deal-in-dui-hit-and-run-case/1266286
Bush may be getting out of what could have been a much longer prison sentence, but unless his family owns a business, or he somehow can successfully start his own after being released ~age 30, he is most likely totally screwed as far as finding even a halfway-decent job, much less one that is career-worthy. Having a felony conviction and a big gap in his employment record in the brave new 21st century workaday world virtually guarantees that his resume gets round-filed, and he was not working in a job prior to being arrested that was business-related to begin with. Not to mention the $5M lawsuit that has been filed against him and Guyer.
Too bad that Matt isn't left handed, as he might still even @ age 30, have had (an albeit extremely slim) chance of pitching in the minors with another ballclub even after being out of baseball for ~4 years while jailed/imprisoned. He finally was promoted to AA after 7 years in A+ through low-A ball and he had a 4.80 era, with a 1.430 WHIP in '11, not exactly elite, but he did have 13K per 9 IP. His "big league dreams" most likely would have remained just that...dreams.
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"Bush, the No. 1 overall draft pick as a shortstop by the Padres in 2004, was arrested March 22 in North Port, about 10 miles northwest of Port Charlotte, the spring training home of the Rays. Police said Bush had hit the motorcycle of 72-year-old Tony Tufano and fled the scene. When a search that included deputies and a helicopter found Bush, he told police he didn't remember seeing or hitting a motorcycle. Police said Bush had a blood-alcohol percentage of 0.18, more than double the level at which Florida considers a driver impaired."
~snip~
"Bush, who signed a minor-league deal with the Rays in 2010, was put on the restricted list after his arrest and released from the team in October. The Tufano family has filed a $5 million civil lawsuit against Bush and Rays minor-league outfielder Brandon Guyer, who owned the Dodge Durango that Bush was driving."
http://www.tampabay.com/sports/base...ake-plea-deal-in-dui-hit-and-run-case/1266286
Bush may be getting out of what could have been a much longer prison sentence, but unless his family owns a business, or he somehow can successfully start his own after being released ~age 30, he is most likely totally screwed as far as finding even a halfway-decent job, much less one that is career-worthy. Having a felony conviction and a big gap in his employment record in the brave new 21st century workaday world virtually guarantees that his resume gets round-filed, and he was not working in a job prior to being arrested that was business-related to begin with. Not to mention the $5M lawsuit that has been filed against him and Guyer.
Too bad that Matt isn't left handed, as he might still even @ age 30, have had (an albeit extremely slim) chance of pitching in the minors with another ballclub even after being out of baseball for ~4 years while jailed/imprisoned. He finally was promoted to AA after 7 years in A+ through low-A ball and he had a 4.80 era, with a 1.430 WHIP in '11, not exactly elite, but he did have 13K per 9 IP. His "big league dreams" most likely would have remained just that...dreams.
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