Twitter has become an invaluable tool, but even more so for sports fans, journalists, players and bloggers. The ability to follow beat reporters, players, and blogs provides an easy way to browse the latest news, opinions and stories regarding the Orioles all in one place. Even if you’re not tweeting yourself — as in posting messages — you can still follow the Orioles (or any team) with ease.
Twitter has allowed us to interact with, and look into, the everyday lives of athletes in a unique and more personal way. Instead of knowing players through reports and media, Twitter allows you to pose questions and socialize with athletes you watch on TV every day.
Jeremy Guthrie is one of the most followed O’s players on Twitter — and with good reason. He often responds to fans, shares his tastes in music (which, unfortunately, includes Justin Bieber), and his activeness within the Baltimore community is apparent. Without Twitter, fans wouldn’t be able to see this more personal side of Jeremy — at least to the extent that Twitter allows.
Not only is Twitter a strong tool for interacting with players, but beat reporters and journalists often break news with a tweet first before posting it on their blogs.
Simply put, Twitter is — at least to me — essential when it comes to following a baseball team. If you’re not on Twitter I would recommend joining, and here are some accounts that, as an Orioles fan, you should follow from the start.
Baltimore Orioles Players
@jarrieta34 – Jake Arrieta
@JGuthrie46 – Jeremy Guthrie
@KevinGregg63 – Kevin Gregg
@SimplyAJ10 – Adam Jones
@1brianroberts – Brian Roberts
Minor Leagues/Prospects
@A_Dees27 – Adam Davis
@aschmarzo – Alex Schmarzo
@brendanharris23 – Brendan Harris
@BuckInHere – Buck Britton
@connor_narron – Connor Narron
@dev_jones32 – Devin Jones
@hendog4 – Tyler Henson
@ImYourTA – Tim Adleman
@JacobJulius – Jacob Julius
@jakedcowan – Jake Cowan
@jarretmartin – Jarret Martin
@JesseBealJr – Jesse Beal
@Jomey2 – Jerome Pena
@ken_wise – Kenny Wise
@KHudson21 – Kyle Hudson
@luisnoel27 – Luis Noel
@MannyMachado3 – Manny Machado
@MaTaylor24 – Matt Taylor
@Matt_Hobgood48 – Matt Hobgood
@MattBywater – Matt Bywater
@MC_Roons – Michael Rooney
@MRLJHOES2U – L.J. Hoes
@pada5something – Clay Rapada
@PuckBmore – Parker Bridwell
@RandyHenry51 – Randy Henry
@s_gleason – Sean Gleason
@Schutzy23 – Kipp Schutz
@sbumbry – Steven Bumbry
@SnydRoast29 – Brandon Snyder
@Team_Rhyno – Rhyne Hughes
@trentmummey7 – Trent Mummey
@Tstrong17 – Travis Strong
@zbritton – Zach Britton
Team Accounts
@birdlandinsider – Baltimore Orioles
@norfolktides – Norfolk Tides
@bowiebaysox – Bowie Baysox
@frederickkeys – Frederick Keys
@shorebirds – Delmarva Shorebirds
@IronBirds – Aberdeen IronBirds
Media/Beat Writers
@Britt_Ghiroli – Brittany Ghiroli (Orioles MLB.com beat writer)
@danconnollysun – Dan Connolly (Orioles beat writer for The Baltimore Sun)
@jeffzrebiecsun – Jeff Zrebiec (Orioles beat writer for The Baltimore Sun)
@masnRoch – Roch Kubatko (Orioles beat writer for MASN)
Blogs/Other Resources
@BaltimoreLuke – Luke Jones (Orioles writer for WNST)
@BrettHollander – Brett Hollander (host of Sportsline on 1090AM WBAL)
@CamdenChat – Camden Chat (Camden Chat’s Twitter account)
@CamdenCrazies – Daniel Moroz (provides statistically focused analysis of Orioles baseball)
@CamdenDepot – Jon Shepherd (Camden Depot’s Twitter account)
@DempseysArmy – Dempsey’s Army (Dempsey’s Army Twitter account)
@eshjjaksclayton – T.J. Smith (writer for Eutaw Street Hooligans)
@eshtomludlow – Tom Ludlow (writer for Eutaw Street Hooligans)
@eutawhooligans – Kevin Lomax (Eutaw Street Hooligans Twitter account)
@james_feldman – James Feldman (writer for Camden Chat)
@JoePappa – Joe Papparotto (PA for O’s Xtra on MASN)
@KenWeinman1057 – Ken Weinman (host of Baltimore’s 105.7 The Fan weekdays 10 AM – 1 PM)
@masnSteve – Steve Melewski (Orioles writer/reporter for MASN)
@mattvensel – Matt Vensel (blogger and community coordinator for The Baltimore Sun)
@mlbtrorioles – Tim Dierkes (the latest Orioles news & rumors from MLBTR)
@Olsen_Don – Don Olsen (Orioles Nation’s Director of Scouting)
@Orioles - Baltimore Orioles (orioles.com news feed)
@OriolesHangout – Orioles Hangout (Orioles Hangout’s Twitter account)
@ProtectThisYard – PTY (apparel for loyal Baltimore Baseball fans)
@roarfrom34 – Matthew Taylor (Roar From 34 Twitter account)
@TenthInning – Dan Sanchez (Orioles Nation’s Senior Editor & Columnist)
General Baseball Accounts
@AdamWFoster – Adam Foster (founder of Project Prospect)
@baseball_ref – Baseball Reference (Saber baseball analysis)
@BaseballGuys – Ray Flowers (up-to-date news and links from around the majors)
@BenBadler – Ben Badler (writes about scouting and player development for Baseball America)
@Buster_ESPN – Buster Olney (senior baseball writer for ESPN The Magazine)
@fangraphs – FanGraphs (Saber baseball analysis)
@jaysonst – Jayson Stark (covers Major League Baseball for ESPN)
@jimcallisBA – Jim Callis (Executive editor of Baseball America)
@keithlaw – Keith Law (writes about prospects and the MLB Draft for ESPN)
@Ken_Rosenthal – Ken Rosenthal (MLB on FOX reporter and FOXSports.com baseball writer)
@Kevin_Goldstein – Kevin Goldstein (writes about prospects for Baseball Prospectus & ESPN)
@MinorLeagueBlog – TPA (links you to the future of baseball with rankings, news & more)
@robneyer – Rob Neyer (baseball writer for SB Nation)
@SI_JonHeyman – Jon Heyman (baseball writer at SI and SI.com; insider at MLB Network)
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