Monday, August 29, 2011
Bank robber refused service for jumping queue
He went to rob a bank and all he got was a scolding.An unidentified man who attempted to rob Eastern Bank in South Boston Thursday left it empty-handed after being scolded by a teller and a customer waiting in line, Boston police said.
Police responded to 470 West Broadway at 6:08 p.m. for a call of an attempted robbery.
Officers were then told by a teller that the suspect went up to her and showed her a note that read, “Give me all your money.’’ But the teller refused, informing the suspect that the window was closed.
“Then he moved over to the next teller and they scolded him for getting in front,’’ said Officer Eddy Chrispin, a police spokesman.
Police said the suspect was described as between 18 and 25 years old, 5 feet 5 inches, and about 160 pounds, with brown eyes and dark facial hair. He was wearing a black backpack with gold trim and a dark blue hoodie, Chrispin said.
The suspect was told by a teller and customer that he had to wait in line for his turn, and to take off his hoodie, police said. The suspect refused to remove his hoodie and left the bank.
He was last seen walking toward F Street, police said.
Police said no one was injured and no weapon was shown. The robbery attempt is under investigation and no arrests have been made, police said.
Bank robber refused service for jumping queue
He went to rob a bank and all he got was a scolding.An unidentified man who attempted to rob Eastern Bank in South Boston Thursday left it empty-handed after being scolded by a teller and a customer waiting in line, Boston police said.
Police responded to 470 West Broadway at 6:08 p.m. for a call of an attempted robbery.
Officers were then told by a teller that the suspect went up to her and showed her a note that read, “Give me all your money.’’ But the teller refused, informing the suspect that the window was closed.
“Then he moved over to the next teller and they scolded him for getting in front,’’ said Officer Eddy Chrispin, a police spokesman.
Police said the suspect was described as between 18 and 25 years old, 5 feet 5 inches, and about 160 pounds, with brown eyes and dark facial hair. He was wearing a black backpack with gold trim and a dark blue hoodie, Chrispin said.
The suspect was told by a teller and customer that he had to wait in line for his turn, and to take off his hoodie, police said. The suspect refused to remove his hoodie and left the bank.
He was last seen walking toward F Street, police said.
Police said no one was injured and no weapon was shown. The robbery attempt is under investigation and no arrests have been made, police said.
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Blue Jay fans be enjoying the demise of A.J. Burnett
Toronto Blue Jays fans were quick to grow a hate for A.J. Burnett after he declined the contract option following the 2008 season and bolted to the Yankees for a ridiculous amount of money. In fact it could be argued that Burnett was already overpaid by the Blue Jays and only had once good season out of the three seasons spent in Toronto. His prickly personality and tantrums when he pitched poorly did not endear himself to fans,
In 2009 Burnett was part of the Yankees World Series team and played relatively well that season. But since then his game deteriorated. Last season he was a dismal 10-15 with a 5.26 ERA. To be honest that those numbers would not have qualified Burnett to be the #5 starter in Toronto. This season has been worse with Burnett going 9-11 so far with an ERA of 5.31. His win/loss record is deceiving because the Yankees score and lot of runs and can mask a mediocre pitching performance and have a great bullpen. However in the month of August no offense could hide Burnett's performance. Only Moammar Gadhafi had a worse August than A.J. Burnett with an ERA of 11.91 for the month.
Let's face it Burnett is weak on the mental part of the game despite watching Roy Halladay perform for three seasons. He possess only two pitches - a nasty curve and a 92 mph fastball. When he kind find the strikezone with his curve or he is afraid to use it, he becomes one of the most hittable pitchers in baseball. Oh and with that comes a pretty bad attitude. The Yankees may need to pad their clubhouse to mitigate the damage done by Burnett's tantrums.
Despite having one of the best records in baseball, the Yankees do not exactly have stellar starting pitching. After C.C. Sabathia the Yankees starting rotation could be confused with Orioles' staff. So Joe Girardi has no choice but to keep sending Burnett and his $16.5 million per season contract out on the mound. Carl Pavano, who stole $39.5 million with his non-performance as a Yankee from 2005-08 is mild compared to the cleaning the Yankees are taking from Burnett.
With two more years on his contract, Blue Jays fans will have many more opportunities to giggle reading the box scores following each Burnett adventure on the mound.