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Twitter And The Difference Between Ozzie and Lou

Stormin' Norman Disciple — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:13:47 +0000

Ozzie Guillen has chosen to enter the 21st century in the way that brings him the most attention: he signed up for Twitter. Although rumor has it his sons are posting a lot of his tweets, the bottom line is that he has jumped on another opportunity to make his ridiculous thoughts and feelings known to the whole world. Here are a few examples of his tweets, please forgive him if they make little to no sense:

going to eat in half hour why dye no have a job ?

3 day of Spring Training and im already boreddddddd

what I saw on the field today was a lot of grass…

This post is not a commentary on how good of a coach Ozzie or anyone else is, its just a look at the difference in personalities between the two Chicago managers. Take a look at Lou Piniella’s hilarious reaction to the news that Ozzie is on Twitter:

“What is Twitter?” Piniella said Wednesday.

Informed that it was a social media outlet that gives users an opportunity to convey their thoughts in a sentence or two, the Cubs manager said: “Really? Ozzie, he needs more space than that.”

“First of all, I don’t know how to Twitter,” he said. “And second of all, I’m not going to learn how to Twitter.”

“But I’m really not a Facebook or Twitter guy,” he said. “I’m a prime-rib-and-baked-potato guy. I hate to say that, but it’s true.”

Oh Lou, your folksy one-liners always amuse us. So Lou wants to have a prime rib dinner while Ozzie would rather broadcast his nonsense to the whole world to try to get more attention. Okay Sox fans, this is your cue to flip out in the comments.

Those Chimps are on Twitter!

StevieY19 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:59:00 +0000

Hopefully you’ve all seen the videos making fun of the BCS by depicting the employees as chimps. While they are funny, I’m starting to wonder if they’re eerily accurate based on the latest PR blunder. In case you’ve always wanted a forum to spew anger at the worst championship system in sports, the BCS has helped you out via Twitter.

If you’re looking to blow off some steam this afternoon, may I suggest taking a trip to @insidethebcs. Here is some of the debris:

“If u know ur product is universally loathed, Twitter is not the place for u.”
“Online PR disaster?”
“Great job killing reg season, encouraging cupcakes. Second to last week, closest spread for unbeatens: minus 23 “
“die”
“Also, George W. Bush is flat-out laughing at your approval rating”
“If the balloon boy dad set up a Twitter account, even he would not draw the level of venom @InsidetheBCS is right now.”

There are many many more. Have fun!

h/t: Global Sports Fraternity for the vid.

Qualified Links (Draft Day Edition)

Stormin' Norman Disciple — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:22:05 +0000

Whoa! Shaq to Cleveland could change the face of the East, or not. It will still be fun. Here’s a good look at all the roles that will have to be shifted on the Cavs for this trade to work out in Cleveland. [BDL]
Hilarious fake tweets from athlete’s twitter accounts. [Luol's Dong]
Jeff Jordan, MJ’s son, will be hanging up his shorts and focusing on his studies. Good for him, bad for the Illini, who were hoping to develop him into a poor man’s Chester Frazier. [Tribune]
A video from Facebook of Derrick Rose working out in California. He looks like he’s in good shape. [Docksquad]
Ozzie got tossed during last night’s Sox game. I don’t know if the theatrics are going to work, Ozzie. Kenny will have to make some moves to keep this team from sinking into the AL cellar. Not bad for a rebuilding year though.[Sun-Times]
Eddy Curry has rededicated himself to working out. Yeah right. [Pippen Ain't Easy]
Aramis Ramirez is supposed to take batting practice tomorrow. Finally. We could be getting closer to his return. [Bleacher Nation]
Mike Brown signs with the Chiefs. [ChiefsBlog]
Remember they were going to make a movie about Moneyball? Well it got scrapped, but here’s some excerpts from the script that look terrible. [Deadspin]
Reed Johnson goes on the 15-day DL. Ryan Freel comes off it. The offense gets a little bit worse. [Sun-Times]