Sean Doolittle Appreciation Day, in Tweets
Sep 19, 2014; Oakland, CA, USA; Oakland Athletics relief pitcher
Sean Doolittle(62) and catcher
Derek Norris(36) celebrate after defeating the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1 at O.co Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Ed Szczepanski-USA TODAY Sports
Sean Doolittle Appreciation Day has come and gone. What was this movement, and how did it start? Well, a tweet from a fan, directed at Sean Doolittle on Sunday night, blamed Doo for the loss in the wild card game. That’s the bad. What came from this is quite beautiful.
Our own Jennifer Trump saw this, and decided to create #SeanDoolittleAppreciationDay Monday morning. She wanted to make sure that Sean knew that not all of us hated him, or the team. The news spread, and much like the Face of MLB contest, A’s fans got creative, and showed their appreciation. Here are some tweets from throughout the day.