Gallardo arrested for OWI - Blood level nearly three times limit at .22

[brewmann04]

I am sorry that was a stupid and idiot move on his part no excuses to let that happen!.

[sargennm]

all players in MLBPA have a free car service for such times as these. Every player gets a card with a number on it that will send a car to drive the player home. For Free. It works in any city at any time.

 

Why wouldn't Yo use this service? Doesn't make sense.

I wish I remembered where I read this (I think maybe on profootballtalk): Every league has this and it's barely used because players believe it's not anonymous (even thought it's supposed to be). In other words, the owners will find out where you were, how drunk you were and who you were with, and use it against them in playing time and contract negotiations.

 

That seems crazy to me, I was relatively poor in my 20s and still made bad decisions. Can't imagine what it's like to be these guys with all that money and time to burn.

[Yeti73]

From stories I've heard around town, Yo is among the many Brewers over the past few years who has really 'enjoyed' Milwaukee nights out often. I can't fault him for that, but this is dumb and dangerous.

 

Judgmental alert: this just furthers the impression that Yo doesn't have the mentality to kick it to the next level and become an elite player. He seems to have stagnated and physically doesn't seem to have aged well. He is only 25, right???

[homer]

Pretty judgmental thread. I too would be a lot more upset if he was scheduled to start today. This is his first offense, he's a guy in his 20's that made a really stupid decision.

 

Plenty of people reading (and writing) in this thread have had way too much to drink and gotten behind the wheel at least a time or two. I have friends that do it all the time and it bugs me, but I'm not their father and if you've ever tried to do something about that in the past - you know that real life is not like an after-school special where your friend hands over their keys and thanks you for helping them.

 

I'm glad nobody got hurt and hopefully he doesn't risk it next time.

 

 

It's not judgmental enough. He had a .22. He's multi-millionaire with every means in the world to get home without driving, he is married with children. If all those things aren't enough to make the right decision then you deserve every ounce of criticism you get.

[cbustim]

I guess I am a little surprised because I see Gallardo at the Boston Market, Chili's and other places in Brookfield with his family more than I have seen any other player. Based on that I thought he was a family man that would not put his family and others in danger like that. Real poor decision.

 

 

I have seen the other side of Yovanni plenty of times. He is out a lot, which doesnt mean it's a bad thing, but he definitely gets his fill when he does. Hopefully it serves as a wakeup call and he gets it together.

[brewmann04]

No excuses for that and agree does not make him a bad person .But again terrible Judgement and stupid thing to do.

[JimH5]

Driving under the influence is a terrible thing. He's deserving all the criticism he gets and more. But even drinking enough to get you to .22 is a sign that this guy has a problem with alcohol.

 

Put him on the DL and send him to a rehab clinic.

[LaprilOne]

All in all, just darn disappointing. Yes, this can be any of us, but many of us make better decisions. So should he.

 

He is paid to be an elite athlete. When an elite athlete does this, he/she is jeopardizing their performance. We pay to see the best from them, they cannot be the best if they are being arrested, or abusing their bodies.

 

Given the train wreck start of the season, I almost feel he does not give a hoot, and is already just going through the motions.

 

I hope I am wrong.

[jjkoestler]

Driving under the influence is a terrible thing. He's deserving all the criticism he gets and more. But even drinking enough to get you to .22 is a sign that this guy has a problem with alcohol.

 

Put him on the DL and send him to a rehab clinic.

 

There wouldn't be a college open outside of Utah if everyone who blew a .22 went to rehab.

 

Small sample size alert. He got busted once.

[Fear The Chorizo]

To me driving that heavily intoxicated isn't a stupid decision or something a bad person willfully does - it's a decision made by a stupid person or someone in need of help. I think these situations affect people in many different ways based on their own life experience, so I respect and do agree with people who mention how most of us know of friends/individuals with OUI's on their record. I lost a friend in an accident caused by a drunk driver with no prior OUI record and who was by all indications a good person, so I apologize if this situation hits me a little more harshly than others.

 

Big difference between a bad person and a stupid person - when it comes to driving drunk stupid people are oftentimes the most dangerous. It's a tricky issue because oftentimes the worst offenders are the people in need of the most help when it comes to alchoholism.

[JimH5]

Driving under the influence is a terrible thing. He's deserving all the criticism he gets and more. But even drinking enough to get you to .22 is a sign that this guy has a problem with alcohol.

 

Put him on the DL and send him to a rehab clinic.

 

There wouldn't be a college open outside of Utah if everyone who blew a .22 went to rehab.

 

Small sample size alert. He got busted once.

 

 

He's not a college student. He's older and should be wiser.

 

And I hope the police in Wauwatosa investigate Leff's Lucky town to see if he was over-served there. Servers in every bar have a responsibility to cut people off when they are visibly intoxicated.

[Nottso]

Most people that get a DUI (mistakenly) think that they're "fine" to drive. That's not an excuse, but it is a reality.

[Funketown]

Driving with a .22 is really bad.

 

This season sucks.

[Ennder]

Driving under the influence is a terrible thing. He's deserving all the criticism he gets and more. But even drinking enough to get you to .22 is a sign that this guy has a problem with alcohol.

 

Put him on the DL and send him to a rehab clinic.

 

Everyone who gets drunk doesn't have a drinking problem and it is really easy to not realize how much you've drank especially if you are doing shots etc which tend to hit you hard when they do hit. I agree that driving while drunk is awful and when I go out I make it a point to not drive even if I'm just having a beer or two. But I would never suggest sending him to rehab over this unless the team has seen he is doing it constantly or something.

[JimH5]

Driving under the influence is a terrible thing. He's deserving all the criticism he gets and more. But even drinking enough to get you to .22 is a sign that this guy has a problem with alcohol.

 

Put him on the DL and send him to a rehab clinic.

 

Everyone who gets drunk doesn't have a drinking problem and it is really easy to not realize how much you've drank especially if you are doing shots etc which tend to hit you hard when they do hit. I agree that driving while drunk is awful and when I go out I make it a point to not drive even if I'm just having a beer or two. But I would never suggest sending him to rehab over this unless the team has seen he is doing it constantly or something.

 

He wasn't drunk. He was drunk enough for himself and you and me combined. He was caught at .22, and unless he was drinking in the car, that means at some point, his BAC was higher than that.

[StearnsFTW]

Driving under the influence is a terrible thing. He's deserving all the criticism he gets and more. But even drinking enough to get you to .22 is a sign that this guy has a problem with alcohol.

 

Put him on the DL and send him to a rehab clinic.

 

Everyone who gets drunk doesn't have a drinking problem and it is really easy to not realize how much you've drank especially if you are doing shots etc which tend to hit you hard when they do hit. I agree that driving while drunk is awful and when I go out I make it a point to not drive even if I'm just having a beer or two. But I would never suggest sending him to rehab over this unless the team has seen he is doing it constantly or something.

 

 

I agree with all of this. I got a dui when I was about Yo's age. I wasn't anywhere near that BAC, but I made a foolish mistake and learned from it. Hopefully Yo will as well.

[JackNicholson1974]

I tweeted this earlier but will say it again.

 

Drinking yourself to a .22 is foolish and immature. Getting behind the wheel at a .22 is irresponsible and dangerous.

 

As per the comment about passing 5 fields before failing a 6th field sobriety test, that is very likely false. There are three standard tests given, one is completely subjective and impossible to challenge and I have never seen someone pass it (Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus). The other two are walk and turn and one leg stand. They on occasion do an alphabet test, but it is less common.

 

Just when I though this team couldnt be any more disappointing.

 

As an adult with a family, why are you out at a bar until 2am on a Monday anyway?

 

As I tell my criminal defense clients all the time, want to NEVER get convicted of a crime again? Tuck your kids into bed every night, watch the 10 o'clock news, go to bed.

[BradWI]

Might as well announce the Braun suspension later today and we can just write off this season as a very, very bad dream.

[jjkoestler]

"As an adult with a family, why are you out at a bar until 2am on a Monday anyway?"

 

Parents aren't allowed to go out on a Monday night? Glad I'm not a parent.

 

"As I tell my criminal defense clients all the time, want to NEVER get convicted of a crime again? Tuck your kids into bed every night, watch the 10 o'clock news, go to bed."

 

That sounds swell. Maybe go for malteds on Thursdays too.

[thebruce44]

I just dont see the point of getting drunk in the first place.

 

How else are people supposed to live with themselves?

[JackNicholson1974]

Driving under the influence is a terrible thing. He's deserving all the criticism he gets and more. But even drinking enough to get you to .22 is a sign that this guy has a problem with alcohol.

 

Put him on the DL and send him to a rehab clinic.

 

Everyone who gets drunk doesn't have a drinking problem and it is really easy to not realize how much you've drank especially if you are doing shots etc which tend to hit you hard when they do hit. I agree that driving while drunk is awful and when I go out I make it a point to not drive even if I'm just having a beer or two. But I would never suggest sending him to rehab over this unless the team has seen he is doing it constantly or something.

 

I disagree in part, if you mean anyone who drinks to an .08 or .10 then yes. However, if you drink yourself to a .22, you have a problem with alcohol. Yo is listed as 215 lbs. My drunk driving chart that I use in my practice indicates that someone of that size would have to consume 12 drinks in one hour in order to get to that level. If he were out for 4 hours, it would be more like 16 drinks. That's a problem.

 

As part of his conviction he will have to go through an AODA assessment and follow through with classes. Lets hope he takes it seriously.

[Taylor Blue]

As per the comment about passing 5 fields before failing a 6th field sobriety test, that is very likely false.

 

I believe this was a joke referring to Yo's pitching performance last Saturday when he was solid through 5 innings and got shelled in the 6th.

[JackNicholson1974]

"As an adult with a family, why are you out at a bar until 2am on a Monday anyway?"

 

Parents aren't allowed to go out on a Monday night? Glad I'm not a parent.

 

"As I tell my criminal defense clients all the time, want to NEVER get convicted of a crime again? Tuck your kids into bed every night, watch the 10 o'clock news, go to bed."

 

That sounds swell. Maybe go for malteds on Thursdays too.

 

Please keep in mind, I am dealing with people who get drunk and break the law on a regular basis. I meet with them at 2:00 in the afternoon, they are sober and polite, then they get smashed all night and the cops get called. Without alcohol and drugs I wouldnt have a job.

[JackNicholson1974]

As per the comment about passing 5 fields before failing a 6th field sobriety test, that is very likely false.

 

I believe this was a joke referring to Yo's pitching performance last Saturday when he was solid through 5 innings and got shelled in the 6th.

 

Ah, I get it now. That is actually a pretty good joke.

[Nottso]

Too many of you are hung up on ".22" and how drunk you think Gallardo must have been.

 

There are people out there that can be at .4 (5 times the legal limit) and walk and talk perfectly, showing no drunkenness at all; there are also those who are fall-down drunk at .04 (half the legal limit).

 

.08 is not a measure of drunkenness, as such a measure simply does not exist. .08 is simply a limit, just like a speed limit. It's also quite low in the grand scheme of things. 2 beers can definitely put one at .08 or above.

 

The best way to avoid a DUI is to not drink and drive at all. Picture this: you have 2 beers and you are perfectly sober, but you get pulled over for a taillight out or for "rolling" a stop sign. You, my friend, are getting a DUI.

 

And again, none of this excuses Gallardo. These are just the facts, given to you in hopes that you may avoid getting a "sober DUI" (which does happen). Over the limit is over the limit.