Online Free Magazine: MLB Star David Price Gives Master Class in How Not to Do Twitter

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By Sam Laird2013-10-07 19:26:44 -0500

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher David Price struggled through an atrocious playoff outing on Saturday, giving up seven runs — including two homers — in seven innings of work against the Boston Red Sox. Then the MLB star and 2012 Cy Young Award winner took to Twitter for a meltdown that made his on-field performance look fine by comparison.

After the game, Price bickered with critical fans, flaunted his career credentials and, most memorably, issued an all-caps "SAVE IT NERDS" edict to a pair of baseball analysts. On Sunday, he apologized for the rant — again on Twitter — but by then, his outburst had earned criticism around the web.

Here, below, is Price's string of Saturday night tweets, which began with a relatively innocent post:

It then quickly devolved:

It finally ended with his coup de grace against TBS analysts Dirk Hayhurst and Tom Verducci:

For what it's worth, here's Price's Sunday apology:

Veteran broadcaster Keith Olbermann, a colleague of both Hayhurst and Verducci, shot back at Price on Twitter:

And this is why it's wise to stay away from Twitter in times of emotional turmoil.