Twitter Sports Rundown

There has been a problem — an epidemic of sorts — that has plagued the Twitter accounts of many corporations. They are being overtaken by an unknown hacker who is then tweeting sometimes-offensive comments from the accounts. First, it was Burger King who was hacked. Then it was Jeep:

.@jeep Glad everything is back to normal.

— BurgerKing (@BurgerKing) February 19, 2013

It was a PR nightmare for those companies.

Speaking of PR nightmares, MTV and BET decided to delve into ones of their own. This one was voluntary. In order to gain attention for their brands, MTV and BET pretended to be hacked by each other. Good move, use Internet crime to endorse your brand. I guess you’re still better than Sprint.

The Los Angeles Dodgers caught wind of what is being referred to as the #MTVHack and was as confused as the rest of us. Why would someone want to pretend to be their rivals? So don’t you worry Dodgers fans:

We would never pretend to be the @yankees. That would be silly. #MTVHack

— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) February 19, 2013

Of course, the Yankees responded with the most Yankee response possible:

Please, everyone wants to a be a Yankee RT @dodgers: We would never pretend to be the @yankees. That would be silly. #MTVHack

— New York Yankees (@Yankees) February 19, 2013

Even though the man produced mammoth blasts (upwards of four in one game), drove in runs, and inspired many, fans of the Texas Rangers were slowly getting tired of Josh Hamilton towards the end of the 2012 season as he appeared to mail-in performances both at the plate and in the outfield. And still, Hamilton was the biggest free agent this offseason. And, of course, he jetted-away to the arch-rivaled Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim where he now is coupled with Mike Trout and Albert Pujols.

That was not so bad for Rangers fans. After all, they were getting a little annoyed.

But what finally sent them over edge occurred this week as Hamilton called the Dallas-Fort Worth area “not a true baseball town,” and said, when referring to his first at bat in the Rangers’ home opener as a member of the Angels, “The people who get it will cheer. Those who don’t will boo.”

Understandably, Rangers fans were angry. And when baseball fans are angry (or just people in general), they take to Twitter.

A popular Ranger-fan retweet these days is from Hamilton himself. On July 2, 2012, Hamilton tweeted his thanks for being voted into the All-Star Game. So what? He also referred to Rangers fans as “the #bestfansinbaseball:”

So thankful to all who voted 4 me & my teammates for the ASG! Truly an honor! We r so blessed 2 have the #bestfansinbaseball #RangerNation

— Josh Hamilton (@thejoshhamilton) July 2, 2012

But it simply goes beyond just that retweet. Like Hamilton said, some fans will cheer him when he returns to Arlington on their opening day, while the others will boo. Well, Rangers fans are trying to change that. In a movement that appears to be started by a comment from Rangers writer/Dallas attorney Jamey Newberg, Rangers fans want everyone to be silent for Hamilton’s first at bat.

There is now a Twitter account (equipped with a logo) called @Silence4Josh which is pushing forward in making Arlington silent:

On Opening Day, do not boo Josh. He wants it. He craves the attention. Don’t give it to him. RT to spread the word!

— Silence For Josh (@Silence4Josh) February 19, 2013

Nice verse for ya Josh. Proverbs 11:12 “Whoever belittles his neighbor lacks sense, but a man of understanding remains silent” #Silence4Josh

— Silence For Josh (@Silence4Josh) February 19, 2013

And the hashtag “#Silence4Josh” is slowly becoming popular, as well:

everyone go follow @silence4josh! get this trending! #silence4josh

— KYLE HENKE (@kenkehenke19) February 19, 2013

This is awesome and I’m all for it. @silence4josh #Silence4Josh #Silence4Josh #Silence4Josh #Silence4Josh #Silence4Josh

— Zac Graham (@zacgraham) February 19, 2013

#sherlocks where you left em RT @silence4josh: Josh on Opening Day #Silence4Josh twitter.com/Silence4Josh/s…

— Greg Waggener (@HipToTheGrip) February 19, 2013

What if Josh Hamilton happens to go deep onto Green’s Hill?:

I’m just going to say it.Can’t wait to see josh on the other team and he hits a home run and I throw it back!!

— trent williams (@greenhillkid) February 19, 2013

The Dallas Stars social media team made a name for itself when they retorted to a Dallas Cowboys tweet that stated no one cared about hockey with the line “At least our number 9 got the job done.”

They also interact with Stars players on twitter, and when rookie Reilly Smith tweeted a reference to the movie Beerfest, the Stars’ social media team responded with a quote of their own.

@reillysmith18 If you have to ask, you can’t afford it.

— Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) February 18, 2013

Here’s the NSFW clip detailing the context of the quotes. This has to be the best player/organization interaction ever on twitter.

There are way too many new people on twitter whoneed help using it, despite it being the most simplistic invention in internet history.

You tweet. You follow. You read. That’s about it. My book on the process is coming out shortly.

Here are his first six tweets, which include a cry out for help in finding Jim Rome.

Nature boy twitter.com/15Lasershow/st…

— DP (@15Lasershow) February 19, 2013

Wish my teammates would help me with this twitter I’m trying to look up jim Rome I have no clue what I’m doing

— DP (@15Lasershow) February 19, 2013

Hello hello Is there anybody in there?

— DP (@15Lasershow) February 19, 2013

Goal for tomm great practice and get this egg off the top of my page that’s terrible.

— DP (@15Lasershow) February 19, 2013

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Goodnight I’m on the twitter if u ain’t hustlin ur getting hustled . My teammates will show me tomm how to use this thing . Out

— DP (@15Lasershow) February 19, 2013

@mrspedroia15 you got so creative with ur name . Love u

— DP (@15Lasershow) February 19, 2013

If you saw #Oscaring trending today you might assume it to be about Oscar Pistorius, except for the fact that it was a promoted trend by Sprint.

While Pistorius being charged with murder is one of the biggest stories of the year, the Oscar Academy Awards will be taking place on February 24th.

The PR department at Sprint apparently consists of a bunch of manatees pushing around idea balls. Here are some of the confused tweets from people who thought that the Sprint hashtag was referring to an Olympian murderer.

Why is #Oscaring trending? I dont want to become a legless track star, and then shoot my super model girlfriend 4 times. #NotForMe

— BJ West (@Mr_BWest) February 19, 2013

#Oscaring WTF!! How sick are the people who promote violence and also uses my first name to promote evil? Thinking people need not endorse!

— oscar (@oscar_igor7) February 19, 2013

#Oscaring what is it? Is it the Oscars or about the murderer #olympian

— Garth Baker (@garthbakerlive) February 19, 2013

Is #oscaring shooting your girlfriend and hoping people feel sorry for you because you’re a paraplegic ?

— Alex Portmann (@cubanmissile00) February 19, 2013

#Oscaring – the act of shooting your girlfriend to death?

— Shaun Towne (@shauntowne) February 19, 2013

# Hmm #oscaring is trending. Does that mean kill your gf?”

— Omar Farooq (@Fkrukz007) February 19, 2013