The 10 best MLB New Year's tweets
A new year has dawned, and lots of MLB figures took to Twitter to talk about it. Here are the 10 best tweets from New Year's 2013:
10. Free agent (and Australian) infielder Luke Hughes reaches 2013 well before his American colleagues, and brags about it:
Too all you Americans your always behind on the countdown.
— Luke Hughes (@lukehughes38) January 1, 2013
9. Marlins reliever Steve Cishek hopes every morning in 2013 is not like this one:
Happy new year everyone!I hope the new year doesn't bring my wife clanging her personal items at 815 in the am every morning like today ?lol
— Steve Cishek (@srSHREK31) January 1, 2013
8. Former Marlins, Red Sox, Orioles and Blue Jays first baseman Kevin Millar would like everyone to resolve to stop group texting:
You know what ticks me off? Group Texting!!! Can't stand it. Let's put a stop to it in 2013 #nogrouptext no strange #'s coming to ur phone!!
— Kevin Millar (@KMillar15) January 1, 2013
7. While former Yankees, Braves, Reds and Giants outfielder Deion Sanders resolves to not make any resolutions:
No New Years resolutions! Lets Refocus on our New Years Solutions to Last years problems. No excuses in 2013. You gotta Believe! TRUTH..
— DeionSanders (@DeionSanders) January 1, 2013
6. Free agent reliever Blake Hawksworth says that, despite a litany of setbacks in 2012, he is still thankful:
2012: 3 surgeries, 4 MRI's, cortisone injections, picc line for infection, and designated for assignment. Result? Thankful! Hebrews 12:11
— Blake Hawksworth (@BlakeHawk425) January 1, 2013
5. Angels outfielder Mike Trout makes use of some festive unicode symbols, as does Twins first baseman Chris Parmalee:
Happy New Year !!! jQuery15207158047126100121_1357075878939??
— Mike Trout (@Trouty20) January 1, 2013
Happy New Year everybody! ?????????
— Chris Parmelee (@CParms27) January 1, 2013
4. Athletics starter Brett Anderson reveals an unusual music-listening goal for 2013:
New Year's resolution= listening to a reggae song from start to finish without hyperventilating.
— Brett Anderson (@BrettAnderson49) January 1, 2013
3. Cardinals closer, New York native and current Tennessee resident Jason Motte asks his former home what the future of 2013 is like:
Dear,NYC quick tweet me what's the future like
— Jason Motte (@JMotte30) January 1, 2013
2. D-backs starter Brandon McCarthy's year is off to a delicious start:
Found a piece of delicious steak in my teeth from earlier tonight so #2013 is pretty great so far!
— Brandon McCarthy (@BMcCarthy32) January 1, 2013
1. Athletics reliever Evan Scribner associates champagne with more than just New Year's now, and hope he'll be tasting baseball victory again in 2013:
i hope its less than a year before i have champagne again
— Evan Scribner (@evanscribner) January 1, 2013
--Dan Wohl / MLB.com