Is anyone outside of the ultra-casual fan really going to have negative feedback on Braun leaving anymore? I just don't see anyone these days saying "Well Braun is gone, so I'm not watching or going to games." Hypothetically, if the Packers were able to survive the backlash from moving on from Brett Favre after 16 seasons, I think the Brewers would do just fine if they decided to move on from Braun. People find new favorites. At the end of the day if you're winning, that pretty much takes care of everything else. My sense is casual fans don't really care. They care more about racing wieners, bobble heads, and what the new beers are at the craft stand. When it comes to Braun, I think they've gone from love, to hate after the whole PED/lying thing, to now just meh, whatever. Either way, it wouldn't prevent Stearns from unloading $40MM+ in salary if he had the chance.