Alex Rodriguez in on Twitter now — or one of his handlers is. Either way, the word is out that @AROD is happening and, as you can imagine, the Twitter masses are having a ball.
Nevermind that A-Rod's Twitter timeline is as boring as plain yogurt. It's mostly pictures, taken by someone else, of A-Rod doing pretty normal baseball stuff. All of it pertaining to his injury rehab. All of it certainly an image rehab tool.
A-Rod's Twitter account was actually created on May 31 (right around the time he hired a new publicist, hmmm) but it's gotten much more attention in the last two days with Twitter reps announcing A-Rod's "verified" presence.
New York Yankees baseball player Alex Rodriguez (@AROD) has joined Twitter. Please welcome him accordingly.
— Ben Grossman (@grossman) June 24, 2013
"Please welcome him accordingly." That means so many things to so many people. But we all knew what was coming next. An onslaught. I spent way too much time perusing tweets aimed at @AROD and I've created the following catalog of people who are tweeting at the embattled star.
I like to call it, "The 11 types of people you meet in A-Rod's Twitter mentions."
1. The popular jokesters, for whom this is a momentous happening:
.@AROD noticed you're not following anyone. Are you having problems hitting the follow button too?
— Faux John Madden (@FauxJohnMadden) June 24, 2013
.@AROD THIS MIGHT BE THE WORST IDEA YOU'VE EVER HAD. INCLUDING THE TIME YOU TOOK STEROIDS. AND FLIRTED WITH WOMEN DURING THE ALCS.
— NOT BUSTER OLNEY (@TRIPPINGOLNEY) June 24, 2013
2. The people who are eager for A-Rod to follow them:
@AROD Please A-Rod as, a true fan follow me back. — Steve Rodriguez (@SteveTheBeast) June 25, 2013
@AROD your not following anyone, I'm not gonna follow you but you should strongly consider giving me a follow — nick ducharme (@TheKid1191) June 25, 2013
3. The people with postseason jokes:
.@AROD got a Twitter? Will his account stop working in #October? — Ryan (@r_mack) June 24, 2013
4. The people with steroid jokes:
Hey look, @arod is on twitter. Everyone take a second and join me in raising a cup of juice in toast to him. — Alvin Zeidenfeld (@AlZeidenfeld) June 24, 2013
@AROD hey needle pusher hope you fall flat on your face. You're a joke for the MLB. #getoffthefield — Ryan Hayes (@OneHitHayes14) June 25, 2013
It would be amazing if @Biogenesis started to follow @AROD — James Harrison (@MailmanJames518) June 25, 2013
I bet @AROD is going to go find a guy that will help him artificially inflate his twitter followers. — Blaise Miller (@BlaiseInKC) June 25, 2013
5. The people with centaur jokes:
Dear @arod do you date lady centaurs? Asking for a friend. — Desipio.com (@desipiodotcom) June 25, 2013
Beyond disappointed that @AROD's twitter photo is not his custom Centaur painting. #PoorStart — Tim Dugan (@dugan_tim) June 25, 2013
6. These people:
@AROD you're a scumbag who deserves to be kicked out of the MLB. dimaggio, gehrig, or the babe never juiced. — 'Ice'-Man (@Skeezygeezy) June 25, 2013
@AROD feel free to dive head first off a bridge ASAP — Sam Crawford (@CrawDoggy) June 25, 2013
@AROD you suck & r a horrible human-being. Don't come back 2 the yanks your a disgrace I wouldn't hire you as a dishwasher at my restaurant — Matt Kirwan (@MattKirwan23) June 25, 2013
@AROD you are about to be banned from MLB for life. Give up. We all hate you. — Dinosaur Project (@DinosaurProj) June 25, 2013
7. The people who knew how ugly this would get:
If anyone should have avoided twitter forever, it's Alex Rodriguez. You've made a huge mistake, @AROD
— Nick Yidiaris (@NYid07) June 24, 2013
handy in case you have to explain definition of 'masochism' RT @grossman: Yankees baseball player Alex Rodriguez (@AROD) has joined Twitter
— Brandon McCarthy (@BMcCarthy32) June 24, 2013
8. The "true fans":
@AROD Please A-Rod as, a true fan follow me back. — Steve Rodriguez (@SteveTheBeast) June 25, 2013
@AROD you the best arod always and forever....get back soon loyal fan — KING E (@gang_greenE) June 25, 2013
@AROD you're my favorite athlete of all-time. U need a bodyguard? I would definitely die for you — Wilhite (@W1L2K) June 25, 2013
@AROD ARod hello, greetings from Mexico'm your fan, you're a great player, but I hope you always keep being a better human being
— GeRoNa (@oraneg1970) June 25, 2013
9. The people who want something:
@AROD hello sir,my son is huge fan,we leave in el paso tx,how can he get autograph for his room?that would be awesome pic.twitter.com/ltWRYXl1n2 — Ken (@kbbatman22) June 25, 2013
10. THIS GUY:
@AROD This is the best day in the history of social media
— G.P (@GregPasie21) June 24, 2013
@AROD yo lets gym and hit up cages — G.P (@GregPasie21) June 25, 2013
@AROD having social media has made me The happiest guy since that Lance Armstrong walked on the moon — G.P (@GregPasie21) June 25, 2013
11. Jose Canseco, of course.
Uncensored version here.
Baseball season's in full swing. Don't miss a thing.
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