"Friends Don't Let Friends Drive Drunk!"

Major League Baseball officials are getting together with the MLB Players Union to come up with some sort of alcohol plan.  They have a plan for those who use performance-enhancing drugs, and they have a plan for those who use "drugs of abuse" like cocaine and marijuana, but they don't have a plan in place for the drunks.  You may not think it's an issue, but so far this season (and the season is only a little over a month old), six players have been arrested for DUI or other alcohol-related issues.  Wanna know who they are?  Here's the list so far:  Former National and current Indian Austin Kearns; another former Naional but current Mariner Adam Kennedy; former Red Sox and current Athletic Coco Crisp; Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers; Derek Lowe of the Braves (who had a no-hitter going last night until Shane Victorino of the Phillies broke it in the seventh inning); and the most recent drunk, Shin-Soo Choo of the Indians.  What does this say about baseball players?  Well, if you leave the Nationals for another team, please don't drink and drive.  Also, if you're named after a cereal, don't drink and drive.  Seriously though; these six players have been lucky in the fact that no one has been hurt in these incidents - they could have been a lot worse and could have impacted many more lives.  Just because you can play baseball and make a lot of money doesn't mean you have the right to drive after you've had a few drinks.  People who drive after drinking too much are stupid, whether they play baseball or pinochle.

On a lighter, note... Derek Lowe's good pitching performance last night allowed the Braves to beat the Phillies (yeay!).  The Nationals also won, with Iván Rodriguez having one hit and Adam Laroche  driving in the winning run in the tenth inning (I did stay up for the end of that one).  The Orioles lost to the Rays (boo!), the Yankees beat the Rangers (double boo!), and the Mets beat the Dodgers, but Andre Ethier went 3 for 5, so his hitting streak is now at 30 games.  He is 3 games away from tieing Rogers Hornsby, so we'll see how far he gets...

It's a beautiful day in Frederick, and my husband and I enjoyed a leisurely run this morning (with a sprint at the end for good measure).  I hope you can get out to enjoy the day, and to all the moms out there who read my blog, have a fabulous Mothers' Day tomorrow!