Greg Bird dominates Twitter
In 2015, Greg Bird got called up to the big leagues…and into our hearts. Replacing Mark Teixeira after a freak injury, Greg Bird proved to be a viable everyday first baseman, and a presence at the plate hitting 11 home runs in 46 games. Since then, he’s been the subject of much speculation and wonderment. He’s also taken to Twitter to dominate the social media platform like no one before him. Greg Bird has a spiritual connection to Twitter. It’s logo is a blue bird, a tweet is a bird’s call, his last name is….Bird. So it’s a loose connection, but in his limited Twitter run, he has shown flashes of brilliance. Highlights include his (irrational) disdain for automatic soap and towel dispensers:
I wouldn't mind takin a bat to every automatic soap and paper towel dispenser....that's all ??
— Greg Bird (@_GBIRD33) January 8, 2016
The time he interpreted National Bird Day as both a celebration of his surname and a chance to grieve over birds lost:
RIP #NationalBirdDay pic.twitter.com/VEklKX3y2Q — Greg Bird (@_GBIRD33) January 5, 2016
And other random musings that give him credence as today’s preeminent journalistic voice:
Guy walking down the street with his gf and his RC car....you are THE MAN #whoneedsadog — Greg Bird (@_GBIRD33) December 17, 2015
Just like the 2016 season, his Twitter account leaves us looking for answers to Bird-centric questions. Did Bird suffer some sort of traumatic childhood accident involving automatic paper towel dispensers? What could possibly be the source of such ire? Is Bird some sort of hipster/environmentalist that longs for manual paper towel dispensers? Does Bird have insight into some sort of dystopian future where dogs are replaced with RC cars? It’s nice to see an athlete use social media for something other than constant promotion. Greg Bird lets us in on the mundane happenings of his everyday life (for instance, when he tweets a plane emoji to signify any sort of traveling). And his tweets certainly make him look relatable. Take this tweet for instance:
Just ate a whole grapefruit bc it's packed full of.....well idk what, but I like grapefruit ?? #knowledge — Greg Bird (@_GBIRD33) January 12, 2016
It's full of grapefruit, Greg. Clearly he was referring to the grapefruit's nutritional content, but these are the types of things you don't get from other athletes. Another example:
No spill coffee game strong.....
— Greg Bird (@_GBIRD33) January 8, 2016
Show me another athlete that celebrates keeping coffee in a cup. The world needs more positivity, and Greg Bird is willing to deliver. We’ll continue to monitor his tweets with joy, appreciation, and maybe a sense of zealotry when you realize you’re this analytical about someone who has been tweeting for about two months (I really need the season to get here). But alas, his Twitter presence is very much like his current baseball situation: pretty good, entertaining, but certainly drawn from a limited sample size.