sputman 1,268 Report post Posted July 16, 2011 1. Mike Commodore and that's it. *interestingly enough as i write this darren dreger just reported on his twitter page that jimmhoward32 had just joined twitter, but the account was then revealed to be a fake* i wonder if this is something the management frowns upon, and that's why there are no others. the only other teams to have one twittereerr are new jersey (elias) and minnesota (havlat, who will now replace jamal mayer's twitter spot at san jose). this will leave minnesota having no twittererrerers, who will join atlanta, boston, buffalo, calgary, chicago (though mayers is on the way), and ottawa with that distinction. i'm curious if six-four will be talked to about his, seeing how he recently posted pictures of bikini-clad woman washing cars in california (gasp), and when asked said that the only ballet he had been to before had a pole (haha). btw, former red wing twittledores include d-mac, aaron ward, and wendel clark, and the team with the most twingleberries are the rangers and capitals, each with 8. source Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dawings1905 2 Report post Posted July 16, 2011 maybe they just see it as a waste of time, like myself. 8 Z and D for the C, RedWingFan2k1, hooon and 5 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nevermind 363 Report post Posted July 16, 2011 I'm pretty sure this isn't going to help his reputation with Babcock. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GSBrooks13 204 Report post Posted July 16, 2011 I don't think its a management thing.. I mean if you have your players out there interacting with the fans then it is usually a good thing. I think a lot more of it comes from the players personally.. A lot of the players on the Wings seem like they would rather keep to themselves when they are at home and enjoy their privacy, while other players enjoy spending their days off interacting with fans. I suppose it could also be an age thing, but not entirely. Anyways, aside from Commie there are a few Wings prospects who have Twitter as well and I can't really see the Wings management saying "welcome to the Red Wings, now please delete your Twitter account." Then again it wouldn't surprise me if some teams did just that, I remember seeing a bit of chatter on Twitter wondering if the Hawks would make Mayers delete his account. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hooon 1,089 Report post Posted July 16, 2011 maybe they just see it as a waste of time, like myself. Ding, ding, ding. 3 sleepwalker, homertime and F2B&G reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Majsheppard 203 Report post Posted July 16, 2011 I want to touch on this quick. Twitter is great for getting and giving info. For players, this means only a few things. You can try and promote other things you are doing, which most fans could care less about. You can respond to what is happening in your sport, which can get you into huge trouble and make you look foolish. You can respond to fans to make them feel important, which has little payout and can get you into huge trouble and make you look foolish. You can have an account and do nothing with it, and it may eventually get hacked leading you into huge trouble and make you look foolish. Or you can not have one, and the world moves on. I am not against them having twitter, but honestly there isn't much benefit to it for players, coaches, GMs, etc. It is great for marketing, journalists, comedians, and similar types. Take Hank for example... He has a clothing line, a superstar status, a hot wife... His tweets would be boring like. Congrats to my wife for landing this gig. Hey we have a new shirt for sale on the website. Hey congrats to Pavel for his 100th point of the season. Not too exciting... 1 WizardOfOz30 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cusimano_brothers 1,655 Report post Posted July 16, 2011 Maybe "Brick House" has been needy, attention wise. This coming season, that's the least of his worries. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest CaliWingsNut Report post Posted July 16, 2011 I would guess the organization frowns on such activity. I ONLY say this after years of listening to the reserved uncontroversial commentary by wings players to the media. When you compare their lack of candor to players such as Pronger, Avery, Bissonnette, etc the wings look rather....dull. That said, the Red Wings seem to have been slow to adopt new means of marketing. They only this past year have been sending out official social media updates via twitter and facebook when the opportunity has been around for much longer. It matches much of what makes the Red Wings continually successful, not rocking the boat and making steady but slow improvements. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
55fan 5,133 Report post Posted July 16, 2011 If Homer had one, would anyone be able to translate it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sputman 1,268 Report post Posted July 16, 2011 If Homer had one, would anyone be able to translate it? oh man that would be one helluva quote machine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DatsyukianDekes 2,428 Report post Posted July 17, 2011 I don't know about you guys, but Pavel on Twitter would be amazing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Datsyerberger 279 Report post Posted July 17, 2011 If Homer had one, would anyone be able to translate it? I come bearing gifts: http://www.darkshire.net/~jhkim/muppets/borker.html 3 sputman, Hockeymom1960 and 55fan reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sputman 1,268 Report post Posted July 17, 2011 I come bearing gifts: http://www.darkshire.net/~jhkim/muppets/borker.html mmm, roost torkey. still hilarious. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
55fan 5,133 Report post Posted July 17, 2011 I come bearing gifts: http://www.darkshire.net/~jhkim/muppets/borker.html I love it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jesusberg 1,256 Report post Posted July 17, 2011 I tweeted Commie to see if the team may have asked him to stop using it. I doubt it's something that would even come up yet, but figured it's worth a shot to ask. Never know. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rivalred 630 Report post Posted July 17, 2011 I tweeted Commie to see if the team may have asked him to stop using it. I doubt it's something that would even come up yet, but figured it's worth a shot to ask. Never know. "Miss Red Wing" offered to take Commie to Cheli's Chili it looks like http://twitter.com/#!/MissRedWing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
newfy 695 Report post Posted July 17, 2011 Who really cares. Its a great way for fans to grow attached to a certai player and its pretty cool to get a little insight like that. Brendan Smith also has it and I think he'll be a wing by the end of the season. Because Detroit has alot of Europeans who may not be the best with English may play a part in why they have few tweeters. All the North Americans on the team pretty much are older guys who didnt grow up with as much technology. Callahan, Sheahan, Parkes, Fournier, and Sproul all have accounts as well Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest CaliWingsNut Report post Posted July 17, 2011 I come bearing gifts: http://www.darkshire...ets/borker.html "I troost mine-a iye-a to Dr. Bork Bork Bork! Rehmoonee" 2 banzaiwolfe and sputman reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mitchmac33 103 Report post Posted July 18, 2011 I don't know about you guys, but Pavel on Twitter would be amazing. There's a fake Datsyuk one. @notpaveldatsyuk doesn't claim to be real or anything but it's super funny Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rrasco 1,312 Report post Posted July 18, 2011 maybe they just see it as a waste of time, like myself. So what you're trying to say is...you're a waste of time? 1 55fan reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Konnan511 1,736 Report post Posted July 18, 2011 So what you're trying to say is...you're a waste of time? Epic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jusek 437 Report post Posted July 18, 2011 (edited) Ryan Sproul is on Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/Sproully93 Alan Quine too: http://twitter.com/#!/quiner26 Edited July 18, 2011 by Jusek Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sputman 1,268 Report post Posted July 19, 2011 one of commodore's latest: For all the afro questions...I will grow it starting day 1 of camp. It will be glorious from feb on. haha. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jusek 437 Report post Posted July 19, 2011 one of commodore's latest: Awesome! Afro + #64 would be just epic! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SouthernWingsFan 854 Report post Posted July 19, 2011 So what you're trying to say is...you're a waste of time? I excel at wasting time!!! :carrot: :banana: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
