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Re: Twitter and Major League Baseball: A Missed Opportunity

Tiffany — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:16:06 -0000

Great article. In general, MLB players haven't seemed to embrace Twitter as much as NBA players have.

BTW, Twackle is a great site to follow the MLB teams and players who are on Twitter: http://www.twackle.com/MLB

Re: Twitter and Major League Baseball: A Missed Opportunity

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Re: Twitter and Major League Baseball: A Missed Opportunity

Josh Catone — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:33:11 -0000

Very true. Though Gail was focusing specifically on active players who tweet. There are some former players (such as announcer Joe Morgan) and front office people (such as Red Sox owner John Henry) who are also on Twitter.

Re: Twitter and Major League Baseball: A Missed Opportunity

Josh Catone — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:29:49 -0000

That was my mistake, not Gail's. Thanks for pointing it out, though. :)

Re: Twitter and Major League Baseball: A Missed Opportunity

FanFeedr — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:05:03 -0000

This is really a missed opportunity, especially for unsold tickets or simple fan engagement. I am slightly sheepish at trotting out the well-worn Shaquille O'Neal meme, but part of the reason that he has so many followers is that he engages the fans on terms that work for both parties.
And, simply put, Tweeting is work, and many players may not want the incremental workload.
That having been said, the NBA is really a leading light here, and the other leagues have room for improvement.

Re: Twitter and Major League Baseball: A Missed Opportunity

Bill Sodeman — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:47:52 -0000

He's managing the American League in the All-Star Game tonight, so Joe's twitter feed is actually relevant today. :)

Re: Twitter and Major League Baseball: A Missed Opportunity

John Wagner — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:15:43 -0000

They missed one in this article, the only MLB manager to be "tweeting is Joe Maddon of the Rays. Joe is at www.twitter.com/raysjoemaddon

Re: Twitter and Major League Baseball: A Missed Opportunity

Bill Sodeman — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:42:48 -0000

MLB is hanging in there. Can't say the same about NASCAR!

Re: Twitter and Major League Baseball: A Missed Opportunity

Kevin — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:37:03 -0000

Actually there's only 25 players on an active roster...until september when that number goes up to 40

Re: Twitter and Major League Baseball: A Missed Opportunity

Josh Catone — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:51:13 -0000

A dead sport that drew 78 million fans to ballparks last year -- their second best ever (just below the 79 million in 2007). Seriously... it's not *too* dead. ;)

Re: Twitter and Major League Baseball: A Missed Opportunity

Josh Catone — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:49:15 -0000

During rain delays they can go back into the clubhouse, though.

Re: Twitter and Major League Baseball: A Missed Opportunity

mr.bmc — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:30:43 -0000

Players aren't allowed to have cellphones in the dugout during a game.

Re: Twitter and Major League Baseball: A Missed Opportunity

R. — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:28:07 -0000

One of my favorite Twitterers is Kevin Youkilis' beard: @beardoftruth

Re: Twitter and Major League Baseball: A Missed Opportunity

swag — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:23:39 -0000

But it's a dead sport. I gave up on MLB after the '94 strike. No amount of Twitter use will fix that.

Re: Twitter and Major League Baseball: A Missed Opportunity

Ben — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:09:43 -0000

Even though MLB players are absent on Twitter, companies are still managing to market to the MLB / Twitter fan base such as Reebok's "Hidden Ball" game at the All-Star game in St. Louis (http://racetalkblog.com/200.... Maybe this will show players that there is a fan base waiting to connect with them online.