In absolutely hilarious shocking news, Cardinals Manager Tony La Russa was arrested late last night and charged with the DUI. But that’s not the best part. The best part was how they found La Russa. Was he swerving like Gustavo Chacin? No. Was he hitting other cars like Al Unser Jr? No. Was he pissing near his car like Dontrelle Willis? No. La Russa was passed out at a stop light.
Undercover officers saw La Russa’s SUV sitting partially in an intersection around midnight and not moving despite two green lights, police said. Officers knocked on the window and La Russa did not initially respond.
The SUV was in drive and running, with La Russa’s foot on the brake, police said. When he woke up, the officers asked him to get out of the SUV. La Russa was cooperative during his arrest, police said.
You would think La Russa would be a bit more discrete about it. He’s a baseball genius so you’d think those smarts would translate to a situation where he’s hammered. La Russa sure doesn’t have the tolerance that Chacin has. While Chacin was booked with a blood-alcohol content of .15, La Russa’s was just .093, which is just a bit over Florida’s legal limit of .08.
According to Deadspin, La Russa was actually real close to making it home before succumbing to drunkenness/old man disorder. Now I can see why La Russa’s rotation consists of Adam Wainwright and Braden Looper: the guy was probably hammered when he made those decisions as well. La Russa declined comments at the Cardinals’ spring training facility, saying he didn’t want to talk about the past.
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