Feb. 17, 2011
A little more than a year ago, I heard Miguel Cabrera talk about how he had changed his life. I wanted to believe him.
He said he hadn't touched a drink in months -- since the October 2009 binge that led to a 6 a.m. altercation during which he hit his wife. He credited counseling sessions for helping him to get his life in order. He talked about wanting to become a better husband and father.
He was done with booze.
"It's a beautiful life right now," Cabrera told us then. "Everything is coming through perfect. I'm happy."
Now, at the start of a new season, everything is far from perfect for Cabrera. And when it comes to alcohol, who can ever take him at his word again?
Cabrera, 27, was arrested late Wednesday night in Fort Pierce, Fla., and charged with driving under the influence. He was also charged with two counts of resisting arrest. And here we thought Albert Pujols was the biggest baseball distraction in southeastern Florida.
The details of Cabrera's episode, according to the police report, are head-shaking and sad:
