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Tuesday, April 04, 2006 |
More On Derek Lowe's Domestic Troubles
I was kidding yesterday when I suggested in the comments of yesterday's Dodger Thoughts gameday thread that Derek Lowe had gotten re-divorced, but Kevin Roderick of L.A. Observed informed me that something very like that has just happened: he was informed just before the game that the depositions from his divorce proceedings had just been made public. Quoting the Observed summary piece at length:
So, he'll have plenty to occupy his brain between now and the end of the season. Ay, yi, yi.
- Lowe said in his deposition that he suffers from ADD, was provided with Ritalin by a Red Sox doctor and has been given 20 mg daily doses of the stimulant Adderall by the Dodgers' trainer Stan Johnson. The drug was prescribed by team doctor Michael F. Mellman without an exam, says Fineman.
- Trinka Lowe alleged in her deposition that the pitcher's agent, Scott Boras, suggested an "intervention" to deal with the player's drinking and told her the Red Sox did not re-sign Lowe after the 2004 season because of his alcohol problem. In his deposition, Derek Lowe acknowledged that the Red Sox thought he had a drinking issue but that he disagreed.
- According to Fineman, Trinka Lowe said the alcohol issue got so bad when Boston was in the playoffs in 2004 that bullpen catcher Dana Lavangie phoned her at home in Fort Meyers, Florida "and told me that I needed to come up to Boston because Derek was falling apart....He was depressed. They had taken him out of the starting rotation. He was in the bullpen. They told him pretty much he wasn't going to touch the baseball for any of the playoffs."
- Lowe would get drunk last season in the Dodgers clubhouse with clubhouse manager Dave Dickinson, Trinka contends. Dickinson told Fineman "he would drink with Lowe occasionally after games, but not every night. And he also said he did not see Lowe get drunk in the clubhouse."
- Lowe was arrested and got probation after a domestic dispute before they were married, according to Trinka.
- Lowe gave Hughes a $33,000 Rolex watch.
- Lowe said he turned down a $45 million deal with the Florida Marlins to take $36 million from the Dodgers before last season.
Update: Rotoworld says Lowe had a headcold that left him bedridden on Saturday, but one wonders about the difference between a "headcold" and a hangover.
Comments:
Was Dickinson the guy the McCourts let go a few weeks back? I remember thinking, if it was indeed him, that it was another mark against them, but this makes it a bit more interesting.
So the Sox wouldn't resign DL for not keeping his elbows on the table, but they will actually trade for Boomer Wells?
I can only take this in two ways. Either Boomer is just better at pitching under the influence, or Derek is even more of a lush than Wells.
Either way, that's friggin' awesome.
I can only take this in two ways. Either Boomer is just better at pitching under the influence, or Derek is even more of a lush than Wells.
Either way, that's friggin' awesome.
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