Atlanta Braves pitcher Derek Lowe was arrested Thursday night for DUI. ESPN says:
Gordy Wright, a spokesman for the Georgia State Patrol, said a trooper stopped Lowe's vehicle about 10 p.m. Thursday after it was spotted racing another car down an Atlanta street. The trooper detected an odor of alcohol and administered a field sobriety test, which resulted in Lowe's arrest.
The 37-year-old right-hander was charged with DUI, reckless driving and improper lane change, Wright said. Lowe declined to take a breath test before he was released, the spokesman added. The other driver was also stopped, but there were no details on whether he was charged.
"I would like to apologize to my family, teammates, fans and the Braves organization for the attention arising from this matter," Lowe said in a statement. "However, I am hopeful that this incident will not be a distraction to the Braves organization while we are focused on returning to the playoffs."
First of all let's look at the facts. Okay, the first fact has to be that Derek Lowe looks clearly Jake Gyllenhoused in that mug shot. The last time my eyes looked that red after drinking I had a 3 wise men shot plus a sixer of natty and a box of wine. Derek Lowe could hire Gloria Allred and it wouldn't help his case. Unless, of course, his case involved stimulating maple cylinders. Moving on. The night of Thursday April 28, 2011 - the Atlanta Braves had the night off. The Atlanta Hawks had just beat the Orlando Magic 84-81 to win the series 4-2. That right there should tell you everything you need to know. Derek Lowe either went to the game or went to a party to watch the game. Either way he was getting Anne Tanked.
The Braves might not be trying to be hilarious/awesome these days but they are definitely succeeding. If I got a penny for every time I was racing someone in my Porche down Peach Tree Road, I'd be a millionaire. On a serious note, Derek Lowe was a known raging alcoholic when he was with Boston. He never got pulled over there because they knew he'd help them win a World Series. And then the 4 years he was with the Dodgers, well we all know no one famous gets arrested for anything in Los Angeles.
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