And....you're out!

If you've been a baseball fan for a while, you will remember Johnny Damon, a well-traveled outfielder who played up on his resemblance to the GEICO caveman during his days playing for the Royals, A's, Red Sox, Yankees, Tigers, Rays, and Indians.

Besides coming in 54th place in the all-time hit leader category, Damon is chiefly remembered for being one of those guys who just didn't when to go home. The Indians let him go in August, 2012, and it wasn't until 2015 that he stopped pestering those few clubs that hadn't previously employed him, begging for another chance to come back again.  

And his baseball success did not help him do well in season 26 of Dancing With The Stars (2018). He was the first person eliminated. No man of grace and manners, he. 

But that doesn't matter on the baseball field, where the result is all that matters, and manners and grace are not recorded in the ledger.

If you're wondering where old Johnny wound up, well, here you go: On February 19, Damon was arrested in Windermere, Florida. The charges were DWI - driving while intoxicated - resisting an officer (without violence). The Windermere PD say Damon had a blood alcohol content (BAC) of .30, which would be almost four times the legal limit of .08. And that measurement was taken two hours after the police stopped him.

The police showed the footage of Damon and his wife, Michelle Mangan-Damon, pointing out that their license tag from has the "Blue Lives Matter" slogan. Damon is seen on the video claiming, "Guys, we are all for cops."

At one point during the early-morning traffic stop, we see Damon stating, for absolutely no reason, “I know people are trying to target me because I’m a Trump supporter.”

An officer replies, “I don’t think that has anything to do with it," to which Damon responds, "Yeah, it does."

Damon agreed to take a field sobriety test, but he didn't seem to bring much sobriety to the effort. He stumbled during the part where the cops had him demonstrated the ability to walk, and could not follow a red light with his eyes while keeping his head still.

So, for the evening, the box score reads: Damon, charged with resisting and driving under the influence of alcohol and running a stop sign. Mangan-Damon was also arrested and charged with battery on an officer and resisting with violence.

Just a lovely couple.

All I can add is that is the "the police don't like me because I'm a trump fan" argument did not wash with the police. Let's see how the judge rules.