The Finger Wag – Athletes using Twitter and Social Media to their Disadvantage

Maurice Edu is a member of the U.S. National Soccer team… but that’s not all he does.  He spins a good mystery….

MauriceEdu

(Maurice Edu)

omg this cant be happening!! twitterworld i need ur help! im in trouble! this is bad, real bad! i need u guys right now! cant believe this! On 2:16 PM Oct 13th 2009 from web

MauriceEdu

(Maurice Edu)

omg if u guys can help, please let me know! wow man, cant believe this!! smh!! On 2:23 PM Oct 13th 2009 from web

MauriceEdu

(Maurice Edu)

i dont know what to do! This shouldn't have happened! man this is bad! On 2:40 PM Oct 13th 2009 from web

There is no explanation so far as to what happened.

I hope I’m not making light of what may be a serious situation.  But I also hope that in serious situations Maurice doesn’t turn to the “twitterworld” for help.

Also, what does “smh” mean?  I bet it’s a clue.

Update: Maurice Edu has laid bare the full details of his tragedy.  Read more to find out what happened.

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WoodDro59

(Wesley Woodyard)

If I focus on that then dat means I can't focus on this money. So I'll pass sorry fa you On 1:30 PM Sep 23rd 2009 from Tweed

I don’t know what this means, but can you use “that” and “dat” in the same sentence?

I bet if you checked into it, you’d find out that Wesley Woodyard wasn’t even from the streets, he’s went to some rich kid prep school where they teach the word “that” to all the students.

Or maybe not.

redskinsblog

(Matt Terl)

Clinton Portis is officially on Twitter: @26clintonportis On 3:54 PM Sep 22nd 2009 from TweetDeck

Whoa Mama!  If this athlete’s tweets are anything like his press conferences, we’re in for some entertainment.

How can you create and portray a fictional character in 140 characters?  Clinton Portis will find out.

Also, how was Clinton Portis not one of the very first athlete twitterers?

In related news, we’re looking into purchasing thefingerwag.clintonportis.com because this guy is going to be hilarious.  He develops comedy at the highest level:

They actually air this on TV in the DC area, by the way.  No word on how Chris Cooley’s cotton shorts have affected used car sales just yet.  Also credit Antwaan Randle El for injecting a quick safey lesson where it was wholey unnecessary.

FreddyAdu11

(Freddy Adu)

Hey guys coach wants to take it easy with me or the first couple of games so dont worry. Like i said one step at a time. On 7:39 PM Sep 16th 2009 from web

That makes sense though, right?  I mean he’s only 14 years old…

Actually, he’s 20 now.  But you can still take it easy and let him get his feet wet.  He only had 87 appearances with D.C. United from 2004 to 2006.  Another 11 with Real Salt Lake.  Then 9 with Monaco.

C’mon.  This guy can handle a start in the Portugese majors by now.  Getting a little silly.

str8edgeracer

(C.J. Wilson)

I love aggressive big rig drivers- but only if the truck contains cement or milk On 6:18 PM Sep 16th 2009 from txt

That’s C.J. Wilson, relief pitcher for the Texas Rangers.

All I can say is I have no idea what exactly this means.  But I feel like I agree with it.

Also, I’m getting the fail whale on Twitter right now.  Remember when MySpace thought they could have horrible service and people would keep coming back?  That’s a topic for another day, I suppose.

We’ll try and hit you with a nice mix of short posts coupled with longer diatribes with ScottiePP7 confessing what a b-ball nerd he was in middle school.  So keep your eye out for some more random athlete tweets… which is the true beauty of Twitter in the first place, isn’t it?

And a bonus one for the road…

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