Texas Rangers fire employee over Charlie Strong tweet

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It was a long day for Texas football coach Charlie Strong on Saturday as his Longhorns were blown out 50-7 by TCU in Fort Worth.

There was plenty of social media chatter about the game, and one tweet led to an individual being fired.

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The Texas Rangers' Twitter account sent out a tweet that said "Fire Charlie.# bye". The tweet was quickly deleted.

The Rangers later issued the following statement apologizing for the tweet:

The Texas Rangers wish to apologize to the University of Texas and its head football coach Charlie Strong for the very inappropriate and insensitive message that was briefly posted on the team's twitter account this afternoon. The tweet was posted by a member of the team's social media department who was neither working for the Rangers nor was at Globe Life Park today. Effective immediately, that individual is no longer employed by the Rangers. The Rangers sincerely regret this incident and have taken the appropriate measures to make certain it does not occur in the future.

This is the second time in recent months that someone with a Texas pro sports franchise was fired following a controversial tweet.

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At the end of their first-round playoff series against Dallas in April, the Rockets' Twitter account posted a tweet that included an emoticon of a pistol pointed at a horse's head, a a reference to the Mavericks' mascot, along with the words "Shhhhh. Just close your eyes. It will all be over soon."

The tweet was removed, the Rockets apologized and fired digital communications manager Chad Shanks.

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The Strong tweet also isn't the first time a Dallas pro team had to apologize for a rogue tweet.

In January 2013, a member of the Dallas Cowboys' digital media staff took a shot at the Dallas Stars and the Stars' Twitter account responded by posting a photo of Mike Modano lifting the Stanley Cup and saying "at least our #9 got the job done," a not-so sutble shot at Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo's lack of postseason success. The Cowboys later apologized for the initial tweet.

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