Sporting News - Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera was arrested late Wednesday on drunken driving charges in Florida, police said, the latest episode for the first baseman who has struggled with a drinking problem.
Cabrera, 27, was spotted by a deputy in a car that's engine was smoking alongside a road in Fort Pierce. Inside the vehicle, Cabrera smelled of alcohol, had slurred speech and took a swig from a bottle of scotch in front of a deputy, according to St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office said. He refused to cooperate and more deputies were called to the scene.
He was wandering into the road with his hands up before he was handcuffed, the report said. He kept saying, "Do you know who I am, you don't know anything about my problems," and cursed at deputies who tried to get him into a patrol car.
One deputy struck Cabrera in the left thigh several times with his knee after Cabrera pushed into him, causing the ballplayer to fall into the patrol car. Cabrera refused to take a breath test, deputies said.
Well, so much for the Tigers competing with Twins and White Sox for the AL Central crown this year. It can't help your team when your best player (who is a recovering alcoholic) is drunkenly pushing police officers in the middle of street right before spring training starts. That won't cause any unneeded distractions for the team.
You at least have to respect Cabrera's decision to refuse to take the breathalyzer right after he took a pull of scotch straight from the bottle. Like he is obviously drunk, what is the point of proving exactly how drunk he is.
No comments:
Post a Comment