Yankees Twitter Reacts (Jan. 19-25)
Welcome back to Yankees Twitter Reacts, my column filled with the best and worst takes, funniest tweets, reactions to Yankees news, and everything in between from our beloved Yankees Twitter. I want this to be as fan interactive as possible, so remember to hashtag #BPYankeesTwitter or tag me at @T_Danks_to join the conversation and submit the best and worst tweets of the week!
While there wasn't as much Yankees roster news this week, history was made for two very special players in the Yankees organization which headlines this week's edition of Yankees Twitter Reacts.
Check out last week's roundup in case you missed it.
NEWS OF THE WEEK - HALL OF FAME INDUCTIONS
https://twitter.com/AP_Sports/status/1087903576289148934
We all knew that Mariano Rivera was going to be a first-ballot Hall of Famer, but the big question was whether or not the voting would be unanimous. Well, it was, and Mo became the first player in MLB history to be inducted into the Hall of Fame with 100% of the vote.
This was undoubtedly deserved. If Rivera didn't get inducted unanimously then I would've questioned the voting process, which seems to be an annual tradition.
https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1087852158467391490
Rivera wasn't the only Yankee to get the nod into the Hall. Mike Mussina also entered baseball immortality. Moose was very much on the fence getting in, so this was big news.
Here's how Yankees Twitter reacted to the historical day:
YANKEES TWITTER REACTS TO RIVERA'S UNANIMOUS INDUCTION
https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1087889072650178561
Before you see how Yankees Twitter reacted, here's how Mo reacted! If you're reading this than I'm sure you've already seen this video 100 times, but it will never get old. Seeing Mo and his family rejoice after finding out he was voted in unanimously is just awesome.
https://twitter.com/PlayersTribune/status/1088099801059737600
In honor of Mariano's induction, Derek Jeter wrote a tribute in which he talked about his perspective of Rivera's legendary career. These are two of the most well-respected baseball players of all-time, so this was a really cool read.
Here are a couple of quirky stats about Mo:
https://twitter.com/MLBRandomStats/status/1088210240187887616
https://twitter.com/MeredithFrost/status/1087919435242000385
Here are some cool stories told about Mo:
https://twitter.com/darrenrovell/status/1088179802341892096
Not to get political, but you know you're a big deal when the President weighs-in.
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1087867453684834305
https://twitter.com/cdixon25/status/1087877495205048321
https://twitter.com/JoezMcfLy/status/1087856947821506566
https://twitter.com/DRob30/status/1087873450465783809
https://twitter.com/YESNetwork/status/1087894184512679936
https://twitter.com/Andrew_Rotondi/status/1087758738642083843
YANKEES TWITTER REACTS TO MUSSINA'S INDUCTION
https://twitter.com/BryanHoch/status/1087865352468475904
https://twitter.com/ColeyHarvey/status/1087883961680961536
https://twitter.com/AROD/status/1087947442660757504
https://twitter.com/JoeVasilePBP/status/1088130158345752581
https://twitter.com/BasebaIlKing/status/1088133255956619264
https://twitter.com/ReaLeeMe1/status/1087859902704431104
https://twitter.com/YankeesWFAN/status/1087870636951781377
https://twitter.com/SultanofStat/status/1087857383731281921
https://twitter.com/TylerKepner/status/1088175573896232964
RIVERA TO START COACHING YANKEES PITCHERS
https://twitter.com/CJNitkowski/status/1088448467867824128
Big week for Mo! On his radio circuit after the HOF news, Rivera said on MLB Network Radio that he's going to help coach Yankees pitchers. This doesn't mean he'll be riding the bus or breaking-down Double-A game film, but it does mean Mo will be around more to help mold the young pitchers in the Yankees system.
https://twitter.com/MaxWildstein/status/1088456580431962112
https://twitter.com/deflategator/status/1088455653172043784
WORST TAKE OF THE WEEK
https://twitter.com/Mchuck16/status/1087854229648220161
Mike Mussina was elected with 76.7% of the vote on his 6th ballot, barely clearing the 75% threshold. By that fact alone, it means there are plenty of people who don't believe Moose is HOF worthy. There is also a good chance Matt is trolling here, but I'll play along. Winning a Cy Young should not be the argument you use when determining someone's career. RA Dickey won a Cy Young, so by that logic is he more deserving of the HOF than Mussina?
BEST TAKE OF THE WEEK
https://twitter.com/GetUpESPN/status/1088085268094246913
While I'm very excited about Mariano being the first 100%-er, it is ridiculous that he was the first. As Greenberg points out, there were multiple players before Rivera that should have gotten in unanimously. Thank goodness that Mo did, because if anything it means more clear-cut players will be inducted unanimously in the future (*cough Derek Jeter cough*).
FUNNIEST TWEETS OF THE WEEK
https://twitter.com/PabloTorre/status/1087860880543547392
https://twitter.com/michaelsclair/status/1088194169615593476
https://twitter.com/BarstoolHubbs/status/1087514920768425986
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