Reply to "The elephant in the room returns"

Iowamom2310,000+ posts

I agree with RJM and also with Matt13's comment about "he doesn't have an image to rehabilitate." For many people, this is the first thing we are learning about him, and the first thing we are reacting to.

I wonder how this situation would have played out if he had been an established player in the MLB before the story of the crime became public. He would have had a reputation (hopefully as a good guy that did good stuff around the league and for his community) and an MLB team and its PR machine backing him and making the case that people should look at what he's achieved and maybe setting him up as an example of someone who righted his life after doing a terrible thing.

Instead, he's just a college kid making the best decisions he can.

It will be interesting to see how it plays out. I hope well for everyone involved.

3/10/1912:37 PM

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