Luis Vizcaino Busted For DUI

Colorado Rockies reliever Luis Vizcaino doesn't play for the Tampa Bay Rays -- if he did I'd have introduced him as Tampa Bay Rays reliever Luis Vizcaino -- but he does spend his offseason living in the Tampa area. So it's quite possible that he's rooting for the Rays right now just to fit in with his neighbors. It's also possible that he couldn't care less. I don't know, I can't speak for the man.

Regardless of Luis' rooting interests, I'm sure there were a lot of Rays fans who were hitting the bottle last night after watching their team get blasted 10-2 on Sunday night to take them to the brink of elimination.

I don't know if that's why Luis Vizcaino was drinking last night, but whatever his reasons for it are, he probably shouldn't have driven himself home.

Vizcaino was arrested around 1:30 a.m. Monday. Officers said he was speeding in a 2009 Cadillac - 71 mph in a 45 mph zone - when they pulled him over.

Officers said Vizcaino's eyes were glassy and bloodshot, and he smelled of alcohol. Police spokeswoman Janelle McGregor said the 34-year-old's blood alcohol level was just over the 0.8 limit.

You know, while driving after you've been out drinking isn't generally the smartest thing to do in the world, if you are going to do it, there are better ways to go about it. Like, say, not doing nearly 30MPH over the speed limit. That kind of stuff tends to draw the wrong kind of attention. Just do what Tony LaRussa does -- find the nearest spotlight and take a nap.