A Lesson in Tweeting for the Young Athlete

Curveball

Hey kids.

First of all I want to congratulate you on your Division I athletic scholarship. That’s neat. And for the rest of you, it’s really something that you got drafted into the professional league of your dreams. You’re going places, men.

And because I want only the best for all of you, it’s time to talk about your tweeting.

I know, I know – You already got that lecture from Coach. No tweeting about politics or weed or top secret plays or pictures of your roommate in his underwear. But I’m going to share with you the Twitter rules you haven’t learned yet.

So pull up your chairs and take notes, boys. Here’s what you need to know.

1. Play nice.

You play sports on national television. Do you know what that means? That means every Average Joe, beer-bellied, ball-cap-wearing, know-it-all is analyzing your performance night in and night…

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