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Derick
Best Of The Best
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good. he's such a dbag.
good. he's such a dbag.
itsuhgreen302
Reformed member of 3.8
baseball isnt fun man. i go for the hoes.
Derick
Best Of The Best
lol at matt bush being the one that hit him. some reddit comments are gold. that dude is such a piece of ****.
add this in for people that don't know everything he's done...
add this in for people that don't know everything he's done...
Texas Rangers
On December 18, 2015, the Texas Rangers signed Bush to a minor league contract, two months after his release from prison.[14][15] He was signed after tryouts at a Golden Corral parking lot in Jacksonville, Florida(the only place Bush could work out; due to his post-release restrictions he could only travel to and from his Golden Corral job).
The Rangers have experience dealing with players struggling with substance abuse issues (notably Josh Hamilton, also a former #1 overall pick). Bush will be on a zero-tolerance policy; he cannot drink or drive, among other things. His father, Danny, will accompany him to spring training and will live with him wherever he is assigned. On April 7, 2016, Bush threw his first professional pitch in almost five years for the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double-A Texas League, as he earned a save in one inning, while allowing one hit.[citation needed]
On May 13, 2016, Bush was called up to the major leagues by the Rangers.[16] He worked a perfect ninth inning against the Toronto Blue Jays that night, retiring the heart of the Jays lineup (Josh Donaldson, Jose Bautista, and Edwin Encarnacion). On May 15, earned his first major league win in a 7-6 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.[17]
Legal troubles
A few weeks after the Padres drafted him in 2004, Bush was arrested on suspicion of felony assault, misdemeanor trespass, disorderly conduct, and underage drinking, after he allegedly fought with security trying to escort him out of a bar.[18]
In early 2009, Bush was allegedly involved in a drunken assault at a San Diego high school, which was caught on camera. According to witnesses, a drunken Bush beat up a high school lacrosse player with a golf club while screaming, "I'm Matt ****ing Bush!", which was recorded on videotape. This led the Padres to designate Bush for assignment following the team's signing of Floyd and then trade him to the Blue Jays.[3][8]Only a month later, he assaulted and berated a woman at a party in Florida, and was released by the Blue Jays for violating a "zero tolerance" agreement.[11]
Mugshot from the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office.
On March 22, 2012, Bush was arrested and charged with two counts of DUI with property damage, one count of DUI with serious bodily injury, one count of leaving the scene of an accident with an injury, one count of driving with a suspended license, and 2 counts of leaving the scene of an accident with damage to property. In the incident, Bush hit 72-year-old motorcyclist Tony Tufano on the Tamiami Trail (U.S. Route 41) northbound in Port Charlotte, Florida, running over his head as he fled the scene in a Dodge Durango belonging to teammate Brandon Guyer. According to a witness, Tufano survived the incident because he was wearing a helmet.[19] Bush was arrested in North Port, three miles down the road from the accident. He was on the road after getting kicked out of a nearby strip club for trying to climb on the stage. When he was arrested, Bush had a blood alcohol content of .18, more than double the legal limit in Florida.[13] Bush spent the 2012 season housed at the Charlotte County Jail on $440,000 bail (reduced from an initial $1.015 million bond), and pleaded not guilty at his arraignment (via closed-circuit TV from the Charlotte County Jail) on May 21. Bush remains a suspect in two other hit and run accidents further north on the Tamiami Trail in Venice that occurred earlier that day.[20] The following Sunday, Rays general manager Andrew Friedmanannounced that Bush would never play for the Rays organization again.[21] The Rays placed Bush on the restricted list for the 2012 season, meaning that he was no longer on the 40-man roster, nor did he accumulate service time.[22] He was officially released on October 6.
On December 18, Bush accepted a plea bargain and pleaded no contest to one count of DUI with great bodily injury. He was sentenced to 51 months in prison. As this was Bush's third DUI conviction in 10 years, he was ineligible to drive legally in Florida for 10 years after his release from prison. In the process, Bush turned down a deal that had less prison time (3 years), but with 7 years probation owing to past alcoholism issues.[23][24] The Tufanos filed a $5 million civil suit against Bush, but settled in 2013 for a reported $200,000.[25]
Bush was housed at the Mayo Correctional Institution in Mayo, Florida, as of January 2015.[26] He was released from prison on October 30, 2015.[27]
Jeff
Florida Man
He is Florida Man
Hell_Razor
Never surrender!!!
Draft is Thursday-Saturday, a few kids I train are prospects. One should go in top 10.
Jeff
Florida Man
Guess you're a decent trainer after all
