Yankees Twitter Reacts (Mar. 30 - Apr. 4)
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!
It's safe to say that vibes on Yankees Twitter were much different this past week than they were on Opening Day. Excessive injuries and early season overreactions headline this week's edition of Yankees Twitter Reacts.
Check out last week's breakdown in case you missed it.
NEWS OF THE WEEK - EVERYONE IS HURT
Here's the news: Everyone is hurt. We knew going into the season that the Yankees would be without Didi Gregorius, Aaron Hicks, Luis Severino, and CC Sabathia (at least for the beginning). But after just one week of baseball, Miguel Andujar, Giancarlo Stanton, and Troy Tulowitzki will also be joining them on the Injured List. This has unleashed a panic among Yankees Twitter.
https://twitter.com/BryanHoch/status/1112890186734714880
https://twitter.com/BryanHoch/status/1112802941373763589
https://twitter.com/BryanHoch/status/1113817274740346880
YANKEES TWITTER REACTS TO THE YANKS INJURY BUG
https://twitter.com/PaulHembo/status/1112848823775387648
https://twitter.com/GeoffMags5490/status/1112733181298511873
https://twitter.com/Andrew_Rotondi/status/1112757439303204869
https://twitter.com/The1JackKelly/status/1112867050593177600
https://twitter.com/MattLorenzo/status/1112866865724968960
https://twitter.com/mattcat26/status/1112866642244009989
https://twitter.com/mkeegan17/status/1112866565475758080
https://twitter.com/RichardTanskey/status/1112866359422189578
https://twitter.com/beca813/status/1112866211988234241
https://twitter.com/BringTheHeatPod/status/1112866190475624448
https://twitter.com/Zach__Cosenza/status/1112866107059257346
https://twitter.com/__Antman___/status/1112866096506396673
https://twitter.com/JayBowman10/status/1112865758344876032
MOMENT OF THE WEEK - GLEYBER TORRES' GO-AHEAD THREE-RUN HOMER
Last season, Gleyber Torres had seven three-run home runs. His first of 2019 could not have come at a bigger time.
On Thursday, the Yanks were down 4-2 to the Orioles and were in the midst of another sloppy, frustrating game. Enter Gleyber. With two outs and men on the corners in the top of the sixth, Gleyber ripped his second homer of the day, which ultimately won the game for the Yanks. It was EXACTLY what the team needed.
Yankees Twitter went NUTS for this home run. Here are some of the best reactions:
https://twitter.com/cdixon25/status/1113910073011654666
https://twitter.com/AndrewwM_/status/1113909359740899328
https://twitter.com/NeilKeefe/status/1113909414954700800
https://twitter.com/kmess22/status/1113909972931420160
https://twitter.com/YankeesStan/status/1113909336676474882
https://twitter.com/ishfernandeznyy/status/1113911330656931841
https://twitter.com/alan_varta/status/1113911067237855233
https://twitter.com/KingChefBazz/status/1113910906067537924
https://twitter.com/BPCrewBaltDC/status/1113910596490100736
WORST TAKE OF THE WEEK
https://twitter.com/corinhoggard/status/1113888510723776512
We can all agree that the start of the season could have gone better. The injuries are piling up and the Yankees dropped consecutive series' to the Orioles and the Tigers. But here's a PSA: we are seven games deep of a 162 game season. Seven! That's 4.3% of the season - so the season is actually VERY far from over. It's easy to get caught up in the day-to-day mess, but we have to remind ourselves that there is a lot of baseball left to play - and hopefully a majority of it will be played with the Yanks best lineup. Keep the faith!
BEST TAKE OF THE WEEK
https://twitter.com/davidblattman/status/1113843187263705096
This right here is a double best take of the week. First, despite being a Red Sox reporter, you have to respect what Carrabis said. For us day-to-day, pitch-by-pitch fans, it's so easy to freak out and completely lose our composure when things aren't going well (see: Worst Take of the Week). However, like David says, while the season is far from over, losing series' to the O's and Tigers is really really really bad, and it will matter when looking at the big picture.
FUNNIEST TWEETS OF THE WEEK
https://twitter.com/nyygirl333/status/1111730746509746176
https://twitter.com/Yankees4lifeee/status/1112798422329745408
https://twitter.com/StaceGots/status/1112839881997344768
https://twitter.com/Steven_Fusco12/status/1112840576511217664
https://twitter.com/timmylupus4/status/1113522690994741248
https://twitter.com/erinmarieeg/status/1113956259605176320
https://twitter.com/BPCrewPhilly/status/1113179128876937222
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