Ian Croal

No retreat, no regrets

[Ian Croal @iancroal]

@GoldieOnSports No one is safe from the negatives. The @TonyReali is just

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August 3rd. 9:34 pm, Shawn texts me. “Hey, I’m in some real trouble.” After a few texts I find out where he is. I quickly call Ian Mendes. Without hesitation Ian and our friend Rich, who works at the Royal Ottawa agree to help find Simmer. When we finally track him down, he’s appreciative that we’re there. It’s emotional. There are tears. While Ian stays with Simmer, Rich and I are on the phone, calling mental health professionals, doing everything we can to get him help.
That’s when I look back and see Ian and Simmer and I’m crushed. Ian is holding Shawn’s hand, telling him we will take care of him. This is a picture of what true friendship looks like.
Eventually, Ian and Rich take Shawn to the hospital and get him admitted. That night, as I drove home, I was an emotional mess. It was one of the hardest days of my life. What if we hadn’t responded?
For the next three days, we didn’t leave his side. Ian stayed with Shawn through the night. Rich came for a few hours. I sat with him during the day. We got him into a treatment program, and things started looking up. Simmer was doing great. We talked or texted every day. Yorkie, Rich, and I visited him and helped to celebrate his birthday. He had an aftercare plan, medication, and support. We hired him full-time on the podcast. We truly believed this was the help he needed.
Ian, Rich, and I had a group chat dedicated to helping Shawn, making sure we were always there for him and for each other.
But today, I feel like I let a teammate down.
People always say, "Make sure you check in." We did. But it wasn’t enough. Shawn, I’m sorry.

[Nicole Auerbach @NicoleAuerbach]

Jim Harbaugh: “Jesus would have been a five-star.”

[Ian Croal @iancroal]

@KFCBarstool That’s Glenn close going into that box

[Ian Croal @iancroal]

@ClueHeywood Why not just have GnR play above the swimming pool like Reel Big Fish in BaseKetball?

[Ian Croal @iancroal]

@bflanneryradio Beer is beer brother

[Ian Croal @iancroal]

@OverDrive1050 @TaylorMadeCA Need some #Fargiveness in my life #OverdriveStealth2

[Ian Croal @iancroal]

@DragonflyJonez @TylerIAm

[Ian Croal @iancroal]

@TylerIAm Everybody wanna wear Carhartt things til it’s time to do carhartt things

[Ian Croal @iancroal]

@bflanneryradio can we get a wellness check on big Tim?

[Ian Croal @iancroal]

@OverDrive1050 @odognine2

[Ian Croal @iancroal]

@BarstoolBigCat We’re fine we’re fine we’re fine

[Siraj Hashmi @SirajAHashmi]

me watching the Red Sox

[Ian Croal @iancroal]

@RaysBaseball get a real ballpark

[Ian Croal @iancroal]

@Curt_Magurt1 Natural

[Ian Croal @iancroal]

@dandeeth

[Ian Croal @iancroal]

@Curt_Magurt1

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Swag

[Jeff Passan @JeffPassan]

“I’m meant to be alive”: The remarkable story of Drew Robinson, now at ESPN: https://t.co/psploh79FU

[Ian Croal @iancroal]

@UncleChaps Would the cross makers be longtime toolies nowadays? Are we calling it bible thumpin and goofin?