2012 MLB Twitter Guide: 10 Must Follows for the Upcoming Season

MLB's Opening Day is fast approaching, and who you follow on Twitter will determine how fast you know what's going on when something monumental happens. Here is your guide on who to follow for this upcoming season. Whether you want to interact with a player, gather information or get a laugh, this list covers all the bases (pun intended) and will make sure you are ready for a successful season on social media. 

Jose Canseco (@josecanseco)

Class is now in session. Canseco uses twitter any way he can to get attention. He teaches his followers about global warming while bitching about how he deserves one more shot at the majors. The self-proclaimed savior of baseball has something for everyone. He recently offered financial advice to the winner of the Mega Millions jackpot and told whoever wins to email him at [e-mail].


Sample Tweets: 

@josecanseco: 1 more stop global warming tip .turn your home heat all off at nite .saves $ an energy and lowers your body temp so u will live 20% longer

@josecanseco: clowns if you dont stop your mass consumption we will have no polar bears soon need to recycle or else no more bears

@josecanseco: I kill you and complete you at the same time


And these gems are all from the past week. Can't wait to see what he has to say when the season starts and players start hitting homers. 

Dee Gordon (@skinnyswag9)

Gordon tweets about absolutely everything, from his love of Chick-Fil-A to inspirational quotes. He is always interacting with fans who tell him he needs to gain weight. Gordon is definitely the leader of social media when it comes to baseball's top young players. 


Sample Tweet:

@skinnyswag9:I look jacked on #MLB2K12 lol... Niiiiiiccccceeeee!!!!!!!

Not Buster Olney (@trippingolney)

This parody account will keep you up to date on anything that occurs in baseball,while also giving you a laugh that the real Buster can't deliver.  


Sample Tweets:

@TrippingOlney: #BRAVES ARE GOING TO PROM WITH LIVAN

@TrippingOlney: YANKEES FANS ARE JUST MAD BECAUSE THEIR COWBOYS DIDN'T MAKE THE PLAYOFFS AND THEIR LAKERS ARE STRUGGLING.

C.J. Wilson (@str8edgeracer)

Never shy about any topic, his tweets range from inspirational quotes to practical jokes. he recently gave out a former teammate's phone number to all of his followers. 


Sample Tweets: 

@str8edgeracer: @MikeNapoli25 hope camp is going well. Give me a call my new # is 17149144404 happy st Patrick's day

@str8edgeracer: Seriously people- taking out a star player to preserve his batting average lead...weak! I hope ryan braun goes 5- 5 and wins the title now

Will Carroll (@injuryexpert)

Baseball players get injured every season. When a player goes down, you can find out the severity and implications they injury will have by following Will Carroll. 


Sample Tweet: 

@injuryexpert: Dont think that because Ryan Howard comes back in six months that Jason Peters can. Different jobs, functions, stresses. Peters out for yr.

Rob Neyer (@robneyer)

The former ESPN columnist and now with SB Nation dishes out his opinions on life as well as baseball in an always comedic fashion. 


Sample Tweets:

@RobNeyer:If Bobby Abreu's traded, I'll probably skip the climbing gym and order a pizza and get fat. So, I'm torn...

@RobNeyer:Was just reading the comments under an article and someone said "The Wire" was really good. Man, the stuff you can learn on the Internet.

Local Beat Writers. Every Team Has One (@todzolecki)

Want to know the lineup before anyone else? Follow every team's local beat writer. My favorite is Todd Zolecki. Here is a list from @beyondthebets of every local beat writer and their Twitter handle:

http://beyondthebets.com/2012/03/26/daily-updates-on-the-diamond-a-team-by-team-list-of-mlb-beat-writers-to-follow-on-twitter/

Bryan Peterson (@peteypipes)

Bryan Peterson might not have as many followers as teammate Logan Morrison (@Lomomarlins). But he won't clog up your timeline like Morrison, and instead, will fill it up with random thoughts and humorous jokes that make fun of his teammates. 


Sample Tweets:

@peteypipes: Let your name be worth more then your bank account

@peteypipes: My roomie @LoMoMarlins didnt make me breakfast today, I'm mad at him - so here's his number [phone]

Domingo Ayala (@domingoayala)

Domingo is a fictional Twitter account about a baseball player's journey to the majors. The video says it all.  


Sample Tweet:

@domingoayala: won year I was drafted 7 overall as a shorstop and 12 overall as a cacher

John Axford (@johnaxford)

Coming off a career year on the field, the Brewers closer does not disappoint off the field. The self-proclaimed mustache aficionado is always interacting with fans and recently received grief for endorsing a Nickelback song. 


Sample Tweet:

@Johnaxford: so much hate for enjoying a nickelback song that I just heard! I'm surpirsed too, and I think I hate myself! #DontHate