MLB and Twitter

So the NFL is coming up with a Twitter policy. Apparently they don’t want Chad Eight Five (does he know that Ocho Cinco is 8 - 5 and not 85?) to tweet, “In your face” when he gets to the side lines after scoring a touchdown.

There is a lot of down time on MLB rosters during a game only 9 (10 in the AL) players are playing at any one point and there are more people on the roster not working at any one time then there are working. Unless I’ve missed something, MLB does not have a Twitter policy. There is a sign in the locker room that says you can’t wager, but not one that says you can’t tweet.

It’s only a matter of time before some pitcher on his off day, bored out of his mind, starts tweeting during the game. Either that or Gary Sheffield or one of our other lovable characters of the game will tweet during the game even when they are in the lineup.

Can’t you picture one of the more vocal guys in baseball doing that? I can see it now, the Phillies are pounding someone 12-1, Jimmy Rollins gets up and hit’s his 2nd HR of the game, comes into the dugout and tweets, “this pitcher sucks.”

But my money is on Manny. I can see Manny tweeting from left field during a pitching change, “oh, shit, they are bringing in him!? We are fucked!”

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