Athletes Being Stupid: Derek Lowe

By Jeff

Apparently Jon Gruden does not own
the rights to this haircut.

DUI's bother me a great deal. They should bother everyone. These people are endangered others' lives because they are irresponsible. I'm sorry to turn this into an after school special, but it's ridiculous how often it happens and how little punishment people, especially professional athletes, receive.

Well, Atlanta Braves pitcher Derek Lowe was arrested and charged with DUI, reckless driving and improper lane change last night. Lowe was allegedly also racing another car when he was pulled over.

How dumb can you be? You've been drinking and now you're going to draw attention to yourself by racing someone else.

I wonder if Lowe pulled a Tony LaRussa and asked the arresting officer if he knew who Lowe was? Considering nobody in Atlanta cares about Atlanta sports teams, the officer probably had no clue Lowe played for the Braves.

The Braves and MLB probably won't do more than bench Lowe for one start if they even do that. It's a shame that franchises don't do more to punish their players for this type of behavior.

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