Braves Offcially File Missing Persons Report

[OnDeckBatta10]

According to Jayson Stark on ESPN Radio, the Braves have officially filed a missing persons report on Willie Aybar. Apparently over the last week, he has gone completely MIA..

[Chief Knockahoma]

....WOW, this story just keeps taking twists and turns.

[dogmanx23]

i hope hes ok....

[GrandMasterB]

I really hope he's alright. He needs to get in touch with someone and find some help before this gets even worse.

[David_Strate]

Is there something that the Braves can do contract-wise? I mean, there's no reason they should be paying this guy (*yes, I know he's suspended without pay right now*) for services NOT rendered...

[McCarroll21]

They've done all they can do. Suspend him without pay. I would assume this will remain in tact until he either a) shows up or b) gives a timetable for his return.

The strangest part of all of this is that not even his brother Erick has been able to reach him. Same for the mother of family friend Vladimir Guerrero.

It's strange. I hope nothing is more serious than what we already know, but the way things are adding up, it's not looking good. :(

[CB1]

Let's pray that he turns up somewhere.

[oyhstah crachah]

I officially withdraw my membership in the Willy Aybar Bandwagon...

[McCarroll21]

The wheels fell off the wagon about 15 days ago.

[oyhstah crachah]

The wheels fell off the wagon about 15 days ago.
I was holding on to a little tad of hope. :D

[Jsh1284]

If you by some miracle read this, Willy ...You've got to FIGHT IT!! Drugs and alcohol are temporary solutions for a permanent problem. Don't let your disease (addiction) drag you down. The path you are on leads to three ends ... Jails, Institutions, and Death. Nobody wants to come to those ends.

GO TO AA or NA .. go to CHURCH ... if that's not for you .. go see a councilor!

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I hope Willy is okay. He will be in my prayers.

BTW ... I'm still a part of the Willy Aybar fan club.

[CaptainCrunch]

is this a serious thing?

[lavell12]

Wasn't he in Boston?

[vnodnarb]

is this a serious thing?

its starting to sound that way, i dont even want to speculate how this ends

[McCarroll21]

is this a serious thing?
What do you mean? How can it not be serious? He walked out on the Braves and no one, including his brother and mother have been able to reach him anywhere. He has skipped out on a few meetings, one with Bobby Cox and others with MLB officials.

His agent has released information that he is dealing with a substance abuse problem. Even if people knew where he was, that's serious. Coupled with the fact that no one knows where he is makes it even more serious.

And as far as the Abyar Fan Club... It's come to a stall, but he's got my full support. I'm pulling for him, but it's taken on a different role. Gone are the days that I lobby for more playing time, just let us know you're alive and okay. Something... ANYTHING!

[BravesfaninNC]

All i have to ask is why why we did not do a Background check on him before we made this trade?

[JayDonnelly10]

All i have to ask is why why we did not do a Background check on him before we made this trade?

Im sure his background check would have told us he was a druggy who would disappear....Im sure he recently got into this stuff and something bad probably happened....as a person who has been up close and personal with drugs and alcohol problems with loved ones....its a serious matter and some bad people come looking for you if money or drugs go missing

Im sure hell be fine....but a hi im ok would be nice to reassure eveyone

[gobravez]

Sad news. I hope Aybar is ok. I was hoping he could be our third baseman of the future. It looks like its not gonna happen :(

[jones2510]

hope he is ok

[Crimedog]

I really hope he turns up ok. I don't even care about his baseball career anymore, I just don't want to see this guy show up dead in a gutter somewhere.

[Nasadega]

I hope he doesn't give up. Come back Willy, we're all waiting for you :)

[BGarrett7]

We've got a missing employee/member of our softball club, perhaps we should do the same thing. :)

[McCarroll21]

We've got a missing employee/member of our softball club, perhaps we should do the same thing. :)
:lol: Right on.

[BGarrett7]

:lol: Right on.The sad thing is, I'm completely serious! :D

She hasn't been at work since Wednesday, no-showed our game on Thursday, and no one has been able to get in touch with anyone she knows. It's weird as hell.

[CB1]

We've got a missing employee/member of our softball club, perhaps we should do the same thing. :)
Has anyone filed one for Badman or Lakeland yet? :D

[BGarrett7]

Has anyone filed one for Badman or Lakeland yet? :DWell, I wouldn't exactly say we've been missing badman...

[McCarroll21]

Well, I wouldn't exactly say we've been missing badman...
It's been rather peaceful. Maybe a few other mysterious vacations pop up for a few others around here. Just a two week break would be nice... hell, even a week.

I didn't say that.

[BGarrett7]

Josh... I love you. You know, totally in a non-gay, "yeah, we macho", brothers in arms sorta way. :)

[McCarroll21]

LOL! Not a problem. That's how I would choose to take it anyway.

[Chief Knockahoma]

so the Willy Aybar is missing thread has turned into B and Mc uh....nevermind.

:D

[BGarrett7]

so the Willy Aybar is missing thread has turned into B and Mc uh....nevermind.

:DIt's a man-crush, at best! :o

[Chief Knockahoma]

It's a man-crush, at best! :o

i'm just jealous is all...:(

[grafe]

My reaction has gone from whoa that's weird to a full blown what the hell is going on

to this thread and willy aybar

[57BraveFan]

"Cocaine is God's way of telling you you make too much money." too sad for words. Hope it's just a major pout.

[lmartin6]

LOL! Not a problem. That's how I would choose to take it anyway.

Whew, at least I can rest easy knowing my cousin is the giver and not the taker, here

[CB1]

Whoa, you guys are related?

[BGarrett7]

Whoa, you guys are relanted?Don't know about being relanted -- relentless, perhaps -- but we're certainly related. Have been so for about 25 years, 1 month and 15 days. :)

[lmartin6]

Don't know about being relanted -- relentless, perhaps -- but we're certainly related. Have been so for about 25 years, 1 month and 15 days. :)

got it down to the exact number...i guess that's the math teacher-to-be, eh

[BGarrett7]

got it down to the exact number...i guess that's the math teacher-to-be, ehGiven how my Geometry final went today, I don't think assistant manager at a kennel is looking so bad afterall. :(

[lmartin6]

Given how my Geometry final went today, I don't think assistant manager at a kennel is looking so bad afterall. :(

hey, if that doesn't work out, I hear Wal-Mart is looking for some greeter-fellas

[Chief Knockahoma]

maybe you could be a P.I. and hunt down Willy Aybar (that's my sorry attempt at getting this thread back on track)

[BGarrett7]

maybe you could be a P.I. and hunt down Willy Aybar (that's my sorry attempt at getting this thread back on track)I was gonna say maybe Willy is hiding out as a Walmart greeter-fella. :)

[grafe]

So has there been any new info? This is getting to be pretty worrying

[gobravez]

Anything? :(

[MSU Bulldog]

I thought I saw his face on the back of a milk carton.

[Zack]

I thought I saw his face on the back of a milk carton.

Haha, you did too? I thought I was just seeing things!

[tnbravesgirly7]

This is really scaring me!! I've been a Willy fan since his first day in an Atlanta uniform and I hope he gets his life straightened out and on the right track!!

[David_Strate]

it's been awhile - no updates yet?

[McCarroll21]

I haven't seen anything. I'm hoping the fact that we haven't heard news means there isn't any news to be heard.

[Martin Kove]

I am still looking

[BravesfaninNC]

I did sow about a week ago in the ajc that the braves have made contact with Willy Aybar and did said it in the stroy that he has doing ok.And that all they said about him

[cjones1999]

thank God he's O.K.

[dogmanx23]

glad hes ok now bring him to the team we need his bat on the bench :)

[KB 34]

It's going to be a long time before Aybar plays in the majors again if ever. I for one just hope that if he does come back into the spotlight he's treated with sympathy and care unlike the Rocker treatment.

[David_Strate]

"The Rocker Treatment" - he had issues, sure, but he didn't really help his cause out either...

[CB1]

I did sow about a week ago in the ajc that the braves have made contact with Willy Aybar and did said it in the stroy that he has doing ok.And that all they said about him
If I would have seen that, I would have posted it. I read the entire sports page, I comb it, every day. Never was there a mention about making contact with him. He's still AWOL.

[MSU Bulldog]

It's going to be a long time before Aybar plays in the majors again if ever. I for one just hope that if he does come back into the spotlight he's treated with sympathy and care unlike the Rocker treatment.

ie: Josh Hamilton

[HaRdCoReBrAvEsFaN]

well Rocker wasn't treated the same because of his comments in SI....also factor in the fact that Aaron wanted Rocker gone didn't help his case either...I know Aaron has no say on what JS does, but being as big a part of the Braves franchise as he is I'm sure JS listened to what he had to say on his feelings towards Rocker...

[KB 34]

The point I wanted to make by bringing up Rocker is the need to realize that this is a human being we're talking about here, not an alien from a parallel universe. Sure he made terrible choices. Sure he made a decision that pretty much voids his contract. Even with this so, his life is more important than his baseball career and everyone around baseball should root for him to get his life in order and resume a promising career regardless of his past mistakes. I feel that Rocker never got this support and I fear that once details about what Aybar has gone through also come out the same might happen to him.

[grafe]

Having drug and alcohol problems is more sympathetic than being a racist asshole I would think

[CB1]

Good news: They found him, he's in a rehab clinic for alcohol in Boston.
Link is on AJC.

[cjones1999]

Good news: They found him, he's in a rehab clinic for alcohol in Boston.
Link is on AJC.
thank god.

[tnbravesgirly7]

Oh Thank You Jesus!! This is good news :)

[MSU Bulldog]

Some of you people act is if they should have put an Amber Alert out on him. Sure it's great he is getting help, but he is a grown man and responsible for his own actions.