Somebody needs to tell him this joke isn't funny.

Mike Lupica on 2/6/2013:

"This is what Ryan Braun, who seems to be the most falsely accused guy since Jean Valjean in 'Les Miserables,' says when his name turns up in the ledgers of a two-bit South Florida scammer and drug pusher named Anthony Bosch:"


Mike Lupica on 6/16/2013:

"It’s so heartwarming to see Ryan Braun reaching out to baseball writers these days, but only to talk about baseball matters.

Because it would be wrong, wrong, wrong for him to, say, talk about why once again he is the most wrongly accused man since Jean Valjean in 'Les Miserables.' "


1) This unfunny joke didn't spontaneously become funny.  It wasn't funny in February and it still isn't funny in June.

2) When you use an unfunny joke twice, it suggests that you think it's really funny.  So funny, you had to use it again for the benefit of any readers who missed it the first time.

3) Never explain your joke.  If your audience doesn't know who Jean Valjean is, then they won't get the joke.  If your audience knows who Jean Valjean is, then there is no need to explain he's a character in "Les Miserables."

3a) Do you think "Les Miserables" is an impressive cultural reference?

3b) Are you too lazy to think of another example of a wrongly accused man?