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Braves Writer, and Human Thumb, Tweets Out Very Original Santa Joke

By Kyle Pagan

Published: Sep 13th, 2023 · 10:44 AM EDT

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You’d think a sportswriter would be able to come up with something a little more clever than recycling a 60-year-old joke:

They are serenading Ronald like he is Santa Claus here in Philly. He’s now just three homers from MLB’s fifth 40-40 season and the first 40-60 season pic.twitter.com/Vu7zXIyOvv

— Mark Bowman (@mlbbowman) September 12, 2023

I might be giving this human thumb too much credit.

You’re probably thinking, “Damn Kyle. It’s not nice to call some guy a thumb.” To which I rebut, “If you don’t want to be called a thumb. It would benefit you to not look like a thumb.”

Anything goes during a playoff race.

This is the same guy who bitched about Jose Alvarado fixing the mound in the middle of the playoffs last year:

Somebody should check to see if Alvarado would like some appetizers while he waits for his latest mound manicure. As @EOF34 said, “If you want a clean mound, be a starter.”

— Mark Bowman (@mlbbowman) October 11, 2022

He sounds like more of a fan and less a sportswriter.

Time to split the series today and shove it down Bowman’s wide neck.

“I like our guys to act like they’ve been there before.”

Rob Thomson on Ronald Acuña Jr’s celebration last night pic.twitter.com/hboizAkTs6

— WIP Morning Show (@WIPMorningShow) September 13, 2023