July 10: Ryan joined the group ATLANTA BRAVES LOVERS!
July 11: Ryan joined the group Tomahawk Nation: Atlanta Braves Die Hards.
Other notable groups joined: We Support Adam LaRoche; Baby Braves; Kelly Johnson...Savior of ATL; I have a Man-Crush on Brian McCann; Braves are the best, no question; Atlanta Braves 2007 World Championship Run; Kell's Bells.
The main picture on his profile is a back shot of him and Jeff Francouer. (In fact, all 67 photos in his profile are pics of him when he was with the Braves.)
I'm not surprised that he misses the Braves, seeing as how he spent almost all of his career to this point with them. It was likely a shock, and I'm sure he doesn't like it. But I wish he'd give DC a chance! He's made at least one good friend; see the Post's story from Saturday. (Just like last year was the year of the Marlons, this is the year of the Ryans.)
I'm reminded of Austin Kearns last season; he didn't want to leave Cincinnati and missed it immensely when he was traded. (Probably still does.) However, he's adjusted to being here, and would likely be doing a lot better if he could get rid of that mental block caused by the Nick Johnson injury. But at least he finally got somewhat used to it.
It sends a bad message: if the team's own players don't want to be here, why should the fans support them? Conversely, it's so easy for players to win fans by showing how much they like DC. (Not Soriano-style posturing, but genuine love.) But maybe they just don't care. Is that our loss, or theirs?
(Photo courtesy of MLB.com)
3 comments:
Well, it's understandably rough for someone who puts their heart into a team, but I guess they are supposed to be 'professionals' It reminds me of when Bernie Kosar got sent to the friggin' Dallas Cowboys.
That's kind of sad. He needs to get over himself and embrace his Natdom.
More than likely that wasn't him that created that profile. You see it all the time on MySpace where athletes will have profiles but you can tell it wasn't them. For example if it were really his profile he would have more than just pictures in his uniform. I'm sure someone got a hold of some pictures of him and created it for fun. So give him the benefit of doubt in this case.
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