On Saturday night, the Cleveland Indians lost a heartbreaker against the Detroit Tigers, falling 5-4 after a two-run homer in the eighth inning. Frustrated with losing another tough game to a division rival, an Indians fan tagged second baseman Jason Kipnis in an angry tweet. Kipnis didn’t just let it roll off his shoulders.
@TomHorsman Pardon my language but you're a fucking idiot.. This team competed it's ass off tonight and played a great game.
— Jason Kipnis (@TheJK_Kid) September 14, 2014
I get it..You can be frustrated. We got guys underachieving, not playing well, no ones hot and no real mashers, AND WERE STILL IN THIS THING
— Jason Kipnis (@TheJK_Kid) September 14, 2014
So don't ever question this teams heart or effort.. You should want over achievers! That means they have a pulse and give a damn each game!
— Jason Kipnis (@TheJK_Kid) September 14, 2014
Amen! RT“@joymama25: @TomHorsman @TheJK_Kid @Indians Tom, I'm betting Kipnis and the rest of the Tribe are more disappointed than you are.”
— Jason Kipnis (@TheJK_Kid) September 14, 2014
One of my least favorite things about Twitter is when fans tag athletes in tweets whining about their performances (especially fantasy football tweets, but that’s another story). There’s nothing this will accomplish aside from pissing the athlete off and making you look like a clown, and that’s exactly what happened here.
And for the record, the Tribe lost another tough game marked by a late inning Tigers comeback on Sunday, falling 6.5 games back of Detroit in the AL Central and five back of the Royals for the American League’s second Wild Card spot. I can see why fans are getting riled up – close losses are just the worst.
