"As The Washington Post notes, fan rivalries may have played a role in the revelations about Newcomb and Turner, whose Braves and Nationals compete in the same division. The newspaper observes that the past tweets were dug up by Twitter accounts apparently run by fans of the opposing clubs"
https://www.npr.org/2018/07/30/633933951/offensive-tweets-remind-major-leaguers-that-on-social-media-the-past-is-never-pa
― Michael F Gill, Monday, 30 July 2018 22:11 (six years ago) link
oppo dump c/d?
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Monday, 30 July 2018 22:26 (six years ago) link
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dc-sports-bog/wp/2018/07/30/sean-doolittle-theres-no-place-for-racism-insensitive-language-or-even-casual-homophobia/
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 31 July 2018 11:48 (six years ago) link
JOE BUCK: Welcome to the top of the 47th[Sun rises][Sun keeps getting bigger]BUCK: yes[World engulfed by flames]BUCK: oh god yes— Justin Klugh (@justin_klugh) October 28, 2015
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 2 August 2018 15:19 (six years ago) link
Sports Twitter canon
― YouTube_-_funy_cats.flv (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Thursday, 2 August 2018 15:36 (six years ago) link
I'm sure you're all familiar
https://www.theawl.com/2017/08/five-years-of-crab-rangoon/
― YouTube_-_funy_cats.flv (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Thursday, 2 August 2018 16:23 (six years ago) link
Don't try to lecture Mike Clevinger on his long hair. He'll roast you. We've got your Twitter beef recap ➡️ https://t.co/g7OPNEw4fX pic.twitter.com/QHnipZgNdB— Yahoo Sports MLB (@MLByahoosports) August 20, 2018
― na (NA), Monday, 20 August 2018 20:41 (six years ago) link
169 actually. Official distance.— Trevor Bauer (@BauerOutage) August 17, 2018
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 28 August 2018 00:34 (six years ago) link
We see that the time honored tradition of @Indians rehabs affecting the @EasternLeague playoffs is continuing this year. #TravisHafner2008 https://t.co/NirueuvzJA— Bowie Baysox (@BowieBaysox) September 6, 2018
Well, when you guys make the playoffs, we're sure the @Orioles will have some MLB-quality players to send out on rehab. #2035 https://t.co/C0YpmOlrOP— Akron RubberDucks (@AkronRubberDuck) September 6, 2018
― mookieproof, Friday, 7 September 2018 17:55 (six years ago) link
ethered
― YouTube_-_funy_cats.flv (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Friday, 7 September 2018 18:24 (six years ago) link
I just started typing the words “I got” and my phone’s suggestions for the next word we’re “to,” “for,” and “DFAd.” This is not a joke. It’s just happened that many times.— Ty Kelly (@tykelly11) October 18, 2018
― Michael F Gill, Friday, 19 October 2018 02:47 (five years ago) link
On this day 46 years ago the American League adopted the designated hitter rule. The age of strategy was gone; that of sophisters, economists, and calculators had succeeded; and the glory of baseball was extinguished forever.— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) January 11, 2019
― mookieproof, Friday, 11 January 2019 20:16 (five years ago) link
most anyone else and I could detect snark
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 11 January 2019 20:28 (five years ago) link
"Whit Merrifield has one of the best social media accounts in the game" 🤔 pic.twitter.com/rB8slfkZJ9— Scott Walker's Bald Spot (@TacoAffcionado) January 28, 2019
― na (NA), Monday, 28 January 2019 19:03 (five years ago) link
If we get 1,000,000 RTs, we'll lick the foul pole.No, we're not warm yet.Yes, we will do it. pic.twitter.com/aiykd0UpQV— Cleveland Indians (@Indians) January 30, 2019
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Wednesday, 30 January 2019 19:49 (five years ago) link
if they get 2 million retweets, they'll rename the team?
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 30 January 2019 19:59 (five years ago) link
pokemon that have the same hair as major league players, a thread:— Shanna Shi (@shanna_shi) January 30, 2019
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 30 January 2019 20:42 (five years ago) link
watching professionla sports teams interact w ewach other in the thread under that cleveland tweet is deeply ufcked up, like, it just hit me really viscerally hard right now how insane a bunch of poorly paid 20 somethings more or less professionally roleplaying a billion dollar organization online is (esp when the org can get in trouble if they do it wrong)
― suggest boban (Will M.), Wednesday, 30 January 2019 23:10 (five years ago) link
also lol that pokemon thread rules
also leave clint frazier alone, he's on smoko
― suggest boban (Will M.), Wednesday, 30 January 2019 23:11 (five years ago) link
#ExposBowl Update - End of 1st QTR🏈 1995 Expos Draft Pick: 0⚾️ Expos Catcher Jerry Goff’s Son: 0#SBLIII— Montreal Expos ⚾️ #Expos50 (@Montreal_Expos) February 4, 2019
― YouTube_-_funy_cats.flv (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Monday, 4 February 2019 01:45 (five years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dy0X8XuXgAUPJ-s.jpg:small
― mookieproof, Thursday, 7 February 2019 17:12 (five years ago) link
The #rays Kevin Cash says they plan on three starters and two days with an opener.— Neil Solondz (@neilsolondz) February 12, 2019
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 12 February 2019 21:03 (five years ago) link
is opener what we are calling them now? confusing since that's also uhh what we call a game in march
― they're not booing you, sir, they're shouting "Boo'd Up" (Will M.), Tuesday, 12 February 2019 21:38 (five years ago) link
https://www.instagram.com/jarrieta49/p/BucFApIgeDd/
― na (NA), Thursday, 28 February 2019 21:34 (five years ago) link
@Morbs
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 28 February 2019 21:41 (five years ago) link
right?? I WANT THIS FEATURE IN ILX SO BAD
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 28 February 2019 21:56 (five years ago) link
Herbs, ranked:1. Tarragon2. Chive3. Dill4. Cilantro 5. Thai basil 6. Marjoram 7. Mint 8. Bay leaf 9. Thyme 10. Rosemary— Phil Hughes (@PJHughes45) March 1, 2019
― mookieproof, Friday, 1 March 2019 19:43 (five years ago) link
I would have put Herb Tarlek way up there.
― clemenza, Friday, 1 March 2019 19:46 (five years ago) link
sage advice
― mookieproof, Friday, 1 March 2019 20:09 (five years ago) link
Umpire cam. MLB needed this like yesterday. pic.twitter.com/HDHRlfr8xh— Brodie Brazil (@BrodieNBCS) March 18, 2019
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 19 March 2019 06:14 (five years ago) link
damn that's cool!
― but i'm there are fuckups (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 19 March 2019 06:22 (five years ago) link
that's like a real life the show game
― John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt, Tuesday, 19 March 2019 06:55 (five years ago) link
Hrudeycam
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Tuesday, 19 March 2019 11:13 (five years ago) link
I'm sure umpires association will object to it but this is awesome and shld be implemented
― heinrich boll weevil (Hadrian VIII), Tuesday, 19 March 2019 11:51 (five years ago) link
i'm not advocating for robot umpires, but....if robot umpires, then there could just be a camera behind the catcher that could capture the same view
― but i'm there are fuckups (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 19 March 2019 14:45 (five years ago) link
kickass data viz:
Top 10 all time @MLB walks by year starting in 1900. 🚶🚶🚶 pic.twitter.com/3PCgqfsPI0— Daren Willman (@darenw) March 20, 2019
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 21 March 2019 22:15 (five years ago) link
fantastic
― heinrich boll weevil (Hadrian VIII), Thursday, 21 March 2019 22:22 (five years ago) link
das ma shih
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 21 March 2019 23:32 (five years ago) link
Now you're just showing off, @Max_Scherzer. pic.twitter.com/Ucniizt5C0— MLB (@MLB) March 23, 2019
― John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt, Saturday, 23 March 2019 18:39 (five years ago) link
we don't deserve Joey Votto pic.twitter.com/7AKZxO9qa1— Sr VP of Trivia (@RedsGM) March 27, 2019
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 27 March 2019 23:49 (five years ago) link
awesome
― d'ILM for Murder (Hadrian VIII), Wednesday, 27 March 2019 23:55 (five years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/AJTreuB.jpg
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 28 March 2019 00:08 (five years ago) link
perhaps not important, just sad
https://nypost.com/2019/04/02/ron-darling-digs-in-lenny-dykstra-has-backers-as-fight-gets-ugly/
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 3 April 2019 15:08 (five years ago) link
who could have guessed
― Lil' Brexit (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 3 April 2019 16:02 (five years ago) link
for God's sake don't look at Dykstra's Twitter
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 3 April 2019 16:04 (five years ago) link
2019 Flow Chart Guide to running on A's outfielders pic.twitter.com/Q8Gao2baGq— Ken Arneson (@kenarneson) April 2, 2019
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 4 April 2019 23:33 (five years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D3WmROKWwAcCCOR.jpg
― mookieproof, Friday, 5 April 2019 06:17 (five years ago) link
lmao
― Lil' Brexit (Tracer Hand), Friday, 5 April 2019 08:32 (five years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D4cQsjtUEAIPMUl.jpg:small
― mookieproof, Thursday, 18 April 2019 14:19 (five years ago) link
Grichuk otm
― d'ILM for Murder (Hadrian VIII), Thursday, 18 April 2019 14:23 (five years ago) link