Mark Grace Takes Leave From Booth

[AZ Native]

He didn't remove a tracking device he was supposed to wear, but he drive drive a vehicle without the interlock system required.

 

[Marklar]

I'd love to hear more Gonzo on the radio, seems to tell it more like it is

 

[BC867]

I'd love to hear more Gonzo on the radio, seems to tell it more like it is

After a few days on radio, with Candy doing TV, Gonzo is back doing color commentary on TV.

 

[Big Deal]

From what I have heard, AA is an ongoing commitment -- a support group that must be attended on a regular basis to be effective. If Grace continues to spend half of each baseball season living out of hotels, not only would temptations for "adult beverages" be overwhelming, but continuity would be difficult.

I, too, wish him the best . . . doing color commentary for Chicago Cub home games.

Mark Grace has shown the mentality of an adolescent. He needs to change his routine to assure that he is not going to kill someone with his drunken driving.

Especially after his second offense, in which he removed the tracking device he was supposed to wear. That was premeditated behavior and should not be taken lightly.

LOL!!!!!!!!!! You are such a jerk sometimes. Let's just make stuff up to support my case that Mark Grace is the devil. Yes he has some personal issues to work through, maybe you are perfect in life and don't have the tolerance for others mistakes. You have made you opinion very well known to everyone on this board. If you dislike so many of the decisions from the Diamondbacks, go be a Red Sox fan.

I for one enjoyed Grace and Sutton broadcast and since they have been replaced, I really do find the games terribly boring. I can tell that you are not the type to take anything less seriously than a heart attack, so of course a GAME should be zero fun at all. I can tell you now, that if they don't bring those guys back, they don't have anywhere near the answer on their current staff.

 

[JS22]

LOL!!!!!!!!!! You are such a jerk sometimes. Let's just make stuff up to support my case that Mark Grace is the devil. Yes he has some personal issues to work through, maybe you are perfect in life and don't have the tolerance for others mistakes. You have made you opinion very well known to everyone on this board. If you dislike so many of the decisions from the Diamondbacks, go be a Red Sox fan.

I for one enjoyed Grace and Sutton broadcast and since they have been replaced, I really do find the games terribly boring. I can tell that you are not the type to take anything less seriously than a heart attack, so of course a GAME should be zero fun at all. I can tell you now, that if they don't bring those guys back, they don't have anywhere near the answer on their current staff.

I can barely watch the games now with them (almost) being out of contention and with how horribly boring Gonzo and Schulte are. At least with Sutton and Grace the games would still be mildly entertaining. And I'm not even a huge fan of either.

I definitely don't condone what Grace did. And who knows what the hell Sutton did to piss the Dbacks off so much. But if we go into next season with Schulte and Gonzo as the commentators it's going to be AWFUL.

I don't mind them on the radio because they actually do a pretty good job of explaining what's going on. But on TV they're so dull.

 

[BC867]

LOL!!!!!!!!!! You are such a jerk sometimes.

Aren't we all . . . sometimes? BTW, I stopped reading your post right after that. You don't respect others' opinions, huh?

My opinion is that Sutton and Grace belong on talk-radio, not calling Major League baseball games. I wonder if the consummate baseball announcer of all time, Vin Scully, bores you, too. It is all a matter of taste. No Big Deal.

 

[BillsCarnage]

Confirmed. Arrested last night with expired registration, driving on suspended license, driving without interlock device (from his previous DUI). Blood drawn and Aggravated DUI charges pending results.

Cha-ching!
http://www.abc15.com/dpp/sports/spo...t-against-diamondbacks-broadcaster-mark-grace

 

[Tyler]

Cha-ching!
http://www.abc15.com/dpp/sports/spo...t-against-diamondbacks-broadcaster-mark-grace

Of course aggravated DUI charges are sought. That is part of getting the first DUI. If you are caught for another DUI in 7 years you get aggravated, doesnt help that he didnt have the interlock. Aggravated is a felony and he is looking at prison time, not just 24 hours in the tents this time. When you have that kind of money I dont understand what compels you to drive. Get a guy in a freaking towncar to pick you up. COME ON MAN!!!

 

[BC867]

Confirmed. Arrested last night with expired registration, driving on suspended license, driving without interlock device (from his previous DUI). Blood drawn and Aggravated DUI charges pending results.

(1) Over the legal limit
(2) Expired registration
(3) Suspended license
(4) Removed interlock device from previous DUI

That's the golden sombrero. His driving drunk may or may not necessarily have been premeditated, but the expired registration, suspended license and driving without the interlock device sure were.

He is a dis-Grace, as someone posted in response to the ABC article. And a danger to innocent people. That's not to be taken lightly.

 

[DiamondBacks5117]

I miss Gracie and Sutton. I like schulte but Not Gonzo. Gonzo was a great player but not sure about him as a broadcaster.

 

[Chris_Sanders]

I miss Gracie and Sutton. I like schulte but Not Gonzo. Gonzo was a great player but not sure about him as a broadcaster.

Could be worse...there is always Jeff Munn

Dbacks radio is so boring and hard to listen to now I actually change the channel for the game.

However, if I had trouble sleeping, I would highly recommend listening to monotone boring ass Jeff Munn.

 

[Chris_Sanders]

Of course aggravated DUI charges are sought. That is part of getting the first DUI. If you are caught for another DUI in 7 years you get aggravated, doesnt help that he didnt have the interlock. Aggravated is a felony and he is looking at prison time, not just 24 hours in the tents this time. When you have that kind of money I dont understand what compels you to drive. Get a guy in a freaking towncar to pick you up. COME ON MAN!!!

I somehow afford the $20 cab ride every time I go out and pick up my car the next day.

 

[AZ Native]

I somehow afford the $20 cab ride every time I go out and pick up my car the next day.

That's the smartest 20 bucks you will ever spend.

 

[Gaddabout]

He should get Lindsay Lohan's lawyer.

 

[Marklar]

Could be worse...there is always Jeff Munn

Dbacks radio is so boring and hard to listen to now I actually change the channel for the game.

However, if I had trouble sleeping, I would highly recommend listening to monotone boring ass Jeff Munn.

Haven't found him all that bad, although haven't really listened to anyone else..

Did listen to the Dodgers feed once, and THAT guy was a disaster!

 

[Big Deal]

(1) Over the legal limit
(2) Expired registration
(3) Suspended license
(4) Removed interlock device from previous DUI

That's the golden sombrero. His driving drunk may or may not necessarily have been premeditated, but the expired registration, suspended license and driving without the interlock device sure were.

He is a dis-Grace, as someone posted in response to the ABC article. And a danger to innocent people. That's not to be taken lightly.

Once again you are assuming...maybe your mother never taught you what that means. Where is your proof that he "removed" the interlock device. Do you think this is just a little switch you turn off, lol! These things are installed at an auto shop and have GPS and cellular connectivity. You can't just take them off. Of course far be it from me to try to convince the know it all.

Maybe, just maybe it wasn't premeditated as you accuse, but was BORROWING a car from someone who didn't have a device or tags on the car. I know he did something stupid, but don't you think if you know you don't have current tags, that you might be a sore thumb out on the roads?

 

[Dback Jon]

Once again you are assuming...maybe your mother never taught you what that means. Where is your proof that he "removed" the interlock device. Do you think this is just a little switch you turn off, lol! These things are installed at an auto shop and have GPS and cellular connectivity. You can't just take them off. Of course far be it from me to try to convince the know it all.

Maybe, just maybe it wasn't premeditated as you accuse, but was BORROWING a car from someone who didn't have a device or tags on the car. I know he did something stupid, but don't you think if you know you don't have current tags, that you might be a sore thumb out on the roads?

Borrowing a car without an interlock seems pretty pre-meditated to me.

Drunk, fat and stupid is no way to go through life, Mr. Grace.

He needs jail time.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Borrowing a car without an interlock seems pretty pre-meditated to me.

Drunk, fat and stupid is no way to go through life, Mr. Grace.

He needs jail time.

Exactly. He is not the victim here.

I believe it was his own vehicle because of how the charges were listed/worded. The police obviously know which vehicle he was supposed to have it installed on and it was not.

For argument's sake - if he was borrowing another vehicle to avoid using the interlock:

What will happen if I’m caught driving a different vehicle without the interlock?

Upon conviction of driving without an interlock device as required by ARS 28-1464 your requirement to maintain an interlock will be extended for one additional year after your original requirement would have ended.

 

[BC867]

On a lighter note, while I was out of town for about a week at a alumni get-together, staying in a motel, I watched Major League II on HBO one morning. Yeah, not much of a choice.

That's when it dawned on me who Greg Schulte's voice sounds like. Bob Uecker! Not personality. Or flakiness. Just the sound of his voice.