Minoring in Twitter: Pitchers stealing clubhouse food

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By Danny Wild / MiLB.com

I’ve heard about this before — he who arrives late to the post-batting practice clubhouse lunch spread may very well be left hungry. Can’t we figure out a way to properly feed these young men in uniform? Check out Jerome Pena’s evidence — the Frederick second baseman found some half-eaten strawberries, a smear of mayo and two penne noodles:

Oops:

Did you know you could play Connect 4 via text messages?

Breaking news: Florida has awful weather after March:

Pirates top prospect Jameson Taillon is impressed with the new film Million Dollar Arm, which tells the story of two guys who failed to reach the Majors and never made close to $1 million as pitchers:


Colorado Springs’ Ryan Wheeler has an adorable dog, if you want:

Delino DeShields was watching Sesame Street:

Hashtag bomb:

Someone is cheating on Chipotle:

Totally. They are better than Slurpees, too. Better consistency:

This week’s edition of “Cody Decker dressed like Willy Wonka”

Yeah man, you do. Tweet and I’ll take care of the blogging. Deal?

Lame:


Minor Leaguer with Oreos Tweet of the Week:

He brought his own cot to the airport? Unreal

Marcus Hatley isn’t as comfortable:

Rangers prospect Luke Jackson shares a report about some dude who passed out while holding his breath as he drove through a tunnel. Luke, can you explain this? Does it just smell bad in there?


Everyone knows that one teammate that goes out for dinner and doesn’t bother asking the rest of his buddies if they want burgers:

Apparently when you’re a Minor Leaguer, you get a neat little card to show to the ladies. Hello, I’m a “Minor League Player.”

Considering the Minor Leagues’ bizarre obsession with Star Wars, probably no trouble:

Really? Nothing better? What if Kate Upton woke you up and told you you’d just won the lottery and free Chipotle for life? Totally better than iced coffee.

Apparently Twins top prospect Byron Buxton did not have an iced caramel thing to start his day:

But what’s better than iced coffee? A box full of cherries:

Our friend and Florida State League photographer Mark LoMogio gets a shoutout from Dante Bichette Jr on Twitter:

Forrest Snow, no longer imprisoned?

Evidently Gwinnett’s Joey Terdoslavich doesn’t read Minoring in Twitter, since we have exhaustively covered the best tips and tricks to sleeping on buses:

Ben Verlander is a good-looking guy, but not even he can pull this awful mess off:

Yankees prospect Danny Burawa seems to be the Minors’ most vocal New York Rangers fan, so I will include his Tweet:

Nationals prospect Lucas Giolito spent his free time watching a televised spelling bee.


So did Bichette:

The New Hampshire Fisher Cats looking like Oompa Loompas with that bright orange/red skin:


Hey, only five more months until Halloween:

Pensacola catcher Chris Berset is very hungry:

But hungrier than the Rays’ Kevin Kiermaier was?

Trevor Gretzky has discovered some fur-lined Croc cleats:

A bus seflie:

Poor Matt Purke was sent for Tommy John surgery on Thursday, but he’s doing well:

Oklahoma City’s Rudy Owens went T-shirt shopping:

Pirates prospect Jameson Taillon credits Call of Duty for his finger strength:

Rough day:

For him too:

What a moment:

And then he posed next to Mr. Met’s cousin, the dude from Jack in the Box:

Here, stand next to a urinal and I’ll take your photo:


Behind the scenes on a Minor League bus ride:

Yeah, anyone interested? We’re storming the tower tomorrow:

Man, Phillies prospect JP Crawford has some very pessimistic friends:


A lot of LeBron/Lance Stephenson chatter from the Minors this week. Here’s a good NBA Tweet:

Nice aim:

Mental note: avoid Cedar Rapids:

Funny guy, Mr. Decker is:

Chipotle Tweets of the Week

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