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Jake Arrieta goes all Jen Royle on twitter. Is this why he fails? Little self control?

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I don't get people who get off on trying to get 10 seconds of fame by bowing up to famous people. He should just ignore them, block them, or give them a hearty God Bless.

However, it should be in every player's contract that they don't have a twitter account that doesn't go through the team or their agent. Causes more harm than good.

Isn't this the truth. Why is it so hard for people to shut up sometimes?

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OrioleParkatWrigley Major Leaguer Cup of Coffee

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I don't have a problem with Jake defending himself against these idiots. It's clear from his responses that no one is getting under his skin. What infuriates me is that there are so many assholes out there who get off on this stuff. Discussing his performance with other fans on twitter or on a message board is one thing. Directly telling him he is doing a bad job is uncalled for. I hope none of these people consider themselves actual fans of the team. Best case scenario he ignores you; worst case scenario you are lowering his confidence further.

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Gurgi Hangout Grand Counsel

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I don't have a problem with Jake defending himself against these idiots. It's clear from his responses that no one is getting under his skin. What infuriates me is that there are so many assholes out there who get off on this stuff. Discussing his performance with other fans on twitter or on a message board is one thing. Directly telling him he is doing a bad job is uncalled for. I hope none of these people consider themselves actual fans of the team. Best case scenario he ignores you; worst case scenario you are lowering his confidence further.

The problem is he could be twitter fighting with a twelve year old on his I phone. Laying in bed acting like he is asleep. Or maybe a guy who is drinking tonight.

NOTHING is helped by feeding the trolls.

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Ok you guys are right. Athletes should play ball and aren't entitled to opinions. They should be banned from speaking publicly. Adam Jones tweeting pictures of Popeyes is obviously a major distraction on the field.

BTW, RGIII has always been a 100% class act on Twitter. He's clearly an inspiration to a lot of people. And, if you must frame it as some sort of career move, I think he's used it to gain plenty of fans for himself and the Redskins organization.

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Ok you guys are right. Athletes should play ball and aren't entitled to opinions. They should be banned from speaking publicly. Adam Jones tweeting pictures of Popeyes is obviously a major distraction on the field.

BTW, RGIII has always been a 100% class act on Twitter. He's clearly an inspiration to a lot of people. And, if you must frame it as some sort of career move, I think he's used it to gain plenty of fans for himself and the Redskins organization.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure no one said (or even implied) that athlete's should not use social media. More that it can be somewhat of challenge for management.

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Ok you guys are right. Athletes should play ball and aren't entitled to opinions. They should be banned from speaking publicly. Adam Jones tweeting pictures of Popeyes is obviously a major distraction on the field.

BTW, RGIII has always been a 100% class act on Twitter. He's clearly an inspiration to a lot of people. And, if you must frame it as some sort of career move, I think he's used it to gain plenty of fans for himself and the Redskins organization.

Of course no one said that. C'mon man. I'm just saying it causes more harm than good 99% of the time. I agree with him in this case but RGIII caused a little storm today on twitter himself actually.

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