Ex-Cub Mark Grace gets jail time for DUI

[stevenash]

Former Cubs first baseman and Arizona Diamondbacks television analyst Mark Grace was sentenced to four months in jail after pleading guilty Thursday to felony endangerment and misdemeanor driving under the influence of alcohol.
A Maricopa County Superior Court spokesman says Grace will be allowed out of jail for work while he serves the sentence beginning Feb. 10.

Court spokesman Vincent Funari says the sentence also includes two years of probation.
The 48-year-old former first baseman with the Diamondbacks and the Chicago Cubs was fired after he was arrested last August in Scottsdale — his second drunken driving arrest in 15 months.
Grace had pleaded not guilty in October to four felony counts of aggravated DUI and was scheduled to go on trial March 19.

[stevenash]

No sympathy.
a) he has a boatload of money, he didn't have to drive.
b) should have learned his lesson the first time.

[Big Bear]

guy is a great announcer.

only announcer ive heard who is better is vin scully

[stevenash]

felony reckless endangerment, he must have been hammered.

[ChalkyDog]

This is sad, man. Guy is a victim of the state he lives in.

Arizona is tragically over-zealous of their DUI enforcement.

Obviously, his fault yada yada - but if he lives in the other 90% of this country where this is enforced differently and Mark Grace never has a problem.

Favorite player of all time, regardless of sport.

[stevenash]

This is sad, man. Guy is a victim of the state he lives in.

Arizona is tragically over-zealous of their DUI enforcement.

Obviously, his fault yada yada - but if he lives in the other 90% of this country where this is enforced differently and Mark Grace never has a problem.

Favorite player of all time, regardless of sport.

I liked him too.
Most hits in the decade of the 90's (good trivia question)

Only part of the country that is stricter on DUI's is Nassau County, Long Island, NY

[Brock Landers]

pretty simple, call a fuckin cab = NO DUI

[YouMama]

ya crazy... dante stallworth killed someone

[hanco21]

pretty simple, call a fuckin cab = NO DUI

Hindsight, like saying Fade Brock = Dollars in the bank

[King Mayan]

Animals.

[Easy-Rider 66]

This is sad, man. Guy is a victim of the state he lives in.

Arizona is tragically over-zealous of their DUI enforcement.

Obviously, his fault yada yada - but if he lives in the other 90% of this country where this is enforced differently and Mark Grace never has a problem.

Favorite player of all time, regardless of sport.

Explain further if you can. DUI kills thousands each year. What is wrong with tough law enforcement?

[Art Vandelay]

Gracey can party with the best of 'em -- not surprising...

[JakeLc]

Grace and Sutcliffe what a bar bill

[stevenash]

Gracey can party with the best of 'em -- not surprising...

Saw him drinking like a fish at the Grand Hyatt bar after a day game at the old Shea Stadium.

[ChalkyDog]

Explain further if you can. DUI kills thousands each year. What is wrong with tough law enforcement?

Does it Kill more or Less per capita with harsher law enforcement? As in, am I safer on the streets of Arizona as a Driver than I would be in any other part of the country?

Doubtful.

AZ is a prison state. DUI is just one of the tragically over-enforced laws out here to keep the money flowing.

[ChalkyDog]

pretty simple, call a fuckin cab = NO DUI

[Easy-Rider 66]

Does it Kill more or Less per capita with harsher law enforcement? As in, am I safer on the streets of Arizona as a Driver than I would be in any other part of the country?

Doubtful.

AZ is a prison state. DUI is just one of the tragically over-enforced laws out here to keep the money flowing.

Yeah AZ is a conservative state. Think Sheriff Joe and his outdoor prison. But yes I believe if someone knows the Police will be patrolling for DUI, they may make proper arrangements if they are going to drink. 2 DUI's in 15 months? He is lucky he did not kill someone and doing more time. MY take.

[Chi_archie]

Does it Kill more or Less per capita with harsher law enforcement? As in, am I safer on the streets of Arizona as a Driver than I would be in any other part of the country?

Doubtful.

AZ is a prison state. DUI is just one of the tragically over-enforced laws out here to keep the money flowing.

I'm not sure any state or city could over enforce DUI laws. I bet only 1 out of 1000 people that drive legally intoxicated even get pulled over. Maybe you think the laws are too punitive, but IMO because so many can and do get away with the laws have to be tougher to try to tip the risk/reward scales

[ChalkyDog]

I am not arguing that DUI is or is not bad.

I am saying he has no issue (or is less likely to have one) if he didn't live here (AZ).

It's not by coincidence that "public people" get time in this state regularly.

[Chi_archie]

I am not arguing that DUI is or is not bad.

I am saying he has no issue (or is less likely to have one) if he didn't live here (AZ).

It's not by coincidence that "public people" get time in this state regularly.

i'm just not following you on how it is over enforced

[Dutch]

It'll get reduced to 10 days and then after a couple days it'll be time served, hefty fine, unsupervised probation.

[InTheDrink]

who cares?

[Emily_Haines]

4 months is a joke

criminal system run a muck

stay out of those GOP run states

[konck]

Grace had the best interview ever
He was in a big slump and this whore interviews him
you can tell he doesnt want to be there then she ask
Mark how do you break a huge slump like this.....he looks at
her then says oh thats easy I do a slump buster.....she says
whats a slump buster....well after 0-4 day I go to some bar
and find the fattest ugliest girl in the bar then take her home
and do her that usually breaks the slump

[MagicDiceFlow]

Damn this sucks. He was a bad ass announcer. I used to love laying a few notes on the late Dback games and hearing Gracie's tell it like it is style announcing. There goes his announcing career.

[Ralphie1412]

stupid penetrate. Call a cab. Damn 4 months in jail though? I know plenty of people with 2 DUIs that didnt do time. And they have 1/10th the money Grace does.