Marlins forced to delete poorly-worded ‘foursome’ tweet

Dear team social media and promo people: do you really not notice how these things look?

That is a tweet sent out Thursday by the Miami Marlins. It’s about a team-sponsored charity golf outing that includes Marlins players, coaches, and broadcasters. It reads as if it is talking about something completely different, does it not?

Probably have to check with my wife. I'll DM you if she's up for it. https://t.co/kCdTrGcPRA — Marc Hochman (@MarcHochman) February 4, 2016

This is the internet. Anything that can be manipulated into looking even vaguely dirty is going to get seized upon by a horde of rabid commenters. This was a straight-up gift.

The tweet was promptly deleted and replaced by something a bit more specific:

Join us at the Jack McKeon Golf Classic where a player will join each foursome of golfers! https://t.co/bQgAIEHfbI pic.twitter.com/TOlv0V0g34 — Miami Marlins (@Marlins) February 4, 2016

They should have just left it up. Not only is it just as funny as this ill-advised promo, but it would probably be the most attention the Marlins get all season.

H/T Big League Stew