The five best tweets from Keith Hernandez's newly verified and always hilarious Twitter account
Keith Hernandez has charmed baseball fans across the country for years with his many shenanigans in the Mets broadcast booth. But what if that wasn't quite enough? What if you demanded more of the grumbling, more of the unrepentant trolling, more of the mustache? Lucky for you, Hernandez is now on Twitter.
The former first baseman created his account back in 2015, but it laid dormant until a couple of weeks ago, when he tweeted out a touching remembrance for his late friend and teammate Rusty Staub. From there, he was off to the races:
Hi everybody. I¡¯ll figure out this Tweet stuff. Happy METS were cancelled tonight. It would have been cold and nobody would be at the park with the NCAA BB Finals tonight. First time the Mets and SNY cancelled a game before I began my 86 mile trip to work. Stay warm.
— keith Hernandez (@keithhernandez) April 2, 2018
Of course, his first order of business was to quiet the initial skepticism over whether this was actually Keith Hernandez's Twitter account:
It¡¯s me.
— keith Hernandez (@keithhernandez) April 2, 2018
Thankfully, on Tuesday, Twitter decided to help him out:
Okay all your sceptics! I¡¯m officially blue checked! I¡¯m Keith Hernandez! Have a good day. Feel good about your Mets. I do. Long way to go.
— keith Hernandez (@keithhernandez) April 10, 2018
As you might imagine, Hernandez's account immediately became a sensation -- he's up to 46,441 followers as of this writing while following just 38 accounts himself, a ratio to which we all should aspire. To help get you caught up on what you've missed so far, we've compiled some of his greatest hits:
1. When he changed his handle
Shouts to Keith for locking down that premium first name/last name brand space:
IMPORTANT NOTICE!! ATTENTION! TWITTER RECOMMENDED THATCI CHANGE MY TWITTER HANDLE. I CAN NOW BE FOUND:@keithhernandez
— keith Hernandez (@keithhernandez) April 11, 2018
AND NOTICE THE BLUE CHECK
2. When he was a little unclear on how to take a screenshot
Hey, a photo of your computer will do just as well:
— keith Hernandez (@keithhernandez) April 3, 2018
3. When he jumped into @PearlJam's mentions to proclaim his love for Eddie Vedder
An unusual match? Perhaps, but even Keith needs a little grunge in his life every now and then:
Love EDDIE
— keith Hernandez (@keithhernandez) April 7, 2018
4. When he live-tweeted his stay at the Washington, D.C. airport
Complete with Rocky and Bullwinkle joke:
Delayed at the airport due ground fog with the notorious Natasha! Where¡¯s Boris?!? pic.twitter.com/UOEMpGP28E
— keith Hernandez (@keithhernandez) April 4, 2018
5. Most important, when he introduced the world to his beloved cat, Hadji
Not only would this be the first of many fantastic Hadji photos to grace Hernandez's timeline, but it also demonstrated an advanced understanding of cat emojis:
Hadji relaxing on heated master bath floor after his morning breakfast ? pic.twitter.com/l4985pl6cI
— keith Hernandez (@keithhernandez) April 4, 2018
