Pineda Arrested for DUI

[Station 13]

Michael Pineda was arrested Monday morning in Tampa, Florida for driving under the influence of alcohol.

An officer spotted Pineda's vehicle swerving without its headlights on at 2:35 a.m. local time. "I could smell a distinct odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from his breath, and his speech was slurred," the cop wrote in his report. Pineda was released on $500 bond around noon. He is currently rehabbing from shoulder surgery at the Yankees' spring training facilities.

 

roto

[Youk Of The Nation]

f***ing *******. The best part is he'll get a slap on the wrist and continue on with his career. This isn't even "Pulled over for not using a turn signal and smelling slightly of alcohol". Swerving and driving without headlights at 2:30 in the morning is incredibly irresponsible. It's pathetic that people have to do this multiple times before their licenses are taken away or they are incarcerated. Driving drunk to the point of not being able to drive in a straight line or turn your headlights on is little different than firing a handgun randomly out of your window while driving. They are both reckless and can easily result in you murdering another person through your abject stupidity. The only difference is there are thousands of people who feel that there is nothing wrong with drunk driving until someone gets hurt. Here's a tip. If you shred the licenses of everyone who gets busted for DUI the FIRST time, maybe less people will get hurt.

 

I hope the next time he gets behind the wheel he gets hit by another drunk and ends his career. Then he can spend the rest of his life with a missing leg wondering how close he came to doing the same thing to someone else because he couldn't use some of his higher-than-99%-of-the-population salary to call a f***ing cab.

[redsoxrules]

f***ing *******. The best part is he'll get a slap on the wrist and continue on with his career. This isn't even "Pulled over for not using a turn signal and smelling slightly of alcohol". Swerving and driving without headlights at 2:30 in the morning is incredibly irresponsible. It's pathetic that people have to do this multiple times before their licenses are taken away or they are incarcerated. Driving drunk to the point of not being able to drive in a straight line or turn your headlights on is little different than firing a handgun randomly out of your window while driving. They are both reckless and can easily result in you murdering another person through your abject stupidity. The only difference is there are thousands of people who feel that there is nothing wrong with drunk driving until someone gets hurt. Here's a tip. If you shred the licenses of everyone who gets busted for DUI the FIRST time, maybe less people will get hurt.

 

I hope the next time he gets behind the wheel he gets hit by another drunk and ends his career. Then he can spend the rest of his life with a missing leg wondering how close he came to doing the same thing to someone else because he couldn't use some of his higher-than-99%-of-the-population salary to call a f***ing cab.

 

totally agree .

The laws aren't strict enough for drunk drivers.

Everyone who gets caught should do jail time.

[Behindenemylines]

Former Spanky Jimmy Leyritz was also involved in a drunken driving incident in 2007 in Florida. The other driver had also been drinking and was killed (not wearing seat belt). Some of these guys think the laws don't apply to them. This Pineda trade is looking better and better. Nice trade Cash.

[mvp 78]

That trade is just looking better and better.

[mvp 78]

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[Palodios]

Michael Pineda was arrested Monday morning in Tampa, Florida for driving under the influence of alcohol.

An officer spotted Pineda's vehicle swerving without its headlights on at 2:35 a.m. local time. "I could smell a distinct odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from his breath, and his speech was slurred," the cop wrote in his report. Pineda was released on $500 bond around noon. He is currently rehabbing from shoulder surgery at the Yankees' spring training facilities.

 

roto

 

Wow. Put on 200 more pounds, and Pineda is turning into Bobb Jenks. Well, that and trade a guaranteed future hall of famer for him.

[Behindenemylines]

Its funny that despite living behind the enemy lines in Jersey I found out about it (Pineda's DUI) here last night. After this weekend and the New York media loving all of are problems that we are having they were a little quiet with this one. This is why I hate the $pankees. They are the only team that can make a mistake (Possibly this trade) like this and just go out and spend even more money getting someone else. They can throw $$$$ at any problem they have and buy a championship. The year they win the whole thing and not have the highest payroll is the day I will say they won it and not bought it. With that said, last night was a good night, the $pankees lost and the Sox didn't. Did you ever notice that on days that happens the air smells better, the food taste better, and the water is better.

[a700hitter]

Its funny that despite living behind the enemy lines in Jersey I found out about it (Pineda's DUI) here last night. After this weekend and the New York media loving all of are problems that we are having they were a little quiet with this one. This is why I hate the $pankees. They are the only team that can make a mistake (Possibly this trade) like this and just go out and spend even more money getting someone else. They can throw $$$$ at any problem they have and buy a championship. The year they win the whole thing and not have the highest payroll is the day I will say they won it and not bought it. With that said, last night was a good night, the $pankees lost and the Sox didn't. Did you ever notice that on days that happens the air smells better, the food taste better, and the water is better.

Let's not fall into the trap of blaming Yankee money. The Red Sox are not poverty stricken. They have more money than almost every other franchise not named the Yankees. Unfortunately, our ownership and management has squandered hundreds of millions of dollars. The Pineda problem was a trade not a big money acquisition.

[Youk Of The Nation]

How is it that a thread about a Yankee player doing something stupid can still turn into a discussion on the Red Sox sucking? Can we just all be happy discussing how much of a moron Pineda is?

[a700hitter]

How is it that a thread about a Yankee player doing something stupid can still turn into a discussion on the Red Sox sucking? Can we just all be happy discussing how much of a moron Pineda is?

It's an overriding theme. The guys is a major jackass, and we know that they never punish anyone until they take a life. They guy that nearly killed my wife was on a cocktail of Prozac, Xanax and Vicodin and he topped that off by getting blind drunk. I know this because I heard him being interviewed by the doctor in the emergency room. He was on the other side of the curtain from my wife, who was strapped to a board. If he hadn't been guarded by an armed State Trooper, I would have exacted my own measure of justice. He couldn't understand why he was under arrest, because he felt that he had done nothing wrong. He had prior convictions for leaving the scene of an accident and another DIWI. The DA called us about the case, but my wife was never asked to testify, and I am pretty sure that he got off with no jail time. BTW, he didn't have a scratch on him. They never do.

 

Not enough attention gets paid to the texting while driving problem. That is every bit as bad as the drunk driving. We got hit by one of those jackasses too-- a young girl returning to college who totaled 2 vehicles other than her own and sent 4 people to the hospital strapped to boards including me and my wife. Penalties need to be harsher, and fame should not be a ticket out of the penalty.

 

Can I go back to bashing the Red Sox FO now?

[Youk Of The Nation]

It's an overriding theme. The guys is a major jackass, and we know that they never punish anyone until they take a life. They guy that nearly killed my wife was on a cocktail of Prozac, Xanax and Vicodin and he topped that off by getting blind drunk. I know this because I heard him being interviewed by the doctor in the emergency room. He was on the other side of the curtain from my wife, who was strapped to a board. If he hadn't been guarded by an armed State Trooper, I would have exacted my own measure of justice. He couldn't understand why he was under arrest, because he felt that he had done nothing wrong. He had prior convictions for leaving the scene of an accident and another DIWI. The DA called us about the case, but my wife was never asked to testify, and I am pretty sure that he got off with no jail time. BTW, he didn't have a scratch on him. They never do.

 

Not enough attention gets paid to the texting while driving problem. That is every bit as bad as the drunk driving. We got hit by one of those jackasses too-- a young girl returning to college who totaled 2 vehicles other than her own and sent 4 people to the hospital strapped to boards including me and my wife. Penalties need to be harsher, and fame should not be a ticket out of the penalty.

 

Can I go back to bashing the Red Sox FO now?

 

I agree with everything you said, naturally. The man who killed Ami never saw jail time other than the night of the accident, and suffered nothing more than a broken arm. During the court appearance where he was told he would likely not go to prison, I threatened him loudly and convincingly enough that I had to be forcibly escorted to the hall and told by the police officer there that I was dangerously close to being sent to jail myself. What a riot. Kill someone, walk away. Threaten to kill someone, jail. Ha.

 

As far as texting and driving, I find that almost worst, as some people lose inhibition when drunk and cannot make rational decisions. It's not an excuse, but it is true. On the other hand, to do something dangerous and stupid while completely sober somehow seems even worse.

 

Oh, as an aside, the guy who caused the accident that killed Ami is now living halfway across the country with a different last name, which the lawyers and judges and police refuse to give me. I'd like to think that my threats are what made him change his name but I am told it was just the inability to find a job with the DUI conviction. <_>

 

And yes, you can bash them all you want, just go ahead and do it in threads meant for it.

[Behindenemylines]

The $pankees can afford to make mistakes like this. They will dump and eat $$$$ if they have to like they did with Burnett. Thats what they do. No other team in baseball can do that. Look at the Phillies and Sox (2 and 3 in salaries), they are at their limits with salaries and can't afford to throw $$$ at the problems (Ichiro). I wouldn't be surprise if Pineda never pitches for $panks.

[Youk Of The Nation]

Okay, it was harmless the first time, but replacing the s with a dollar sign is getting really annoying to read. We all hate the Yankees, but we can just call them the Yankees. Save the weak rhymes for rap battles at the community center.

[a700hitter]

I agree with everything you said, naturally. The man who killed Ami never saw jail time other than the night of the accident, and suffered nothing more than a broken arm. During the court appearance where he was told he would likely not go to prison, I threatened him loudly and convincingly enough that I had to be forcibly escorted to the hall and told by the police officer there that I was dangerously close to being sent to jail myself. What a riot. Kill someone, walk away. Threaten to kill someone, jail. Ha.

 

As far as texting and driving, I find that almost worst, as some people lose inhibition when drunk and cannot make rational decisions. It's not an excuse, but it is true. On the other hand, to do something dangerous and stupid while completely sober somehow seems even worse.

 

Oh, as an aside, the guy who caused the accident that killed Ami is now living halfway across the country with a different last name, which the lawyers and judges and police refuse to give me. I'd like to think that my threats are what made him change his name but I am told it was just the inability to find a job with the DUI conviction. <_>

 

And yes, you can bash them all you want, just go ahead and do it in threads meant for it.

Good points about the texting and driving. In some ways it is more menacing than drunk driving. Drunk driving can occur at anytime, but it predominantly happens in the evening hours and very early morning hours. You can reduce your risk of encountering a drunk driver by not venturing on the road at those hours. There is no such pattern for these idiots texting. There is nothing anyone can do to limit their risk of encountering one of these *******s. The accident we had with the texter was at One O'clock in the afternoon. Then of course there are the drunk texters, who should be put to death.

 

Occasionally, the system works. A good family friend lost a brother to a drunk driver. Her brother was in his late 20's or early 30's and left 4 little kids and a wife, a mother, father and a sister. That guy went to jail. I am not sure about the length of his sentence. That was more than 25 years ago, and although there is more public scrutiny of the drunk driving today than back then, it doesn't seem like many of these killers go to jail today.

[Youk Of The Nation]

Its a revolution in avoidance of personal responsibility, perpetuated by our own court system. It started around the same time it stopped being acceptable to smack your kids around a little bit, which coincidentally was when "ADD" and "Oppositional Defiance Disorder" showed up. Everyone has dozens of things to blame their stupid or illegal actions on and people in power let them.

[jacksonianmarch]

YOTN, you make great points man. We are a country that sides with the villains and forget the victims. Pineda is a douche who shouldn't drive again. He's a Yankee, and as a fan, I hope he plays well for my team when he finally pitches. He's lucky he didn't kill someone. The majority of people that I see killed in car accidents involving drunk driving aren't the drunk drivers. But weak punishments will continue to perpetuate the problem. If you lost your license for 5 years or so, then maybe it'll deter a little more. Arizona is actually hard as hell on drunk drivers. 2 weeks in an outdoor tent prison during the summer, mandatory. No AC, hard work in 120 degree weather. At least it's something more than a 90 day loss of license

[jacksonianmarch]

Its a revolution in avoidance of personal responsibility, perpetuated by our own court system. It started around the same time it stopped being acceptable to smack your kids around a little bit, which coincidentally was when "ADD" and "Oppositional Defiance Disorder" showed up. Everyone has dozens of things to blame their stupid or illegal actions on and people in power let them.

 

This couldnt be more true. I see 7 yr olds brought in with outta control behavior who get sent to a myriad of locations to coddle them into the penal system when they get older. Its called being a parent. Set some f***ing limits, show the kid that you're the boss and the problem goes away. Tell them that you are their friend and the world owes them something and they turn out as douchebags.

[a700hitter]

Its a revolution in avoidance of personal responsibility, perpetuated by our own court system. It started around the same time it stopped being acceptable to smack your kids around a little bit, which coincidentally was when "ADD" and "Oppositional Defiance Disorder" showed up. Everyone has dozens of things to blame their stupid or illegal actions on and people in power let them.

Today people drug the kids to shut them up. Anyone who has had dogs knows that if you don't run certain breeds, they will chew up everything in your house. If kids sit in school and then the house, they will act out, but thousands of medical professionals will prescribe mind altering drugs to modify their behavior on the theory that they have chemical imbalances or diagnosable conditions. In my generation in Brooklyn, our parents sent us out to play and we didn't come home except for meals. All that energy was expended outside the home to the point of exhaustion. There were plenty of games, arguments and fights, but no one shot up their school and slaughtered their neighbors. I realize that it is not as simple as that, but a friend pointed out to me that in almost all of these shooting rampages by young adults there was a history of prolonged treatment with a cocktail of mind altering meds. There is certainly a use for those medications, but IMO it has been terribly over-prescribed as a sort of panacea.

[Youk Of The Nation]

YOTN, you make great points man. We are a country that sides with the villains and forget the victims. Pineda is a douche who shouldn't drive again. He's a Yankee, and as a fan, I hope he plays well for my team when he finally pitches. He's lucky he didn't kill someone. The majority of people that I see killed in car accidents involving drunk driving aren't the drunk drivers. But weak punishments will continue to perpetuate the problem. If you lost your license for 5 years or so, then maybe it'll deter a little more. Arizona is actually hard as hell on drunk drivers. 2 weeks in an outdoor tent prison during the summer, mandatory. No AC, hard work in 120 degree weather. At least it's something more than a 90 day loss of license

 

As if they need it. The punishment for every crime in Arizona should be the same.

 

"John Smith, you have been found guilty of kidnapping, murder in the first degree, and rape. Your sentence is to continue living in Arizona."

[Meh]

It's pathetic that people have to do this multiple times before their licenses are taken away or they are incarcerated..

 

A cadet in my class was pulled over and blew a .224 the cops called him a ride home and made him write a 2 page report about the dangers of drinking and driving. He later asked it be bumped up to a 5 page report. Later on that night he got the s*** kicked out of him by another drunk too. Same cops showed up at his house.

[Meh]

Former Spanky Jimmy Leyritz was also involved in a drunken driving incident in 2007 in Florida. The other driver had also been drinking and was killed (not wearing seat belt). Some of these guys think the laws don't apply to them. This Pineda trade is looking better and better. Nice trade Cash.

 

About 77% of Americans do it. Thats reckless vehicular homicide, it's not that long of a jail sentence, I believe 10 years if it's your first. I just took a 60 hour course on ADAP, it was the most boring thing ever, but I found out how easily people can get out of the ticket/jail.

[Youk Of The Nation]

A cadet in my class was pulled over and blew a .224 the cops called him a ride home and made him write a 2 page report about the dangers of drinking and driving. He later asked it be bumped up to a 5 page report. Later on that night he got the s*** kicked out of him by another drunk too. Same cops showed up at his house.

 

A five page report? I could write five pages on the socio-economic effects of the Dominion War on the Ferengi homeworld. Actually, the reason I used that as an example is because I have done just that. If you're going to let someone weasel out of jail time for attempted murder than you should at least make it 50 or 60 pages.

[mvp 78]

About 77% of Americans do it. Thats reckless vehicular homicide, it's not that long of a jail sentence, I believe 10 years if it's your first. I just took a 60 hour course on ADAP, it was the most boring thing ever, but I found out how easily people can get out of the ticket/jail.

 

Really 77%?

 

Seeing that 23.7% of the population is under 18, I'm not buying it.

 

Also, a Gallup poll in 2010 stated that 33% of adults abstain from alcohol.

[Youk Of The Nation]

72% of statistics are made up on the spot

[Thunder]

The way Pineda's acting, he'd be perfect for the Sox. Out for year with injury, screws up off the field.

[mvp 78]

Oh, people can come up with statistics to prove anything, Kent. 14% of people know that. - Homer Simpson

[a700hitter]

Really 77%?

 

Seeing that 23.7% of the population is under 18, I'm not buying it.

 

Also, a Gallup poll in 2010 stated that 33% of adults abstain from alcohol.

I don't want anything to do with that 33%.

[Youk Of The Nation]

I don't want anything to do with that 33%.

 

You don't have to, almost all of them live in Utah.

[a700hitter]

You don't have to, almost all of them live in Utah.

I hope they stay there.