After center fielder Bradley Zimmer sent a ball soaring over the center field wall to give the Cleveland Indians a 4-3 lead in last night’s contest against the Oakland A’s, the Indians’ social media account decided it was time to get cute.
Too cute, perhaps.
If you're asleep, here's a quick summary:
We trailed 3-0. We lead 4-3.#OurCLE pic.twitter.com/gGLoefaI5o— Cleveland Indians (@Indians) July 17, 2021The problem: it was only the top of the seventh inning.
Apparently, the Indians’ social media team has never heard farmers and amateur backyard-chicken-coop-keepers caution “don’t count your chickens before they hatch.