OT: Jeff Reardon busted robbing jewelry store!?

[Popps]

Oh man...

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1896&ncid=1896&e=1&u=/nm/20051227/us_nm/baseball_robbery_dc

:giggle:

[Popps]

Sorry if this has already been posted. But, found it bizarre enough to pop up here.


MIAMI (Reuters) - Former Major League Baseball pitcher Jeff Reardon was arrested in Florida in connection with a jewelry store robbery, police said on Tuesday.


A four-time all-star who earned more than $2 million a season at the height of his 16-year career, Reardon walked into a jewelry store on Monday and "handed an employee a note stating that they were being robbed and that he had a gun," Palm Beach Gardens Police said in a news release.

Reardon was arrested at a nearby restaurant and the stolen money was recovered, police said.

Reardon had 367 saves as one of the dominant relief pitchers of his era, according to Baseball Almanac. He logged 73 wins and 77 losses with an earned-run average of 3.16 in a career that began in 1979 with the New York Mets.

He also played for the Montreal Expos, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Atlanta Braves, Minnesota Twins and New York Yankees before retiring in 1994.

Reardon, who was being held at the Palm Beach County jail, played in three World Series and earned more than $2.5 million per season from the Boston Red Sox in 1991 and 1992, Baseball Almanac said.

[The Big E]

Not the brightest bulb on the tree.

[bendog]

unreal. Was he on those teams with Hawk and Cromartie and those guys who came up through the bears?

[elsid13]

Man shouldn't have had MC Hammer as his financial adviser

[Bronco_Beerslug]

Apparently is son just died last year and he hasn't been able to handle it (taking various medications).

[Popps]

Apparently is son just died last year and he hasn't been able to handle it (taking various medications).

Makes it not as funny, of course... and just plain sad. Bizarre, nonetheless.

[Hogan11]

unreal. Was he on those teams with Hawk and Cromartie and those guys who came up through the bears?

I believe he was....he was lights out as an Expos closer.

I always liked him....what a sad turn of events for him :(