Sunday, December 29, 2013

More Content for Neeebs

Can we invest in a better handler for Puig already? Maybe the guy who used to handle Josh Hamilton?

Per CBS Sports:
Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig was arrested Saturday morning on a reckless driving charge in Florida, reports the Naples Daily News. He was driving 110 mph on the Alligator Alley section of I-75 according to a Florida Highway Patrol spokesman. The speed limit is 70 mph.

According to the Daily News, Puig was driving a 2013 Mercedes westbound near mile marker 99. Alligator Alley (otherwise known as the Everglades Parkway) runs east-west from Naples to Fort Lauderdale and is prone to speeding because the road is flat and straight. The Dodgers have not yet commented on the arrest.

Puig, 23, had reckless driving and speeding charges dismissed in Tennessee last month after serving 12 hours of community service. He was caught going 97 mph in a 50 mph zone back in April, when he was with the team's Double-A affiliate in Chattanooga. Puig was reportedly serving as a designated driver at the time.
UPDATE: 

Dodgers just released this statement:

8 comments:

RynoM said...

Hi, I'm Ryan Mills with the Naples Daily News. Can you call me to discuss this? Looking for comment from a Dodgers "expert"
239-263-4784

RynoM said...

Hi, I'm Ryan Mills with the Naples Daily News. Can you call me to discuss this? Looking for comment from a Dodgers "expert"
239-263-4784

Neeebs (The Original) said...

I am still not convinced that Puig can handle being a big leaguer. Trouble seems to follow this kid.

Steve Sax said...

Josh Hamilton?

Dusty Baker said...

Indeed.

#Eggnog

spank said...

Trouble? It's only a speeding ticket and not a DUI. Dude is just being a normal twenty year old. It's not like he's snorting mountains of cocaine before games like Steve Howe.

Dusty Baker said...

MMMmmmm....mountains of....


Whoa, sorry.

karen said...

Get a handle on this shit Yasiel. You are our future not some cautionary tale.

Like Spank, I'm sad to say that Steve Howe crossed my mind too.