It’s Sunday once more, and you know what that means — it’s time for our weekly social media roundup! It’s the best time of the year: the start of spring training! Pitchers and catchers reported to camp this week, many of the position players have arrived, and this coming Friday, the Bombers will take the field for the first time this spring with a matchup against the Baltimore Orioles. What’s going on down in Tampa? Let’s find out!
Super Bowl Sunday
Last Sunday was the last hurrah of an important winter sport. Yep,
that’s right — the New York Knicks took on the Boston Celtics at Beantown’s knockoff version of MSG, as YES broadcaster Ryan Ruocco was on the call. Jalen Brunson and the guys came away with the big win, as they compete in a tightly contested Eastern Conference.
Oh, you thought I was referring to that other game last week, didn’t you? The one where the First Order (aka, the post-Darth Hoodie New England Patriots) took on the Seattle Seahawks? Well, yea, that happened too, with the city of Boston losing for the second time that day. More importantly, though, seconds after the game ended, the Yankees took to Instagram to announce: it’s time for baseball.
(Seriously, this was posted mere seconds after the clock hit 0:00; props to whoever was on the social media team for being on the ball.)
It wasn’t just the organization that was excited, though. A few minutes later, Suzyn Waldman posted Snoopy, and the YES Network a reel of their own, complete with the YES music:
Back to Work
Wednesday saw pitchers and catchers officially report to spring training, with a whole bunch of position players joining them. Both the official Yankees accounts, as well as the players’ personal accounts (oh, and some reporters too!), took to social media to celebrate.
Sir Didi’s Return
The current players aren’t the only ones at camp, though. With the World Baseball Classic next month, former Yankees shortstop Sir Didi Gregorius, who will be suiting up for the Netherlands, has been getting some work in with the team. Notably, he was spotted working with shortstop Anthony Volpe, who is rehabbing from injury as he seeks to recapture the promise that made him a top prospect years ago.
Celebrating Black History Month
The Yankees continued to celebrate Black History Month by highlighting the career of Oscar Gamble, who spent seven years in the Bronx.
Question of the Day
Ah, the best part of these spring training social media posts — Question of the Day! While last year’s fan favorite question-answerer, Luke Weaver, will no longer feature in these posts, we still got quite a bit of fun this week. The series began this week with a question that shows us that, in many ways, these guys are human too: how many alarms did they set to wake up? And while some guys claim they only need one, we need to give props to Paul Blackburn, who doesn’t need an alarm clock.
Happy Singles Awareness Day!
Corporate social media accounts love Valentine’s Day, when they can post cheesy puns-as-cards. While I’m not going to recommend actually using these cards, it’s always funs to see what they come up with.
