As much as I don't want to jinx anything this early, I am preparing myself to hear all the haters start chirping about Braun being a "cheat" and a "fraud" if and when that time comes to push for the postseason. And while I've never condoned Braun's actions, I understand why he did what he did, and am not afraid to admit I would've done the exact same. This is what makes me a realist, I guess. And we all should take credit for creating this "us against the World," bad boy image for the 2014 season. It was that standing-O we gave Brauny on Opening Day that set the tone and now his performance and that of his peers and only making people crow even more.