martes, 8 de octubre de 2013

MLB Star David Price Gives Master Class in How Not to Do Twitter

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher David Price struggled through an atrocious playoff outing on Saturday, giving up seven runs — including two homers — in seven innings of work against the Boston Red Sox. Then the MLB star and 2012 Cy Young Award winner took to Twitter for a meltdown that made his on-field performance look fine by comparison.

After the game, Price bickered with critical fans, flaunted his career credentials and, most memorably, issued an all-caps "SAVE IT NERDS" edict to a pair of baseball analysts. On Sunday, he apologized for the rant — again on Twitter — but by then, his outburst had earned criticism around the web.

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Here, below, is Price's string of Saturday night tweets, which began with a relatively innocent post:

It then quickly devolved:

It finally ended with his coup de grace against TBS analysts Dirk Hayhurst and Tom Verducci:

For what it's worth, here's Price's Sunday apology:

Veteran broadcaster Keith Olbermann, a colleague of both Hayhurst and Verducci, shot back at Price on Twitter:

And this is why it's wise to stay away from Twitter in times of emotional turmoil.

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