Seth Smith Lacks Social Media Knowledge, Wonders if Trending on Twitter Is 'Big Deal'

Seth Smith Lacks Social Media Knowledge, Wonders if Trending on Twitter Is ‘Big Deal’

by NESN Staff on Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 9:25PM

Seth Smith was Oakland's savior on Wednesday night.

With the Athletics on the brink of elimination against
the Tigers in the ninth inning, Smith ripped a two-run double off Detroit
closer Jose Valverde to deadlock the game before Coco Crisp delivered the
game-winning run.

But after the dramatic game, it was Smith who turned into
a trending topic on Twitter. Turns out, the Athletics slugger had no clue about
Twitter and the ramifications of trending worldwide.

Oakland pitcher Brandon McCarthy – the ultimate Twitter
goofball — aired out Smith's naivety, showing a text message between the two
where Smith asks if trending was a big deal.

Here is the picture of the message below: