As if 2016 wasn't already weird enough, here's a late-night Twitter beef between a professional baseball team and the answer to the bar trivia question "Which band released the triple-platinum album 'Astro Lounge' in 1999?" I realize that's a lot to handle, so let's start from the beginning.
San Francisco Chronicle baseball writer John Shea sent out an innocent tweet Friday evening explaining how far Coco Crisp had come from sitting on the bench for the Athletics to driving in the game-winning run in Game 3 of the World Series for the Indians. Hey, that's fine. Just an observation.
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The problems started when the band Smash Mouth felt the need to use Shea's note as a way to attack the A's.
@JohnSheaHey The A's are a joke, good for CC!
— Smash Mouth (@smashmouth) October 29, 2016
So... Oakland responded.
@smashmouth Insulted by Smash Mouth? #Pfft pic.twitter.com/SM1Q7CcvnF
— Oakland Athletics (@Athletics) October 29, 2016
Then it went off the rails.
@Athletics You're not? BillyBall Bullsh*t!
— Smash Mouth (@smashmouth) October 29, 2016
@smashmouth Up late desperately tweeting for relevancy? Hey now, that's not very All-Star of you.
— Oakland Athletics (@Athletics) October 29, 2016
@Athletics You guys made ZERO key additions last off season. Same this off-season? You have great fans,come on give them something!
— Smash Mouth (@smashmouth) October 29, 2016
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A's pitcher Sean Doolittle tried to jump in and calm everyone down with some Smash Mouth puns. It. Did. Not. Work.
@smashmouth @Athletics hey hey guys cmon. Why Can't We Be Friends? last year was rough but I'm A Believer.
— Sean Doolittle (@whatwouldDOOdo) October 29, 2016
@whatwouldDOOdo @Athletics Just last year? Not saying you should expect a World Series but this team is doing stuff way too cheap!
— Smash Mouth (@smashmouth) October 29, 2016
@smashmouth @whatwouldDOOdo Guess you've got it all figured out. Except how to make a hit since 1999.
— Oakland Athletics (@Athletics) October 29, 2016
Smash Mouth extended an olive branch to the A's, but the band would have been better off walking on the sun.
@510ProSports @Athletics @whatwouldDOOdo No hard feelings just rep theBay better. They have some of the most loyal fans!
— Smash Mouth (@smashmouth) October 29, 2016
@smashmouth @510ProSports @whatwouldDOOdo And you have no fans. They all graduated college 18 years ago and grew up. Do the same.
— Oakland Athletics (@Athletics) October 29, 2016
Sorry you had to see this, Sean.
@JasonLukehart @Athletics @smashmouth hopefully I can parent trap them into loving each other again
— Sean Doolittle (@whatwouldDOOdo) October 29, 2016
