No defending Braun, but mixed messages from union members abound

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Joe Sheehan | Jul 23, 2013

No defending Braun, but mixed messages from union members abound /

Some may be angry now, but history shows his fellow players will welcome Ryan Braun back to baseball. — Some may be angry now, but history shows his fellow players will welcome Ryan Braun back to baseball :: Mike McGinnis/Getty Images

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Published Jul 23, 2013

JOE SHEEHAN

Joe Sheehan has been contributing to Sports Illustrated and SI.com since 2007. Prior to that he was a founding member of Baseball Prospectus and a contributor to ESPN.com. He's been a regular guest on ESPNews' "The Hot List", MLB Network's "Clubhouse Confidential" and "Fantasy 411", and "SportsTalk" on the NBC Sports Network. He's probably talking baseball on the radio somewhere right now. A graduate of the University of Southern California, Joe lives in New York.