The Tony La Russa situation just keeps getting worse as more details emerge about his DUI arrest in the Phoenix area this past February. It was at least the second such incident for the new White Sox skipper, who was charged in 2007 while managing the Cardinals. You may recall that one for the recording of La Russa attempting to recite the alphabet backwards during a field sobriety test.
I don’t want to speculate on whether La Russa’s issues are more than merely bone-headed ignorance, but I do want to point out the general fact that addiction is a disease and should be acknowledged and treated as such.