Miguel Cabrera: Catching a Detroit Tiger By the Tail, Slugger Busted for DUI

Talk about colossal stupidity.

Detroit Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera was arrested and booked on suspicion of driving under the influence after being approached by St. Lucie County sheriffs, who spotted Cabrera’s car off to the side of Okeechobee Road in Ft. Pierce, about 100 miles southeast of the Detroit Tigers spring training complex.

According to the arresting officers, Carbrera, who had 38 home runs and 126 runs batted in last season for the Tigers, apparently reeked of alcohol when officers approached him.

The arresting report also stated that Cabrera apparently felt he was above the law, telling the officers, “Do you know who I am, you don’t know anything about my problems.” Cabrera then picked up a bottle of James Buchanan’s Scotch Whiskey and started drinking, according to the report.

Cabrera was also charged with resisting arrest without violence, apparently pushing off one of the officers before being subdued and put into the back of the squad car.

Cabrera refused to submit to a breathalyzer test at the police station, and his 2005 Land Rover was towed.

Cabrera was booked at 12:20 am EST Thursday morning and was released at 7:45 am EST after posting $1,350 bail.

In the psychological evaluation portion of the arrest report, Cabrera was described by the arresting officers as “cocky,” “combative,” “argumentative” and “belligerent.”

Detroit Tigers second baseman Carlos Guillen, who like Cabrera hails from Venezuela, was shocked when he heard the news.

“Everybody is in shock. You've got to keep looking forward,” Guillen said.

This is a continuation of prior alcohol problems for Cabrera, who got into a spat with his wife and was over three times the legal limit during the Detroit Tigers' pennant race with the Minnesota Twins on the last weekend of the 2009 season.

Cabrera at that time was ordered into alcohol counseling and apologized to his teammates for making a spectacle of himself during the most crucial moment of the 2009 season.

Cabrera is in the middle of a long-term contract signed with the Tigers three years ago, and is due to make $20 million this season.

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