What Red Sox Twitter would have been like in 1986
Mustaches. A whole lot of mustaches.
Last night, Boston had reason to party like it was 1999 thanks to a dominant 10-3 win over the Colorado Rockies, which extended the Red Sox’ AL East lead to two games over Baltimore. But the Red Sox Twitter account went back even further, opting to tweet like it was 1986.
On Wednesday, part of the Red Sox’ Twitter account was dedicated to the 1986 American League pennant-winning team, which was honored at Fenway Park.
In honor of tonight’s 1986 30th anniversary reunion we’re tweeting like it’s ’86 (if Twitter had existed then)! pic.twitter.com/oMhoDYqURG
— Red Sox (@RedSox) May 25, 2016
’86 season in review: Mustaches, stirrups, and so much talent. #SoxHomecominghttps://t.co/RSN0ICa79M
— Red Sox (@RedSox) May 25, 2016
Before it was #HighFiveCity it was #HandshakeCity.#SoxHomecoming pic.twitter.com/BshGWPZNfL
— Red Sox (@RedSox) May 25, 2016
“Some of the best first half wins of the 1986 season had that marvelous touch of insanity…”#SoxHomecominghttps://t.co/kRPbhIJe0Q
— Red Sox (@RedSox) May 25, 2016
Your ’86 Pitching Staff: Al Nipper, Bruce Hurst, Oil Can Boyd, Roger Clemens#SoxHomecominghttps://t.co/EETNGT5A5Y
— Red Sox (@RedSox) May 25, 2016
Your 1986 #RedSox have clinched the AL East!!! #SoxHomecominghttps://t.co/ewsnOaV5vj
— Red Sox (@RedSox) May 25, 2016
And as the opening pitch neared, Fenway erupted in applause as the legends from the ’86 squad took the field.
Welcome back Wade Boggs, Bill Buckner, and Gator! #SoxHomecoming 👏 pic.twitter.com/HkdDKawF5x
— Red Sox (@RedSox) May 25, 2016
.@HanleyRamirez did his best to keep Rice in the dugout. #SoxHomecoming pic.twitter.com/HvujWT0cvi
— Red Sox (@RedSox) May 25, 2016
Although the tweets opened up some old wounds for some, the overall response was positive, with fans reminiscing about a team that defined the experience of an entire generation of Red Sox devotees.
.@RedSox That first pitcher looks like Steve Crawford. Nicest player I ever met!
— Chris Kollett (@ckollett) May 25, 2016
That Hurst hook was filthy.
— Boggsy OlllllllO 🇺🇲🇲🇽 (@dmboggs74) May 26, 2016
My 30th anniversary when we visited from #Alaska. Dad from Boston. pic.twitter.com/LkrjFxR94b
— Thom Leonard (@thomleonard) May 25, 2016
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