Slightly OT Part Time Blues Reporter Dan McLaughlin Arrested
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 9:54 am
by dmiles2186
It's August, news is slow, so sue me...Danny Mac got arrested on suspicion of drunk driving. Was it the Blues, Cardinals, or Al Hrabosky who drove him to the bottle?
I'm sure some would wish this was Jim Hayes. You know who you are.
CHESTERFIELD • Cardinals broadcaster Dan McLaughlin was arrested Monday night on suspicion of drunk driving, according to police.
Chesterfield police Lt. Steve Lewis said McLaughlin was pulled over about 10:45 p.m. on eastbound Highway 40 (Interstate 64) after an officer responded to a report of an erratic driver.
The officer suspected McLaughlin had been drinking and requested McLaughlin take a breathalyzer test. McLaughlin refused and was arrested, Lewis said. He was taken to Chesterfield police headquarters and charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated. He was released on bond at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, according to Chesterfield police.
Many members of the Cardinals' organization and extended family attended a fundraiser that day in St. Alban's for Albert Pujols' foundation, but McLaughlin was not at that function.
McLaughlin, the primary play-by-play announcer on the Cardinals' Fox Sports Midwest telecasts, said Thursday he did not want to comment, based on advice of legal counsel.
Cardinals vice president Dan Farrell, who oversees the club's broadcasting operations, and Fox Sports Midwest spokesman Geoff Goldman also declined comment.
A motorist's drivers license can be revoked if the driver refuses to take a breathalyzer test to measure blood alcohol content. McLaughlin filed a petition Tuesday to fight revocation of his license, according to court records.
The court issued a stay order, meaning McLaughlin can continue driving while the case is pending. A hearing has been set for Oct. 6 in the case.
(Greg Jonsson and Dan Caesar of the Post-Dispatch staff contributed to this report.)
Re: Slightly OT Part Time Blues Reporter Dan McLaughlin Arrested
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 10:20 am
by drwoland
Holy shit he's gotten EVEN FATTER since I left town! Anybody remember when he was a tiny little dude, first starting out?
Re: Slightly OT Part Time Blues Reporter Dan McLaughlin Arrested
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 10:33 am
by Winning Unlimited
drwoland wrote:Holy shit he's gotten EVEN FATTER since I left town! Anybody remember when he was a tiny little dude, first starting out?
..with frosted tip locks. Who does that?
Re: Slightly OT Part Time Blues Reporter Dan McLaughlin Arrested
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 10:45 am
by big d note
drwoland wrote:Holy shit he's gotten EVEN FATTER since I left town! Anybody remember when he was a tiny little dude, first starting out?
One of my favorite Dan memories was during his first season on the Blues broadcasts. Ken and Bernie were talking about the giveaway that night - it was little stuffed animal turkeys for Thanksgiving for kids under a certain age. One of them joked that "our own Dan McLaughlin probably qualifies for one of these! Just kidding, Dan has to be at least... 18."
Re: Slightly OT Part Time Blues Reporter Dan McLaughlin Arrested
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 11:06 am
by philco_3
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Re: Slightly OT Part Time Blues Reporter Dan McLaughlin Arrested
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 9:07 pm
by stlbluz
Dan's high on K2!
Re: Slightly OT Part Time Blues Reporter Dan McLaughlin Arrested
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 10:12 pm
by ViPeRx007
Watching the offseason unfold the way it has I'm actually surprised this didn't happen earlier.
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Re: Slightly OT Part Time Blues Reporter Dan McLaughlin Arrested
Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2010 11:25 am
by JPonder94
This guy is a Grade A asshole. I met him a few years back and he was so full of himself. He just thought that he was God's gift to women as he was trying to get my friend to go back to his house with him.
Now he is God's gift to the refrigerator.
Re: Slightly OT Part Time Blues Reporter Dan McLaughlin Arrested
Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2010 1:37 pm
by goon attack
what a douche
Re: Slightly OT Part Time Blues Reporter Dan McLaughlin Arrested
Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2010 2:52 pm
by KC Express
ProngerBlues44 wrote:This guy is a Grade A asshole. I met him a few years back and he was so full of himself. He just thought that he was God's gift to women as he was trying to get my friend to go back to his house with him.
Now he is God's gift to the refrigerator.
You're just jealous because women can't resist a cross-eyed, sunburned, turkey necked has been.
Re: Slightly OT Part Time Blues Reporter Dan McLaughlin Arrested
Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 7:26 am
by TSUCookieMonster
Yeah he is a huge jerk.
He was signing autographs back in the day for a little kid. The kid started to walk off, and he grabbed him and said "HEY, what do you say little boy!??!?!"
Such a jerk.
Re: Slightly OT Part Time Blues Reporter Dan McLaughlin Arrested
Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 11:10 am
by fargoblues
Couldn't have happened to a bigger douchebag!
Re: Slightly OT Part Time Blues Reporter Dan McLaughlin Arrested
Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 2:05 pm
by Guppy
ProngerBlues44 wrote:This guy is a Grade A asshole. I met him a few years back and he was so full of himself. He just thought that he was God's gift to women as he was trying to get my friend to go back to his house with him.
Now he is God's gift to the refrigerator.
he was that way in high school as well. He kept telling everyone he was going to be a big star and famous. Just full of himself back then as he was when you met him.
Re: Slightly OT Part Time Blues Reporter Dan McLaughlin Arrested
Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 2:37 pm
by abc789987
I also heard that when the camera isn't on him he hates children, old people and dogs.
Re: Slightly OT Part Time Blues Reporter Dan McLaughlin Arrested
Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 2:51 pm
by ViPeRx007
abc789987 wrote:I also heard that when the camera isn't on him he hates children, old people and dogs.
How does he feel about A. Nigro?
Re: Slightly OT Part Time Blues Reporter Dan McLaughlin Arrested
Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 7:23 pm
by STLADOGG
ViPeRx007 wrote:
abc789987 wrote:I also heard that when the camera isn't on him he hates children, old people and dogs.
How does he feel about A. Nigro?
nice stuff all round.
Re: Slightly OT Part Time Blues Reporter Dan McLaughlin Arrested
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 5:44 am
by Guppy
abc789987 wrote:I also heard that when the camera isn't on him he hates children, old people and dogs.
he has 4 kids so I imagine he likes them at least
Re: Slightly OT Part Time Blues Reporter Dan McLaughlin Arrested
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 9:43 am
by kodos
Someone wanted his autograph?
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