Over the last couple of years, professional sports teams have got pretty good at maintaining enjoyable social media presences. It’s especially fun when teams interact with each other, because the idea of massive billion-dollar franchises teasing each other on Twitter is cute in a very 21st-century way.
The Cubs have a pretty great Twitter account, which made it fairly controversial when Twitter user @liamgordd posted this:
@Yankees Twitter account > @Cubs Twitter account
— liam (@YankeesEra) February 8, 2016
Now, @Cubs probably gets messages like that all the time, but on Monday they decided they weren’t going to take it.
Well now you've gone and done it.
@liamgordd @Yankees— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) February 8, 2016
So obviously the Cubs were going to win this poll given that they tweeted it to their own fans, but that 56-44 margin is not very large. Props to Yankee fans for voting in droves.
Naturally the Yankees themselves had to get in on this. First they tweeted this innocent gif…
@Cubs @liamgordd pic.twitter.com/lGyobnaiBW
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) February 8, 2016
…to which the Cubs responded…
@Yankees @liamgordd pic.twitter.com/lCx2Qag3Ao
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) February 8, 2016
This could have been the end, but the Yankees decided to channel all the worst stereotypes about them and their fans and counter with the classic “RINGZZZZZZ” argument.
We're new to this poll thing @Cubs. Do the #Yankees have …
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) February 8, 2016
Come on Yanks, you’re better than that!
The Cubs also stayed true to the image of their franchise by effectively cowering in fear at the possibility of a confrontation…
@Poulos @markmongo @Yankees No way anyone near our account would send that. pic.twitter.com/CuaGPqlQyt
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) February 8, 2016
…at which point the Yankees acquiesced.
@Cubs Fine, friends. pic.twitter.com/xTfTNkIBZE
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) February 8, 2016
Long live professional teams interacting on Twitter.