A very interesting strategy here — but was it really Ryan Braun’s idea? Either way, I like it.
[Story via ESPN]
MILWAUKEE — Suspended Brewers slugger Ryan Braun is personally calling fans and offering an apology for using performance-enhancing drugs, the team said Friday.
“It was his idea,” said Rick Schlesinger, the Brewers’ chief operating officer. “He came to us and said he wanted to call fans,” including season-ticket holders, partial season-ticket holders and individual buyers.
The Brewers turned over a list of several dozen random names, Schlesinger said.
“He said he wanted to call everybody on the list,” Schlesinger said.
After Braun started making calls Thursday, the Brewers began to hear from some of the fans he called, according to Tyler Barnes, the Brewers’ vice president of communications.
“They were appreciative of the outreach. The vast majority were appreciative of it,” Barnes said. “We think it’s a nice gesture on Ryan’s part. We realize some are going to be grateful and others are going to be a little more hesitant.”
It would be nice if he could find the time to call every single Brewers ticket holder of the last two-to-three years — I mean, what else will he do during his time off? Work out? That’s so 1980.
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