Drunken Birds

I think the Cardinals may need to change their logo to include bars after a third member of their organization was busted for DUI over the weekend. Rookie third baseman David Freese was stopped for a traffic offense in suburban St. Louis when the Maryland Heights popo decided to give him a sobriety test. Guess who failed?

Freese was booked and released. A date has not been set for his court appearance.

David’s agent released a statement along the lines of his client is very remorseful, but glad he wasn’t the only member of the team to throw caution to the wind and drive drunk. He also mentioned that at least he didn’t fall asleep at the wheel, something I am sure Tony LaRussa appreciated.

This was the fourth alcohol and driving related incident for the team since 2007. In that year Tony LaRussa was busted at a stop light and then a few months later reliever Josh Hannock was killed when his car plowed into a tow truck parked on Interstate 64 near St. Louis. It was later discovered that Hannock was speeding and talking on his cell phone when the incident happened. A year later, the always reliable Scott Spezio was arrested in California after a car accident.

Watch out Cardinals, because the popo are on your tail!
(Photo: Getty Images; source)