Another blow to the Braves: Derek Lowe arrested for DUI
Derek Lowe's mug shot. (Atlanta Department of Corrections)
The Hawks just won a playoff series. The Falcons moved up to take Julio Jones. And the Braves?
They’re having a week no team wants to have.
If sorting out what to do about pitching coach Roger McDowell wasn’t difficult enough, the Braves awoke this morning to learn that Derek Lowe, who has become their best big-game pitcher and who has long been considered a clubhouse exemplar of how to be a professional, was arrested on charges of DUI.
The team is expected to announce something today regarding McDowell, having spent Thursday trying to gather information. And now they get to read about Lowe being arrested smack in the middle of Buckhead.
And to think: On the field, the Braves are doing well. They finished a difficult West Coast road trip by winning five of six games and have climbed back to .500. They’ve got that going for them, if nothing else.
9:54 a.m. update: The Braves have released this statement:
Obviously we are concerned and disappointed about the events involving Derek Lowe overnight. We are currently gathering information and plan to address this matter later today.
10:36 a.m. update: As reported by colleague Mike Morris, a Georgia State Patrol spokesman says Lowe was allegedly racing another driver down Peachtree Road.
By Mark Bradley
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255 comments Add your comment
oscar the grouch
May 4th, 2011
9:12 am
@ Barley Corn says: “But, seriously, spelling-challenged redneck, you have it backwards when you allege the “strong” MADD lobby is behind an unjust DUI %. The liquor lobby and the DUI shysters are much more influential than a host of mothers.”
It is you that have it backwards. Do a little research before calling someone else out.
klaus
May 4th, 2011
12:23 pm
ESPN is not letting the McDowell scandal fade away. Another fan has come forward and this guy has no attorney, looks more credible and paints a very disturbing picture of how Roger handled himself and how he was not (excessively) provoked into his actions.
MLB and the Braves better reconsider their actions or ask Roger to resign for the good of the team and baseball.
Watch the video interview on ESPN (Braves page). Again if true a two week suspension is a joke and trivializes Roger’s behavior.
I thought the Braves were a class org. The only way this slap on the wrist makes any sense is if Roger has some family or personal issue that has him on edge. Even then his reaction excessive and perplexing.
Robert
May 4th, 2011
3:37 pm
“I’ve always been proud of this team’s character”
This team has never had character. It’s fake. They are like a big business company that tries like heck to project a squeaky clean “professional” image while they dump toxic waste into the oceans
Their ex-manager was a perfect epitome of that. Said all the politically correct things in the press conferences, but in reality he was a back-stabbing no class buffoon
Robert
May 4th, 2011
3:38 pm
“clubhouse exemplar of how to be a professional????? Didn’t he have affairs with a TV reporter in LA (who COVERED the Dodgers) and Alyssa Milano while pitching in LA?”
You have to understand – in Braves-land, being a professional means saying you love Bobby Cox
Robert
May 4th, 2011
3:42 pm
“I don’t think this would have happened on Bobby’s watch”
Right.
Because Chipper Jones didnt have his Hooters affair on Cox’s watch
Because Andruw Jones didnt become the Gold Club’s best customer on Cox’s watch
Because Ken Caminiti wasnt a crackhead on Cox’s watch
Because John Rocker didnt show the world his IQ of 5 on Cox’s watch
Because Otis Nixon didnt do cocaine on Cox’s watch
Oh, and because Cox himself didnt pull his old lady’s hair on Cox’s watch
Uh-huh. Tell us some more, sister