Miguel Cabrera charged with DUI

[lovetoaster]

Dude needs help. He professed himself as clean after going through rehab after his last incident, but apparently that is not the case.

ST LUCIE COUNTY — Detroit Tiger and five time All-Star Jose Miguel Cabrera was arrested Wednesday in St. Lucie County on DUI and other charges after sheriff's investigators spotted his vehicle on the side of the road with smoke coming from the engine compartment, according to records released Thursday.

When a deputy made contact with Cabrera, 27, before 11 p.m. Wednesday on Okeechobee Road, the deputy asked Cabrera who was with him.

"I am going to (expletive) kill him," Cabrera is quoted as saying.

The deputy saw no one else in the vehicle or in the area. Cabrera, of Boca Raton, grabbed a bottle of James Buchanan's scotch and started drinking.

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/florida-marlins/fl-miguel-cabrera-dui-accused-20110217,0,7580256.story

[theonestevewh]

That's actually a nice scotch selection. It's a shame he wasn't enjoying it in his room... in moderation.

[CharmCityLights]

"Do you know who I am, you don't know anything about my problems," Cabrera is quoted as saying.

This isn't his first alcohol related incident. He's so talented on the field. I hope that he can get past his problems.

[Blizzard1090]

If he doesn't get help for his problem now, he's either going to end up killing himself or somebody else.

[lovetoaster]

The sad fact is...if you deliver the goods, you can act break the law and you get LOTS of chances. If you dont, sports has a short leash for you.

It's not just sports. It's entertainment, the business world...pretty much everything.

If Charlie Sheen was an actor in B-movies or a minor character on some cop show, would he still be getting the chances that he has?

[backwardsk]

I'll probably go to hell for making light of this situation, but did anyone else think of Ron Burgandy: "Scotch, scotch, scotch! Oh how I love scotch."

Glad nobody got hurt and I hope he gets himself together.

[scOtt]

Its the double standard again. Cabrera will get see no jail time, sober up(hopefully permanently) rejoin the team, and I promise you...get a "standing ovation" when he returns to the Tigers. Patton on the other hand, unless he shocks the Orioles with his new found form, will drift in AAA or get released.

The sad fact is...if you deliver the goods, you can act break the law and you get LOTS of chances. If you dont, sports has a short leash for you.

I think of it as the Steve Howe Effect...

[Blizzard1090]

I remember when Tony Larussa got a standing ovation a few months after his dui arrest. Keep in mind Cardinals pitcher Josh Hancock died because he decided to get behind the wheel of a car after doing the same thing his manager did.

Unless someone is killed or injured, people don't view drinking and driving as a big deal. And even when they do, many times the punishment is far too light for taking a life or lives.

IMO, he should face sanctions. He shouldn't be given kudos solely because he was lucky in not killing or injuring anyone.