# Tigers in limbo waiting for Cabrera **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [February 25, 2011, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tigers-in-limbo-waiting-for-cabrera/572606 "2011-02-25T17:53:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tigers-in-limbo-waiting-for-cabrera/572606/1 "2011-02-25T17:53:38Z")
Miguel Cabrera got busted for drunk driving almost 2 weeks ago, His car was smoking by the side of the road when the police pulled up. he was drinking out of a whisky bottle and was very nasty to the police. He refused the breathalizer. So he was arrested. That is what has been reported. Now we wait to see if he will play ball this season, go to a short rehab, of be sent off for a long rehab by the court. Could the team provide him with an onboard therapist to work with him while he plays? I see there are lots of legal ramifications, but when will a decision be made and by who? ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tigers-in-limbo-waiting-for-cabrera/572606/2 "2011-02-25T18:00:20Z")
The Tigers aren’t in limbo on anything - Cabrera is currently in Spring Training. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tigers-in-limbo-waiting-for-cabrera/572606/3 "2011-02-25T18:06:33Z")
He’s going to have some kind of treatment supervised by the player’s association, and he’ll be arraigned on March 16 for DUI and resisting arrest, including chugging Scotch in front of the cop who pulled him over. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tigers-in-limbo-waiting-for-cabrera/572606/4 "2011-02-25T18:14:15Z")
Will he have to go to jail? If so,will it be during the season? Court date , I think is March 14th. He says it was not alcoholism, but a mistake. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tigers-in-limbo-waiting-for-cabrera/572606/5 "2011-02-25T18:15:58Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > He says it was not alcoholism, but a mistake. Snort. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tigers-in-limbo-waiting-for-cabrera/572606/6 "2011-02-25T19:09:25Z")
His court date is the 16th. Good luck for him. He can still celebrate St. Patricks day. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tigers-in-limbo-waiting-for-cabrera/572606/7 "2011-02-25T19:23:17Z")
All kidding aside, the evidence says this is a guy with a real problem. He’s got tons of money and this is the second time he’s found himself in court because he was not just drunk, but totally shithammered. Supposedly he went through rehab and quit drinking after that incident at the end of the season in 2009. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tigers-in-limbo-waiting-for-cabrera/572606/8 "2011-02-25T19:26:56Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > Will he have to go to jail? If so,will it be during the season? Court date , I think is March 14th. > He says it was not alcoholism, but a mistake. In my state, a second DUI conviction within 5 years is mandatory jail time…up to 10 days, I think–been a few years since I dealt with those kinds of cases. A third DUI conviction within 5 years is a felony, and can result in prison time. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tigers-in-limbo-waiting-for-cabrera/572606/9 "2011-02-25T19:45:19Z")
He doesn’t have a prior conviction that I know of. In the other incident, he got staggering drunk, fought with his wife, and was taken away by the cops. I don’t think he was ever charged with anything. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tigers-in-limbo-waiting-for-cabrera/572606/10 "2011-02-25T21:34:06Z")
Anyone else thought this title was about Tiger Woods stuck behind a slow-playing Angel Cabrera on the golf course (which was odd because Cabrera plays very fast while Tiger is one of the slowest players on tour)? ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tigers-in-limbo-waiting-for-cabrera/572606/11 "2011-02-25T22:05:00Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > Anyone else thought this title was about Tiger Woods stuck behind a slow-playing Angel Cabrera on the golf course (which was odd because Cabrera plays very fast while Tiger is one of the slowest players on tour)? Yes. BTW, Tiger Woods is not a slow player. His group got warned once and he said some stuff that caused a controversy, but it was because he was paired with Padraig Harrington, who is one of the slowest players in golf, if not the slowest. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2011, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tigers-in-limbo-waiting-for-cabrera/572606/12 "2011-02-26T02:55:02Z")
Cabrera got a get out of jail free card the first time. But the story included hints that management had covered up or was aware of previous incidents. He can really hit a baseball and plays decent defense. They will do anything to keep him on the field. I do not know how much responsibility an organization has for their athletes. Is his personal life any business of theirs? ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2011, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tigers-in-limbo-waiting-for-cabrera/572606/13 "2011-02-26T03:04:37Z")
I googled Florida DUI’s penalties and it doesn’t look like jail time is common for a first offender. Looks like he’ll get a small fine, probation, some community service, a driver license suspension, and have his car immobilized for 10 days. I’m sure Florida is used to a lot of out of state visitors getting busted there so I’m not sure if they swap out of some the annoyance penalties for some extra fine $$$. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2011, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tigers-in-limbo-waiting-for-cabrera/572606/14 "2011-02-26T03:07:19Z")
His first public incident was not a DUI. The cops were called to his home by his wife. He was triple the limit but still got home. It was a spousal abuse problem, exacerbated by lots of booze. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2011, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tigers-in-limbo-waiting-for-cabrera/572606/15 "2011-02-26T14:44:48Z")
No doubt Detroit is looking at alternatives at 1B, though. Damn shame, really. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2011, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tigers-in-limbo-waiting-for-cabrera/572606/16 "2011-02-26T21:58:08Z")
There is talk on a season long rehab. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tigers-in-limbo-waiting-for-cabrera/572606/17 "2011-03-10T02:42:07Z")
[Some more details about Cabrera’s brush with the law.](http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=6199383) > [@](#): > > He said, “[expletive] shoot me. Kill me,” according to the police report. > > Cabrera continued: “Do you know who I am? I’m Miguel Cabrera. I play for the Detroit Tigers. You don’t know my family.” > […] > Cabrera reportedly walked into Cowboys Bar-B-Q & Steak Co. as it was closing and was asked to leave, the report said. > > Cabrera ignored management’s request, the report said. When he was asked to leave again Cabrera said: “You don’t know me. I will kill you. I know all of you, and I will kill all of you and blow this place up.” ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tigers-in-limbo-waiting-for-cabrera/572606/18 "2011-03-10T04:47:46Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > [Some more details about Cabrera’s brush with the law.](http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=6199383) Definitely bad manners. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tigers-in-limbo-waiting-for-cabrera/572606/19 "2011-03-10T22:06:15Z")
He was way crazy that night. I do not know if the new allegations can be ignored.