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Yesterday, Cincinnati Reds pitcher Mike Leake was arrested for shoplifting less than $60 worth of t-shirts from a Macy’s Department Store in downtown Cincinnati.
This incident is bewildering. After all Leake is earning a salary of $425,000 which doesn’t include a $2 million signing bonus. At the time of his arrest, Leake had $250 and two credit cards on him. So clearly his motive was not financial nor does he have any previous involvement with the criminal justice system. It would appear this behavior is quite out of character. Nevertheless he put himself into this situation.
What is interesting about Leake is that in 2010 he became the first player in a decade to make his major league debut without having played in the minors. Leake, who pitched collegiate ball at Arizona State University before being drafted by the Reds in 2009, was considered “a finished product.” Much was made of Leake’s maturity. A decade ago, Leake played on the same little league team as Washington Nationals phenom Stephen Strasburg. In those days, Leake was a catcher. When Strasburg had a rough game it was Leake who tried to console him.
So what the heck made him do it? Was it just for the thrill and excitement? Or was it a cry for help? Assuming it’s the latter I couldn’t tell you why Leake needs help. But if he does need help I hope he gets it.
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Lullabys, Legends and Lies| 4.19.11 @ 7:04PM
Were the T-Shirts, the brand new Re-Elect Obama 2012 T-Shirts? If so, maybe he was just too embarrassed to bring them to the counter himself, and figured it was easier to steal them instead. Hey, the guy just loves Obamacare, okay, what can you say? He really loves those Death-Panels!! It's just my working theory so far!! Or maybe he's just plain nuts!!
Bill Hussein O'Stalin| 4.19.11 @ 7:35PM
The elite always figure they can get away with it somehow.
What he did would be similar to a politician telling you that spending would be cut when in actuality, there was a 3.3 billion dollar increase in a massive budget.
However, there are no constraints on many politicians so they continue to get away with it.
Bill Hussein O'Stalin| 4.19.11 @ 7:35PM
The elite always figure they can get away with it somehow.
What he did would be similar to a politician telling you that spending would be cut when in actuality, there was a 3.3 billion dollar increase in a massive budget.
However, there are no constraints on many politicians so they continue to get away with it.
All American American| 4.20.11 @ 7:45AM
Why do we always need to find some underlying "reason" (cry for help, etc) why people do stupid stuff? Mebbe they're just--wait for it--stupid?
Bob K.| 4.20.11 @ 8:23AM
If he is ultimately found guilty of this allegation will it be enough to keep him out of the Hall of Fame?
Only the Baseball Writers Association knows for sure!
Stay tooned!
PattyMor| 4.20.11 @ 9:23AM
This is typical ruling class behavior. Hey I'm special, so why do I have to pay for stuff?
Eric Cartman| 4.20.11 @ 9:41AM
Its probably all the "He's stealing second! Whoa! That's his 30th base stolen this season, Hal!"
" Yes it is, Bob! And what a great runner he is! Ya know, Bob, I remember . . . WHOA! There he goes again! Stealing third! What a game, Bob!"
Stuff like that. We can't blame a guy for stealing when he comes from an environment where stealing is celebrated. We must be more sensitive to his culture. Like illegal aliens flopping over the fence to pop out anchor babies. That's like stealing home AND a touchdown! So don't be so ethnocentric.
Occam's Tool| 4.20.11 @ 10:39AM
All of the severe psychopaths I treated in the prisons I worked in were pathological narcissists.
Think about that sentence closely. It is not psychobabble, and may explain this situation.