One thing that's always struck me about elite athletes is the great sense of entitlement many of them seem to have. Tiger Woods certainly had it while cavorting around the world and winning majors by the handful, and Barry Bonds displayed it even as his head swelled up along with his home run count.
And then there's Ryan Braun, whose performance — and, yes, it sure seemed like a performance — before reporters last week in Arizona could be used in future textbooks on the subject. In just a short period of time he reminded everyone that he's the National League MVP and the guy with the new $105 million contract, and to question what he has to say about anything would be foolish. http://www.theprovince.com/sports/real+victim+Ryan+Braun+saga/6235054/story.html#ixzz1nuBIOxvv
Shacks' Take: At first Ryan Bran seemed like a man that required justice for an unfair positive drug test, but the more information that comes out, the more he seems like a jerk. His drug test was never proved incorrect— the procedures that were followed before the test weren't complicit with those outlined in the CBA. Braun should have/could have accepted the ruling with class, said he was vindicated and moved on, and no one would be talking about it today.
Instead Braun decided to throw under the bus the guy who took the sample, a man of high integrity by all reports, Dino Laurenzi Jr. And now he needs to answer for his accusations. Braun implied Laurenzi was a person of less than impeccable character and, without a shred of proof, implied he somehow tampered with the test. Braun needs to prove his accusation or apologize for his statements. Either way Braun needlessly sullied both Laurenzi' reputation and his own.
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