SportsNation and Twitterverse on Ryan Braun

Ryan Braun

Full story on Braun, complete with his full statement: http://t.co/eXc9ByLC11 #Brewers
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) August 22, 2013

ESPN SportsNation has spoken on Ryan Braun

A statement may serve a legal purpose - Ryan Braun apologizes for PED use - but in general such a formality is meaningless from a relationship or reputation standpoint.  They are calculated and one-sided, when the crux of any resolution to this shameful episode requires unguarded, two-way conversation.  He needs to face the media and fans, and engage in a Q&A.

I apologize for having Ryan Braun on my fantasy baseball team all these years. Like Braun, I had my lawyer write that.
— Chuck Garfien (@ChuckGarfien) August 23, 2013

Ryan Braun's apology? It means nothing. That and more in @TimBaffoe's mailbag: http://t.co/M9Tq2Mvg1Q
— 670 The Score (@670TheScore) August 23, 2013

(image credit @darrenrovell)

You see, I wonder if Braun is telling the truth now.  I wonder if his statement, for instance, is laced with half truths or omitted truths.  How do we know that he will actually stop using PEDs?  He is perfectly capable of lying again.

Case in point:

Kirk Gibson: "If I get a chance to see [Ryan] Braun, I've got a question for him right to his face, you know?" http://t.co/ujYo2ODk40
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) August 19, 2013

Braun makes like the Fonz, in this one hilarious scene:

I haven't seen anyone in Milwaukee hav this much trouble saying he was wrong since The Fonz. #RyanBraun http://t.co/8JXGOMWHIh #UnHappyDays
— Frank Caliendo (@FrankCaliendo) August 23, 2013

Armstrong was masterful, in keeping up the charades and withstanding attack after attack, for years on end.

Lance Armstrong took it to another level but to me, #RyanBraun is no different. countless lies, bringing others down... #pathetic
— Sage Steele (@sagesteele) August 23, 2013

HardballTalk's @craigcalcaterra is far from shocked that Ryan Braun's apology has gone unaccepted: http://t.co/CLRRVkDk39
— NBC Sports (@NBCSports) August 23, 2013

That's right, Skip, you tell them!

Biggest laugh, Ryan Braun, was you saying you used some cream/lozenges for brief period to recover from muscle pulls. QUIT TRYING TO CON US.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) August 23, 2013

Thank you for reading, and let me know what you think!

Ron Villejo, PhD