Brewers Fans Welcome Back Ryan Braun in Opening Day Victory

While most avid baseball fans have a general hatred for players who cheat, get caught, lie about cheating, then get caught again, it seems Milwaukee Brewers fans have found it rather easy to forgive Ryan Braun.

The fired up, sellout crowd at Miller Park on Opening Day gave their right fielder a standing ovation as he entered the batter's box. Braun went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Milwaukee's 2-0 win over the Atlanta Braves, with his base hit and steal nicely setting up a two-run double by Aramis Ramirez in the fourth.

He was involved in one of the first calls to be overturned under MLB's new replay system as well, when his infield single to lead off the sixth was overturned to an out after the call was challenged by Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez. Thankfully, the review took only 58 seconds.

The 2011 National League MVP, who was fresh off a 65-game suspension for his involvement in the Biogenesis doping debacle last season, attributed his fly out to left during his first at bat to the standing O:

"It was special. It was an emotional moment for me. I swung at some pitches that I typically don't swing at, but it's something that I'm very thankful for and very appreciative."

Of course, Bud Selig being in attendance might have been nerve-racking as well.

[ESPN]