Thud! That's the sound of the other shoe dropping. Great news to wake up to this morning:

Atlanta Braves pitcher Derek Lowe was arrested overnight for driving under the influence. The 37-year-old pitcher was taken to the Atlanta city jail. Georgia State Patrol spokesman Gordy Wright told the AJC that Lowe was stopped around 10 p.m. on Peachtree Road at Rumson Road. The trooper "detected a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage" and gave Lowe a field sobriety test, Wright said. Lowe refused to take a state-administered alcohol test, he said. Wright said Lowe was also charged with reckless driving and failure to maintain lane.

Could we get some "good" Braves news soon, please. I guess Lowe doesn't pitch until Sunday, so he's got some recovery time. Jeez.

These players make a LOT of money. There is no excuse for them to get behind the wheel of any car after they've been drinking. They have the money to hire someone to drive them home. They have enough money to hire someone to drive them home and to drive their car home. They have enough money to abandon their car and buy a new one the next day. You can always buy a new car; buying a new reputation, however, is a very hard thing to do.

There are companies that athletes and celebrities can hire who will take care of getting them home when they're out partying. You're making $15 million a year ... hire one. They're cheaper than lawyers.

UPDATE

Here's the glamor mug shot:

UPDATE 2

Official statement from the Braves front office on this matter:

Obviously we are concerned and disappointed about the events involving Derek Lowe overnight.

We are currently gathering information and plan to address this matter later today.

There are going to be a lot of "matters" to "address" today.

More info from TMZ (good Lord the Braves have been on TMZ too much this week), Lowe was driving a Porsche, which was impounded, and he was released this morning after posting $2,944 in bail.