Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
February 29, 2008
What's With the Cardinals?

Another Cardinals player is in trouble with the law:

Cardinals minor-league pitcher Donnie Smith was jailed Wednesday night and faces a felony battery charge stemming from a bloodied nose last September.

Smith, 25, is accused of punching a Florida man in the face at a restaurant near the Cardinals' facility at Roger Dean Stadium. He was arrested Wednesday on a charge of aggravated battery and released on $3,000 bail Thursday evening, according to the Palm Beach County sheriff's website.

The Cardinals became aware of the arrest Thursday, a day after the team released major-leaguer Scott Spiezio, who is facing six misdemeanor charges in California.

The club said it was still gathering information on Smith's case.

"We're looking into it," general manager John Mozeliak said. "After we learn the facts, we'll determine if we will wait for the justice system to do its due process or if we need to react prior to that."

Starting with La Russa's DUI last spring, it's certainly been a bad year for the Cardinals.


Posted by David Pinto at 11:12 AM | Crime | TrackBack (0)
Comments

Baseball is a perfect game played by imperfect people. I'm sure Branch Rickey would not be at all pleased. Where have you gone...Stan the Man? Even the Gashouse Gang wouldn't much care for this behavior.

Posted by: Leco at February 29, 2008 06:00 PM

Back in 1934, punching a guy in a bar wasn't a felony. It was "friday night".

Posted by: SleepyCA at February 29, 2008 07:44 PM

Much like the NFL's Bengals the clowns in St Louis just don't get it. That this crap is still going on after the team buried a drinking, drugging, driving player is inexcusable. Nothing will change until Tony La is gone. He is an enabler of the highest order and leads by poor example.

Posted by: abe at February 29, 2008 09:40 PM

He's a minor leaguer. Attack LaRussa for his many faults, but I think his jurisdiction mostly encompasses the 25-man roster. LaRussa the "enabler" might be a valid argument on a high school team, but eventually you have to put the onus on the players in question.

Posted by: Hank at February 29, 2008 10:56 PM
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