Former major leaguer Mark Grace is going to jail for DUI. Being sorry about his conduct did not get Grace out of having to serve time entirely for what was a second DUI arrest in a 15-month span. But his contrition, along with — probably — his popularity in the Phoenix community, might have saved him from a lengthy prison sentence. Grace was sentenced to four months in jail after pleading guilty to DUI and endangerment in court Thursday. Via USA Today, here was his punishment: "[A] judge imposed a sentence that includes work-release jail time as well as three years of supervised probation. Additionally, an Interlock device must be installed in his vehicle for six months and he will need permission to travel out of state."[More] Source: Yahoo Sports
that's what i was about to say after reading this was just his 2nd DUI....... crap, i know guys that have had 3 or 4 but have spent no time and still have their license.
AZ is a zero tolerance state when it comes to booze. First offense is normally 90 days regardless of the bank account. He'd been better off with a Baggie of weed. I'm personally kind of concerned for the guy because after his first DUI the D-Backs warned him that if he got another, he'd be fired. Happened again in August and he was sacked immediately. I'm afraid the job opportunities with another club are zilch because no-one wants the liability that Grace would bring with him. Hopefully he gets some help and can remain in baseball in some capacity.
He should have gotten more time in jail since it's his second offense. A former co-worker of mine has two drunk driving offenses. He was in jail for a couple of months at least, on curfew and probation for 6 months after that. I know for a fact that he is still heavily drinking and he has the nerve to ask people who know him to write him a letter of recommendation in order to get his license back.
if he can clean up there are other teams who would take a chance on him as a scout and hitting coach.he just needs to clean his act up and get to rehab cause booze is whipping his butt badly! if you do stupid crap like this you should go to jail!
