Former First Overall Pick Matt Bush Goes From Bust to Busted

There's no crying in baseball, or so the saying goes. Still, there's a good chance that Padres GM Kevin Towers has thought about shedding a tear or two about his decision to take Matt Bush with the first overall pick in the 2004 Draft.

Bush flopped on and off the field while with the Padres, and it doesn't seem like his problems ended when the Blue Jays released him in April. He was arrested in San Diego last month, and makes it clear that once you're out of baseball you're free to cry as much as you want.



Bush was observed throwing objects at moving cars in the middle of the afternoon and hit one car with his belt buckle. He then got into his own car, crashed it into the car he hit with his belt buckle and was finally arrested and booked on charges of assault with a deadly weapon, resisting arrest, driving on a suspended license, vandalism and driving under the influence.

It's the second time Bush, who was released by the Blue Jays in April, was also arrested in February after a fight with high school lacrosse players. Bush entered a not guilty plea in a San Diego courtroom last week, and his attorney said that he has entered an alcohol abuse rehabilition facility. Hopefully that helps him pick up the pieces and move forward.

One final thought: Did you ever think a San Diego athlete could actually give Ryan Leaf a run for his spot as the city's biggest draft bust ever?

(H/T Digg)