The Morning Journal — a suburban Cleveland paper I won’t link because their website is rife with popup ads and autoplay videos which are outrageously hostile to readers — reports that Indians’ outfielder Shin-Soo Choo pleaded no-contest to DUI charges and was found guilty yesterday. He won’t serve any jail time, but was fined $775 and had his license suspended for all non-work purposes until November.
Choo, who is currently out until at least early August following an injury to his thumb, was arrested for a DUI on May second, after blowing a reported .201 on the old breathalyzer. In addition to the injury and the drunk driving, he’s had a miserable year at the plate, hitting .244/.333/.353 in 306 plate appearances.
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- Pierre Cruzatte - Jul 22, 2011 at 1:37 PM
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He’s not back early August. Latest has him out 4-6 weeks from now, and possibly beyond that range. (Not sure whether that’s been reported.) Org is legit worried about thumb’s permanent effect on his swing (structural & mechanical). The digit has a comminuted fracture, I hear.
DUI, injury, and pre-injury numbers add up to a guy who’s going to get totally hosed in arb. And not wrongfully so, I suppose.
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- dlevalley - Jul 22, 2011 at 1:40 PM
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“…I won’t link because their website is rife with popup ads and autoplay videos…”
Right next to the stupendously annoying autoplay Smurfs video.
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- yankeesgameday - Jul 22, 2011 at 1:42 PM
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Still beats serving in the South Korean Army, huh?
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- The Baseball Idiot - Jul 22, 2011 at 2:36 PM
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Yeah, because it’s much better to be a convicted felon than serve your country and keep it from being enslaved by a foreign army.
You would have been popular in Vichy France.
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- gammagammahey - Jul 22, 2011 at 2:39 PM
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My father and six of my uncles did tours of duty in the Korean military. They spent two years sitting on a base on the DMZ, smoking cigarettes, drinking beer, and learning curse words in English from the American soldiers. Granted, without their noble presence, Kim Jong-Il might have had an inclination to sneak a few soldiers over the line at some point but don’t make it sound like they’re fighting off a swarm of marauding Nazis.
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- yankeesgameday - Jul 22, 2011 at 3:28 PM
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Put on your sarcasm monitor, bra.
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- clydeserra - Jul 22, 2011 at 4:02 PM
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he is not a convicted felon
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- gammagammahey - Jul 22, 2011 at 2:36 PM
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Stuck in suburban Cleveland without a car vs. Stuck on a base on the DMZ? It’s closer than you think.
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- genericcommenter - Jul 22, 2011 at 2:02 PM
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Was this in Ohio? Minimum for a first offense includes 3 days jail or a 72 Hr Driver Intervention Program. Will he be doing a weekend program at the local Holiday Inn?
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- genericcommenter - Jul 22, 2011 at 2:06 PM
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And actually, now that I looked at his BAC, he got off easy. Any OVI with a BAC > 0.17 is supposed to go into a higher tier of charges/penalties, including mandatory jail time- 6 days total ( can be combination jail and treatment) I believe.
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- thelucasjj - Jul 22, 2011 at 2:21 PM
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If it wasn’t for his DL stint, his BAC would probably be higher than his batting average.
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- rcali - Jul 22, 2011 at 4:02 PM
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How does a modern day pro athlete get found guilty of a DUI? Very shocking.
