Self-proclaimed Twittaholic and recently demoted Marlins outfielder has just announced via, of course, Twitter:
As discussed previously on this blog, many within the Marlins organization insinuated that Morrison’s demotion to Triple-A was due in large part, if not exclusively, to his prolific tweeting. Has this brief jaunt down to the Minor made an impact on LoMo? How much has matured in over the past week and a half? Based on his Twitter output since being sent down -- 31 tweets on topics ranging from yoga to trailer park girls to secular humanism -- it doesn’t seem like much has changed. I think it was crazy in the first place for the Marlins to use demotion to the minors to punish Morrison for tweeting too much. But, if you’re going to try to teach the guy a lesson, you need to stick to your guns. So well done, LoMo. It certainly seems like you’ve won this round. Welcome back and keep tweeting!
Update: While writing this post, I saw Sport Center report that Chris Johnson would be flying to Tennessee to meet with his agent, Joel Segal, and Titans GM Mike Reinfeldt to discuss his pre-seaon holdout. The most interesting part of this story: this news was not broken by a beat writer or agent. Instead, it came exclusively from Johnson’s Twitter account. The medium is inescapable. In terms of reaching out to fans and media, it’s immediacy and directness is unparalleled. It seems like it’s only a matter of time before press releases are a thing of the past and all news is announced via a that ubiquitous little blue bird. The MLB and other sports professionals better get on board or risk being left in the digital dust.
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