Smash Mouth vs. Oakland Athletics: A Timeline of a Twitter Fight to Forget
Have you ever been on Twitter late at night and seen something that offends you and then you feel the need to reply to it only to end up in a multi-hour debate over relatively nothing?
The Oakland Athletics have.
Maybe you remember the song “All Star” by Smash Mouth. You don’t? I got you.
Well, those guys and the Oakland A’s Twitter account, got into a pretty depressing Twitter feud. It all started when the rock band responded to a tweet from San Francisco Chronicle writer John Shea.
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— Smash Mouth (@smashmouth) October 29, 2016The A’s didn’t take too kindly to the criticism.
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And Smash Mouth called them out on it…
@Athletics You’re not? BillyBall Bullsh*t!
— Smash Mouth (@smashmouth) October 29, 2016
…and followed that up with some sound advice to the team.
@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
Oakland wasn’t having it and focused, fully, on making this an all-out Twitter war.
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Smash Mouth, being the all-stars they are, just wanted the A’s to do better at representing the Bay Area.
@510ProSports @Athletics @whatwouldDOOdo No hard feelings just rep the Bay better. They have some of the most loyal fans!
— Smash Mouth (@smashmouth) October 29, 2016
You would think the A’s would retract their hostility a bit with Smash Mouth explaining their criticism. The A’s hit them with the, “OR NAH!”
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At this point, the entire feud is becoming super elementary and quite boring as the band just seems to brush off every jab the A’s throw. The band even admits to being surprised the team engaged in the juvenile feud.
@SharkWitten @Athletics @510ProSports @whatwouldDOOdo Funniest thing ever! Wasn’t expecting them to jump in the sandbox with us.
— Smash Mouth (@smashmouth) October 29, 2016
At the end of it all, the A’s deleted their tweets and issued an apology to the band. WEAK.
Hey @smashmouth – sorry we let our competitive juices get the best of us. Tickets and a 1st pitch are on us anytime you’re in the East Bay. pic.twitter.com/wfsKcBr1NW
— Oakland Athletics (@Athletics) October 29, 2016
Twitter is an amazing place that gives the average man or woman the opportunity to say, “Did you see Smash Mouth get into a fight with the Oakland A’s last night?” Thank you, Twitter, for my conversation starter this week.
