Less than 24 hours after Atlanta Braves pitching coach Roger McDowell was forced to apologize for expressing a variety of crudities before last Saturday's game, Braves pitcher Derek Lowe was arrested Thursday night under suspicion of drunk driving. From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Braves’ Derek Lowe Arrested For Driving Drunk
Georgia State Patrol spokesman Gordy Wright told the AJC that Lowe was stopped around 10 p.m. on Peachtree Road at Rumson Road.
The trooper “detected a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage” and gave Lowe a field sobriety test, Wright said. Lowe refused to take a state-administered alcohol test, he said.
Wright said Lowe was also charged with reckless driving and failure to maintain lane.
The Braves have issued the typical statement, and Lowe's arrest is particularly embarrassing on the heels of the McDowell story. But legal matters like this one generally don't become team matters, and Lowe figures to make his scheduled start against the Cardinals on Sunday afternoon.
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