Met Tweets of 2012

[TransMonk]

McHugh referrences Morrisey?

I like this kid. I'm not sure he can pitch...but his social media sits just right with me.

[Edgy MD]

Let's see what you've got, good Collin

Good times for a change
See, the luck I've had
Can make a good man turn bad

So please, please, please
Let me, let me, let me
Let me get what I want this time

Haven't had a dream in a long time
See, the life I've had
Can make a good man bad

So for once in my life
Let me get what I want
Lord knows, it would be the first time
Lord knows, it would be the first time

[Edgy MD]

Justin Turner ?@redturn2 Watching some more #USopen action pic.twitter.com/1jTqdwar

Tim Byrdak ?@Givemethelefty @redturn2 oh so that is what's more important than seein me in the hospital. U suck

[Edgy MD]

Josh Thole: Why I Left Twitter Mets catcher Josh Thole explains why he left Twitter Carmelo Anthony and Bryce Harper are other athletes who dropped Twitter Thole said he drew the line at people attacking his family By Erin Weaver, SI.com Twitter has helped bridge the gap between athletic celebrities and their fans, but not every athlete has embraced the the social media service. The list of those who have joined Twitter only to delete their accounts afterward include Knicks star forward Carmelo Anthony (after allegedly tweeting a reward to anyone would beat up a woman named Kat Stacks). Anthony, as if often the case in these types of instances, later claimed he was hacked. Lakers star Kobe Bryant also made a quick appearance on the social media site, creating a profile that accumulated 35,000 followers in just a few hours, and then deleted the account. Mets catcher Josh Thole counts himself among those that joined -- and quickly quit the service. He joined early in 2011 and left Twitter that May after being harassed during a slump. Thole said he didn't mind the criticism of his game, but Twitter became too much when people started tweeting negatively about his family. "I've got no problem being ridiculed myself but when you start personally attacking my family, that's too much for me," Thole said. "At that point, it's not worth it." Some athletes enjoy engaging with followers and Twitter can be a great platform for self-promotion and maintaining a good reputation. Social media also allows fans to feel close to athletes, offering insights into the day-to-day routine of athletes and even an outlet for conversation. But the accessibility to athletes can bring out the worst in some fans. Pseudo-anonymity allows people to say inappropriate things without any repercussions. Thole says that line gets crossed too often. "It's easy to ridicule people," Thole said. "I don't have a problem with the bullying or the negative feedback. But at some point, enough is enough. There's still a human element involved in this." Thole acknowledges that the athlete-Twitter relationship is still undefined. "From [an athlete's] standpoint, I think [Twitter] is a great tool," Thole said. "It's a great way to interact with the fans, and it's a great marketing tool for the team, a player and their brand... I don't know if it's a fad, I don't know if it'll go away I'm not sure I see that ever happening." There's no question that Twitter can promote an athlete or his her team, but when Twitter becomes an impediment for the athlete or the game, according to Thole, a re-evaluation becomes necessary. "This game goes on very well without [social media]," Thole said. "It gets in the way of what the ultimate goal is. It's good to market the team and yourself but at the end of the day, you have to go out there and play baseball. That's your job." Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/more/09/19/thole-twitter/index.html#ixzz271nTssv9

[Edgy MD]

="Collin McHugh"]I love** that this artisanal French bakery and cafe is playing BET's best of 2004 playlist. (**hate)

[metirish]

So, Matt Harvey sends out this tweet during the Jet/Pats game and gets an avalanche of dumb in response



MattHarvey33 This is our house!!!! #Patriots

Javvvvv @MattHarvey33 go play for the fuckin Redsox and take your bullshit out of here. This is New York. Fuck the Patriots.


AndrewLease Pretty stupid thing for a Mets player to tweet RT @MattHarvey33: This is our house!!!! #Patriots

Metfan2987 @MattHarvey33 dude thats very bad form...u play for the Mets, dont talk out against their brother Jets...common sense punk


J @mickey__hanley faggot RT @MattHarvey33 This is our house!!!! #Patriots



just a sampling, he did get a lot of support too......still, twitter really can bring out the stupidity in people...

Edited October 22, 2012 by Guest

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Yeah, Twitter's really an idiot's delight. Watching Mark Healey and Kranepool Society go at it over journalistic chops makes me want to kill myself.

[seawolf17]

And we wonder why the players can't take playing in this city.

[Ceetar]

well, I'm sure other idiots in other cities do similar things.

[Gwreck]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Yeah, Twitter's really an idiot's delight.

Isn't it more likely that there are a lot of stupid people who used to be appropriately marginalized but have become empowered to spread their idiocy through things like Twitter?

Twitter has a very handy "block" function. People just need to learn how to use it.

[Ceetar]

Gwreck wrote: John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Yeah, Twitter's really an idiot's delight. Isn't it more likely that there are a lot of stupid people who used to be appropriately marginalized but have become empowered to spread their idiocy through things like Twitter? Twitter has a very handy "block" function. People just need to learn how to use it.

That doesn't work as well when you're a public figure though.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Gwreck wrote: John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Yeah, Twitter's really an idiot's delight. Isn't it more likely that there are a lot of stupid people who used to be appropriately marginalized but have become empowered to spread their idiocy through things like Twitter? Twitter has a very handy "block" function. People just need to learn how to use it.

Oh, I agree with that. My Twitter experience got better when I unfollowed the Met hash tag guy and several other Met twitterers who are very popular but also kind-of-to-very stupid.

[Ceetar]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Yeah, Twitter's really an idiot's delight. Isn't it more likely that there are a lot of stupid people who used to be appropriately marginalized but have become empowered to spread their idiocy through things like Twitter? Twitter has a very handy "block" function. People just need to learn how to use it. Oh, I agree with that. My Twitter experience got better when I unfollowed the Met hash tag guy and several other Met twitterers who are very popular but also kind-of-to-very stupid.

I feel bad unfollowing some people. Especially since I still want them to follow me and click my links. It's hard during the offsaeson too, because people feel empowered not to talk about baseball which is fine I guess, but some of the non-baseball stuff bores the hell out of me.

[G-Fafif]

Only thing a Mets (or #Mets) fan need Tweet in Matt Harvey's direction is #thankyou.

[Ceetar]

The younger Mets, guys like Harvey and den Dekker and the like, are different than say Santana or Dickey. Those guys signed up as part of their baseball player image. The younger ones in some cases signed up just like any other college kid would and therefore use it differently. Interesting.

[metirish]

The fact that you can call a person a "faggot" and get away with it is wrong. In the UK/Ire where libel laws are strict that person could have been reported to the police and perhaps acted upon. When Fabrice Muamba collapsed on the soccer field a young man sent out some really vile tweets directed at and about Muamba.....he got jailed for 56 days......quickly too.

[G-Fafif]

dont talk out against their brother Jets

This one cracks me up, as if Matt Harvey was supposed to sign a Metropolitan Area loyalty oath of some sort. Where does it extend to? "And stop calling them grinders! Those sandwiches are heroes goddammit!"

[metirish]

Right, you shall also love the Islanders young Harvey.

[G-Fafif]

metirish wrote: Right, you shall also love the Islanders young Harvey.

U cant be a met if u dont renounce misguided residual loyalty to hurricanes cuz they used to be whalers!!!

[Edgy MD]

Anybody who used news of the Yankees donation of hurricane relief to log on to Twitter and joke about the Mets having no money or donating Jason Bay, you stink.