All Jack Lipscomb wanted was to throw out a first pitch at Major-League game.
That’s why he tweeted this:
How many RTs for you guys to let me throw out a first pitch some time @Indians
— Jack Lipscomb (@Young_Seneca) January 22, 2017
Hey, worth a try, right?
Surely Jack did not actually expect the official Cleveland Indians Twitter account to respond to his random tweet, but respond they did.
It just wasn’t a very nice response.
100 million
— Cleveland Guardians (@CleGuardians) January 22, 2017
This is just cruel because they didn’t say “no” outright, but they gave him an impossible task. The most retweeted tweet ever has just under 3.3 million, and there are only about 300 million people on Twitter.
Still, against all odds, Jack went for it.
seems a tad bit high but don't doubt me I have this in me
— Jack Lipscomb (@Young_Seneca) January 22, 2017
Here’s the tweet that Jack attempted to rally to 100 million retweets:
Alright so the bar has been set now I just need everyone's help, please retweet this so I can fulfill my dream🙌🏼 pic.twitter.com/HLgOvexLQr
— Jack Lipscomb (@Young_Seneca) January 22, 2017
As of this moment, several days after the original exchange, Jack has nearly 200,000 retweets. That is a helluva lot of retweets and also only 0.2 percent of the total he needs.
Though Jack won’t get to 100 million retweets anytime this century, some good has come out of this. For one thing, Minnesota Twins pitcher Hector Santiago has taken an interest in his cause, which is pretty cool.
@Young_Seneca everyone retweet this ! Get him to throw out first pitch!
— Hector Santiago (@hecsantiago53) January 24, 2017
I like going after things people think are impossible! Chase your dreams no matter what gets in your way.
— Hector Santiago (@hecsantiago53) January 24, 2017
For another thing, the Indians will apparently invite him to a game this year.
Jack's not going to get to 100M. No first pitch.
But! He IS at 176K & we have a great day in store for him this yr! https://t.co/jYfI9MClDB
— Cleveland Guardians (@CleGuardians) January 24, 2017
You’d think maybe the team could relax its first-pitch criteria a little and let the kid give it a try—after all, that’s all he ever wanted—but rules are rules.
[MLB.com]
