There have been six Major League Baseball players this year that have been arrested for DUIs. The latest two have been pitcher Derek Lowe of the Atlanta Braves (20-16) and right fielder Shin-Soo Choo of the Cleveland Indians (22-11). Both were not held for lengthy periods of time. Lowe was allowed by the Braves to make his next start without missing any time. Choo was in the starting line-up for the Indians in their next game.
Both teams said they do not condone these type of actions, but said something like they were waiting for legal decisions before they take any further action. However, it seems to me that getting arrested is enough of a sign that someone is in the wrong. I find it disgraceful that neither of these players missed any time for their foolish and dangerous decisions. The message that is being sent is that winning is more important than public safety and that is just sad.
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