Baseball’s Official Twitter Hashtags Are #Lame
As most people have started to understand, there is nothing more important than getting recognition on social media—Facebook, Twitter, even LinkedIn. It used to be that philosophy, education and goodwill were worthwhile pursuits, but in 2018, all that matters is getting “likes” across all social media platforms.
And so, MLB has continued its Opening Day tradition of announcing specific hashtags for each team and its fans to use on Twitter so they all might celebrate together after victory or commiserate after failure.
A lot of teams got off to a quick start in the failure department with their choice of Twitter hashtag, as you will see below. Wait, you don’t know what a hashtag is? Oh, man, you are one of the lucky ones. Turn off your computer or phone and go outside. There is hope for you yet.
For the rest of us, it is #TooLate and we are #Screwed.
#LetsGoTeam!
Pittsburgh Pirates: #LetsGoBucs – Not exactly the most original idea, but it works okay as a hashtag.
New York Mets: #LGM – At first I thought this was LaGuardia Maintenance, since the team is located right next to LaGuardia Airport, which is currently being renovated, but it is most likely “Let’s Go Mets.”
San Diego Padres: #LetsGoPadres – I guess they couldn’t go with #LetsGoPads because that might encourage their fans to eat Tide Pods.
#WTF?
Miami Marlins: #JuntosMiami – “Juntos” is Spanish for “together” which is an odd thing to use as a hashtag because it immediately excludes anyone who doesn’t speak Spanish. Classic Marlins.
Philadelphia Phillies: #BeBold – Is this a reference to “Be bold and mighty forces will come to your aid” from the philosopher Goethe? This management definitely gets Philly fans.
Arizona Diamondbacks: #GenerationDbacks – First there was Generation X and now there is Generation D-Bag. Nice job, Arizona. Your team name is a snake. How hard could it be to come up with something cool?
Boston Red Sox: #DirtyWater – An obscure reference to the classic Boston-themed song. Okay. Clever? I guess. But you guys know it says “dirty water,” right? That’s not a compliment.
#TeamNames
These teams were too busy and decided to go with #IDGAF
St. Louis Cardinals: #STLCards
Los Angeles Dodgers: #Dodgers
Chicago White Sox: #WhiteSox
Minnesota Twins: #MNTwins
Texas Rangers: #TexasRangers
San Francisco Giants: #SFGiants
Toronto Blue Jays: #BlueJays
#Sentimental
Colorado Rockies: #Rockies25th – This is to commemorate their 25th birthday.
Kansas City Royals: #RaisedRoyal – This one makes more sense if you read it as “Razed Royal.”
Los Angeles Angels: #TheHaloWay – An odd choice to go with the Gwen Stefani classic “I ain’t no Halo Way girl!”
New York Yankees: #PinstripePride – They probably picked Pinstripe Pride particularly for peculiar purposes.
#RegionalAppeal
Seattle Mariners: #TrueToTheBlue – Apparently this refers to the blue in the teams logo and not the ubiquitous sadness for which Seattle is known.
Reds: #RedsCountry – A not so subtle reminder that we are in Trump’s America and there are more Red states than there are Blue states.
Oakland Athletics: #RootedInOakland – Probaly more accurate to go with #StuckInOakland
#OkaySureWhatever
Washington Nationals: #OnePursuit – I guess, unlike all the other teams in the league, the Nationals want to win the championship.
#Bonding
Milwaukee Brewers: #ThisIsMyCrew – The best thing about this one is that it can be read enthusiastically and apathetically.
Cleveland Indians: #RallyTogether – There’s no indication of when or where this rally is supposed to take place, but if it’s in Cleveland, I can’t imagine many people will want to be involved (especially people who live in Cleveland).
Tampa Bay Rays: #RaysUp – This is a clever take on the “U up?” booty call text. Very Florida.
Chicago Cubs: #EverybodyIn – Okay, sure, but only nine men are allowed on the field at a time. We have rules for a reason, people.
#MaybeComeUpWithSomethingBetterNextTime
Atlanta Braves: #ChopOn – I would be more concerned about someone tweeting this than any extreme left or right political view.
Baltimore Orioles: #Birdland – This might be kind of clever if there weren’t like nine other teams with bird names.
Detroit Tigers: #DetroitSummers – This is my nightmare.
Houston Astros: #NeverSettle – At first this looks like Never Seattle, which is a pretty accurate statement regarding the World Series. But Never Settle comes across more like dating advice than team spirit.
