Twitter Hitter. Ochocinco A Cancer in the Reds Clubhouse Too?

Joe Kay of the Associated Press wrote an article about Brandon Phillips and his new tweeting habit.

It was so foreign to Reds manager, Dusty Baker that he referred to it as twitting, which come to think of it may be more accurate.  Baker wondered aloud what was the advantage of it.  The Reds manager loves to treat the troops as adults, so he is reluctant to sensor any of his players, hoping they are mature enough to police themselves and do, say and "twit" the right thing.

While we struggle with this new verb in the English language what is the past tense?  Do you replace the vowel with a short 'A"?  I'm not sure.

In Kay's piece Phillips claimed he will not hold back.   He also revealed that Chad Ochocinco encouraged him to make a name for himself and expose his every thought.

That would put number 85 in the unique position of being a cancer in the Reds clubhouse as well as the Bengal's locker room.

Phillips justification for saying what he thinks and letting the chips fall where they may is admirable.

"If you don't have haters, you ain't doing nothing," Phillips told Kay.  After a two year running snubfest aimed at Mark Sheldon of MLB.com and John Fay of the Enquirer, it occurs to me that they should use the same line every time a player gets upset at what they write or don't write.

As Baker pointed out Sunday morning, "If they put it out there themselves they can't claim they were misquoted."

Personally, I'm all for a player being upfront, honest.  The freedom to express ourselves is a fundamental principle of our country but when the blades of the fan get hit, stand behind it and deal with the consequences.