A's Tweeters (twitterers?)
by oakland ehs on Jun 2, 2010 10:50 PM PDT
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PrintSo I know a lot of you have no use for Twitter, don't want anything to do with it, hope it falls of the face of the internet, etc.
But I know there's a lot of us that are the opposite - myself included - who think that Twitter at least has its place.
I'm not big on Twitter being the first place for the news, or people who treat it like a Facebook status and tell me everything that is mundane and uninteresting about themselves, but I do find it to be an interesting source of insight on some topics.
One of the biggest, for me, being sports.
I follow a few of the A's writers... Jane, Susan, John Shea... there's things I would like to change about the way they tweet sometimes, but for the most part, they give me what I want - tidbits about the game, which is nice when I don't have a chance to watch it, I can just check Twitter on my phone.
I'm starting to get more into following opinions, or at least trying to.
I'm looking for A's fans who tweet. Thoughts, opinions on the game, different ways to fire Bob Geren and not ground into double plays.
Are you out there? Sure I could just search #Athletics and see what happens... but that's no fun. I love reading the posts and comments on the site... you're the kind of people I want to follow.
So, do you tweet? Link us to your feeds! Let's see what you've got!
Here's me: http://twitter.com/mikemckinnon
Susan Slusser: http://twitter.com/susanslusser
Jane Lee: http://twitter.com/janemlb
John Shea: http://twitter.com/johnsheahey
Brad Ziegler: http://twitter.com/bradziegler
Brett Anderson: http://twitter.com/BrettAnderson49
I don't tweet all the time about the A's, but I throw out a comment or two once in awhile when something is on my mind.
If you're not up for sharing your own feed, are there any baseball tweeters (A's or non-A's) that you follow, or are worth following? I'm always looking for people with interesting opinions!
Fly tweetie bird, fly!
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I am tempted to sign up
just to follow BrettAnderson49
"The ego, the super-ego, and the Ed" - dannycakes
You can just subscribe to his twitter feed's RSS feed.
That’s what I do.
I'm walking out in a force ten gale.
Birds thrown around, bullets for hail.
dooooo it.
it’s worth it.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Just bookmark his page...
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
And another thing, before this thread devolves into a series of BrettAnderson49 jokes,
I hated twitter and thought it was completely useless until I realized the power of following (via RSS, but same thing) Slusser and Jane Lee. It really is a great way of getting information out there, very quickly.
I'm walking out in a force ten gale.
Birds thrown around, bullets for hail.
Right. The key is to figure out who only talks about what stupid thing they're having for lunch.
Then promptly ignore them forever.
www.zekeishungry.com
by thejd44 on Jun 3, 2010 5:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Sigh. I really want to make a BrettAnderson49 joke here.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
and of course that was supposed to be a reply to dannycakes.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
He doesn't post often, but here's Craig Breslow
http://twitter.com/CraigBreslow
"Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you." - Satchel Paige
The definitive good use of Twitter:
Mobile food operations and/or restaurants with daily menu changes.
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
and MLB beat writers posting the lineups hours before mlb.com has them
helpful for those of us with daily lineup changes in fantasy leagues, and I’m guessing gamblers.
Me too.
@skigurl
It’s THE place to go for breaking baseball news. And breaking Brett Anderson news.
Losing this team would be a huge failure for this city and an affront to Oakland’s great sports legacy.
And gossip. Don't forget the gossip.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
I also find it very useful for current baseball news
@jamesvenes there. I’m also using it to link to photo stuff I’m doing and more. Sometimes I’ll put up a quick smartphone shot from something I’m at, too.
Last of the Ninth - Photography
Here's my list of
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
I learnt two things from this link.
The important one though is:
OaklandAs #Athletics’ lineup @ Boston: Davis cf, Barton 1b, Sweeney rf, Suzuki c, Cust dh, Kouzmanoff 3b, Gross lf, Ellis 2b, Pennington ss
27 minutes ago via web
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
What's the unimportant one?
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
I don't think you want to know.
I'm walking out in a force ten gale.
Birds thrown around, bullets for hail.
You don't even know.
It can’t be bad, right?
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Just sayin', I don't know if I would trust OldhamA with my full name.
Dude’s a bit…unhinged.
I'm walking out in a force ten gale.
Birds thrown around, bullets for hail.
LOL. And the rest of you...aren't?
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Looking at the names on that list
makes me miss journalism already.
"Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you." - Satchel Paige
are you gonna change you name again
to Miss Journalism?
"The ego, the super-ego, and the Ed" - dannycakes
i think it's because he thinks he's so cool.
A little bit of irony.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
You have a really cool last name.
Wuertz was scratched from a minor league game on Wednesday, but bounced back quickly on Thursday, throwing mostly fastballs and sliders, although he did mix in three sliders. -Rotoworld
by ElQuesoCapitan on Jun 4, 2010 2:47 AM PDT up reply actions
I tweet about the A's, music and sometimes journalism
will crosby spread his legs so far apart at bat that the games will have to be rated nc-17 -- emperor nobody
Mainly A's stuff, usually bump it up for The Draft
ken korach's voice is like peanut butter on velvet, not joe buck's.
Mine is @chrifive916
I don’t post too much baseball stuff now since I don’t have any followers that care about it lol
by chri5 on Jun 3, 2010 11:35 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
Its OT, but if you are signing up for twitter you have to follow
@ConanOBrien
What you fail to understand in your joyless myopia is that baseball is the key to life-- the Rosetta Stone, if you will. If you just understood baseball better all your other questions your, your... the, uh... the aliens, the conspiracies they would all, in their way be answered by the baseball gods.
Oh, and A's wise,
@oakclubhouse Isnt bad.
What you fail to understand in your joyless myopia is that baseball is the key to life-- the Rosetta Stone, if you will. If you just understood baseball better all your other questions your, your... the, uh... the aliens, the conspiracies they would all, in their way be answered by the baseball gods.
Some that I follow
I personally enjoy tweets by David Feldman
Mychael Urban exclusively covers the Giant’s, but from time to time he may have the expected snarky comments about the A’s.
Speaking of Giants coverage, there is our old friend Marty Lurie.
And of course Joe Stiglich.
I call myself and fellow twitter users Twits.
What you fail to understand in your joyless myopia is that baseball is the key to life-- the Rosetta Stone, if you will. If you just understood baseball better all your other questions your, your... the, uh... the aliens, the conspiracies they would all, in their way be answered by the baseball gods.
I have a twitter but it's not very interesting.
Wuertz was scratched from a minor league game on Wednesday, but bounced back quickly on Thursday, throwing mostly fastballs and sliders, although he did mix in three sliders. -Rotoworld
Wuertz was scratched from a minor league game on Wednesday, but bounced back quickly on Thursday, throwing mostly fastballs and sliders, although he did mix in three sliders. -Rotoworld
by ElQuesoCapitan on Jun 3, 2010 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Um, okay.
Wuertz was scratched from a minor league game on Wednesday, but bounced back quickly on Thursday, throwing mostly fastballs and sliders, although he did mix in three sliders. -Rotoworld
by ElQuesoCapitan on Jun 4, 2010 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
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