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

TheMontyShow

(Tim Montemayor)

Is there any one who cares about NASCAR? Anyone...Hello? On 10:30 PM Apr 26th 2010 from TweetDeck

No. No one does.

At least not on Twitter. But it’s not because it’s a bad sport, it’s because Michael Waltrip ruined Twitter for all Nascar fans.

mw55

(Michael Waltrip)

im off to a richard petty event. think i will wear my hat. On 6:59 PM Oct 13th 2009 from web

mw55

(Michael Waltrip)

Peeing n th shower saves 1,157 gal of water annualy per household...so it turns out its my fault. Ur suppose to turn the shower on I guess On 4:54 AM Apr 24th 2010 from UberTwitter

mw55

(Michael Waltrip)

Everyone keeps staring at me. I think they know who I am. On 6:02 PM Oct 21st 2009 from UberTwitter

Trust me, no one knows who you are.

mw55

(Michael Waltrip)

No wait. Check that. My pants were unzipped. Darnnit. On 6:04 PM Oct 21st 2009 from UberTwitter

There we go.

I attempted to try and tie this into some cool story about Waltrip or NASCAR but that’s almost impossible because the lack of anything cool by either party. So here is the most badass thing Waltrip’s ever done – from Wikipedia

On Saturday, April 7th of 2007 the Catawba County, North Carolina Highway Patrol reported that Waltrip was driving approximately 70 miles per hour in a 55 mile-per-hour zone when at about 1:50 a.m. he lost control of his Toyota Land Cruiser which resulted in missing a curve. After going off of the road’s right side Waltrip then veered back across the pavement then onto the road’s left shoulder. After sliding sideways his vehicle collided with a utility pole resulting in an rollover with the vehicle finally resting on its side. A neighbor of Waltrip’s testified that she witnessed Michael crawl out of the top of the vehicle (at that angle the passenger doors) then leave the scene of the accident barefoot, carrying his shoes, through the woods on the mile journey to his home.

mw55

(Michael Waltrip)

Everyone keeps staring at me. I think they know who I am. On 6:02 PM Oct 21st 2009 from UberTwitter

Trust me, no one knows who you are.

mw55

(Michael Waltrip)

No wait. Check that. My pants were unzipped. Darnnit. On 6:04 PM Oct 21st 2009 from UberTwitter

There we go.

I attempted to try and tie this into some cool story about Waltrip or NASCAR but that’s almost impossible because the lack of anything cool by either party. So here is the most badass thing Waltrip’s ever done – from Wikipedia

On Saturday, April 7th of 2007 the Catawba County, North Carolina Highway Patrol reported that Waltrip was driving approximately 70 miles per hour in a 55 mile-per-hour zone when at about 1:50 a.m. he lost control of his Toyota Land Cruiser which resulted in missing a curve. After going off of the road’s right side Waltrip then veered back across the pavement then onto the road’s left shoulder. After sliding sideways his vehicle collided with a utility pole resulting in an rollover with the vehicle finally resting on its side. A neighbor of Waltrip’s testified that she witnessed Michael crawl out of the top of the vehicle (at that angle the passenger doors) then leave the scene of the accident barefoot, carrying his shoes, through the woods on the mile journey to his home.