Fan Forced To Cover Up Braun 'Fraud' Jersey

[Big Bid'Ness]

From:realgm
 

A woman was asked by security at Miller Park on Wednesday night to leave the game after she changed her Ryan Braun jersey to read "FRAUD."
 
Karen Eidem, 37, papered over the letters "B" and "N" in Braun's name with the letters "F" and "D" on the back of her Brewers shirt after the slugger accepted a season-ending, 65-game suspension after admitting to violating baseball's rules on performance-enhancing drugs.
 
"A lot of fans complimented me on the jersey," Eidem said. "It was all meant in good fun. It wasn't meant to be derogatory."
Eidem said security tapped her on the shoulder while she was standing with friends at the ballpark. She said she was told her the modified shirt violated the fan code of conduct, and that she would have to change the shirt or leave the ballpark. Eidem turned the shirt inside out and stayed for the game.
 

 

 

[NV]

Freedom of expression? 

 

[RunRickyRun]

Freedom of expression? 

 
Not when you're in somebody else's house.  

 

[NV]

 
Not when you're in somebody else's house.  

Please, it's not like it's a secret that he is a fraud. 

 

[RunRickyRun]

Please, it's not like it's a secret that he is a fraud. 

 
I can understand why the team doesn't want fans constantly advertising the worst news of the current baseball season. 

 

[NV]

 
I can understand why the team doesn't want fans constantly advertising the worst news of the current baseball season. 

 
But there's nothing they can do, or at least that's how I believe it should be.
 
You can be an outspoken communist in America but you can't go to Miller park wearing a 'Fraud' jersey, come'on. 

 

[RunRickyRun]

 
But there's nothing they can do, or at least that's how I believe it should be.
 
You can be an outspoken communist in America but you can't go to Miller park wearing a 'Fraud' jersey, come'on. 

 
Teams have always put muzzles on fans after negative stuff like this.  Remember Ron Mexico?  Teams force fans with seats that are in TV camera view to change clothes or leave all the time.  Teams are all about image and regardless of the fact what's done is done on Braun, I think Milwaukee would rather forget about it for the remainder of this season hope it eventually "goes away".  
 
And by "outspoken communist", I assume you're taking a jab at Ozzie......who is now unemployed btw.  And you can say whatever you want in this country BUT..........there's rules and policies to follow when you step underneath somebodies else's roof.

 

[NV]

I know the rules and policies are in place, i'm saying I disagree with that. 
 
Just because your somewhere that you own you shouldn't be entitled to implement your own rules that conflict with our given rights you know?
 
He's your player you plan on continuing that so you're going to have to deal with the mistakes he's made, otherwise get rid of him if it's really that much of an issue you know? Like wah it's not like any trouble came from it they were just butt hurt honestly. 

 

[RunRickyRun]

Just because your somewhere that you own you shouldn't be entitled to implement your own rules that conflict with our given rights you know?

This whole "rights" argument is always taken waaaaaay to literal.  We live in a country where you have the right to do and say w/e you want but that doesn't mean your actions or words don't come with consequences.  People also don't have the right to do anything that's going to cause a disturbance.  If the Brewers feel a t-shirt is a disturbance then they are well within their right to eliminate it.  We don't have to like rules but we do have to accept them.  Conformity, like it or not.

 

[NV]

I failed to see the disturbance is all, besides the hit on their own ego. 

 

[RunRickyRun]

I failed to see the disturbance is all, besides the hit on their own ego. 

 
It's not a huge deal to me either but I understand why they're being dicks about advertising the Braun stuff