yer out!

this man has been caught DUI at least 3 times, he's a proven danger to the community, and he belongs behind bars NOW. no matter how many homers the guy hit, three strikes should mean yer out. and in this case, never mind the interlock, he should never be allowed behind the wheel again.


SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
Vida Blue may face jail time

Dave Murphy, Chronicle Staff Writer
Tuesday, May 17, 2005

Former Giants and A's star pitcher Vida Blue was sentenced to six months in jail Monday for violating his probation from a 2004 drunken driving conviction, but it is likely that he will end up spending his time in a residential alcohol treatment program instead.

Blue, 55, did not attend the hearing in a South San Francisco courtroom, but attorney Joshua Bentley told San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Clifford Cretan that his client agreed to all the terms.
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Blue, a six-time all-star player who pitched during 17 seasons with the A's, Giants and Kansas City Royals before retiring in 1987, has had at least three arrests for drunken driving in the past six years.

He pleaded no contest after police arrested him in Dublin in August 1999 and was placed on two years' probation in April 2004 after pleading no contest to a 2003 DUI charge on Highway 101 north of Highway 92.

As part of that probation, Blue was supposed to report to a 20-day work program by June 19 last year but didn't show. He was arrested on another DUI charge March 13 after a minor accident in Scottsdale, Ariz. Another attorney is representing Blue in that case, which is pending, Bentley said.

Monday's agreement extends Blue's probation until May 2007 and says he is not allowed to drink alcohol or go to liquor stores or bars and must install an ignition interlock in his car -- a device that prevents people under the influence from driving -- when he gets his driver's license back. He also is subject to testing for alcohol.
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