Trevor Reckling Storms Off Twitter Mound

by Rev Halofan on Nov 21, 2011 12:34 AM PST in Angels Rumors And Links

Angels pitching prospect Trevor Reckling was rumored to have had a hard time handling adversity at the higher minor league levels. He was demoted for poor performance after failing the challenge of meeting the rapid rise of a bullish promotion; whispers were, however, that it was a demotion tinged with character development issues after he had reportedly stormed off the pitching mound and threw other minor hissyfits unbecoming of a minor leaguer.

When the Angels added four minor league veterans to the 40-Man Roster by the Friday Forty Finalizing Deadline, Reckling was not on the list. And so he took to his @Treckling30 Twitter account...

TWEET ONE: i just wanna say to all my twitter family and fans thank you so much

TWEET TWO: im gonna take this offseason to #focus and gotta go back to work to get where i wanna get thanks i will be

There is no link, though, to these tweets because Reckling then deleted his @Treckling30 Twitter account! Was this mirroring the same intemperate behavior that added to his Reagins-era legacy of letting adversity destroy any poise he may have had far more thoroughly than opposing batters? Or is this the first step of him focusing on his pitching instead of gabbing with hoochies and performance-blinded fanboys on the dreaded Twitter?

Reckling has fans who retweeted the thoughts of the tweeting pitcher in his darkest hour. Judge for yourself the quality of a minor league arm's faithful twitter followers...

In the words of Charlie Brown... Sigh...

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I remember a couple of years ago,

Trevor, was the man of the hour! What happen?!

"Every time I think I’m out, they pull me back in" -George Costanza

by Howie's Batting Title on Nov 21, 2011 1:28 AM PST via mobile reply actions

Got mixed up with too many high maintance bitchs

by Halowitz on Nov 21, 2011 1:39 AM PST up reply actions

Damn, them Mood-Ring, hoe’s!!

"Every time I think I’m out, they pull me back in" -George Costanza

by Howie's Batting Title on Nov 21, 2011 2:00 AM PST via mobile up reply actions

At last she is in a good one

by eyespy on Nov 21, 2011 5:23 AM PST up reply actions

But it's ok though.

She’s such a fkn LADI!

"F it, let's pitch." - Ervin Santana

by Chzburger Jones on Nov 21, 2011 6:02 AM PST up reply actions

2

!!!!!!!!!

by Rev Halofan on Nov 21, 2011 12:42 PM PST up reply actions

Too bad. Naps could've showed him how to handle them.

Ah the good old days of Napoli the Halo and Trevor the prospect.

I woke up in a great mood; I don't know what the hell happened.

by Monkeyspanked on Nov 21, 2011 6:17 AM PST up reply actions

Will the fallout from that trade never end?!

Scioscialist Party of America - Redistributing your defense since 2000.

by Commander_Nate on Nov 21, 2011 8:47 AM PST up reply actions

So he'll wind up just like Chuck Finley?

If the Halos don't care about the way they play, then why should I?

by red floyd on Nov 21, 2011 8:45 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs

At least Chuck married a hot looking babe

That thing pictured above is more like this chick Baby Got Back… with cement & Fix-A-Flat injections

All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz, and I'm fine.

by Quad Fin Rider on Nov 21, 2011 11:45 AM PST up reply actions

id hit it… just saying

by mako2669 on Nov 21, 2011 8:45 PM PST up reply actions

When did Reckling become such a ★HighMaintanceBitch♛?

All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz, and I'm fine.

by Quad Fin Rider on Nov 21, 2011 2:40 AM PST reply actions

Sorry, I'm not seeing it.

Where’s the whining part?

by WiHaloFan on Nov 21, 2011 4:34 AM PST reply actions 10 recs

It's hard to find

When there’s no punctuation.

http://babiesboozeandboobs.wordpress.com/

by Sethy on Nov 21, 2011 6:47 AM PST up reply actions

You know it's Twitter, right?

More Howie please...

by hk47 on Nov 21, 2011 11:12 AM PST up reply actions

I'm with ya...

This is how gossip spreads… Until you here him say exactly why he deleted it it’s only speculation. I hope it was so he could focus 100% on baseball instead of checking tweets all day.

Should change my screen name to Stuck with Premium.

by stuck in Romania on Nov 21, 2011 7:28 AM PST up reply actions

Same! If anything this looks to be a mature move on his part.

What am I missing?

by lightupthehalo29 on Nov 21, 2011 8:47 AM PST up reply actions

Same.

I’ve never understood twitter, to be honest. Unless you’re a writer, journalist, artist, etc that has something to promote, it just seems kinda…pointless.

Scioscialist Party of America - Redistributing your defense since 2000.

by Commander_Nate on Nov 21, 2011 8:49 AM PST up reply actions

This.

I actually signed up recently, because I got an ipad2, and figured I might as well use it since its kind of integrated in the OS… but all I do is follow a few sportswriters.

And lady gaga of course.

What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.

by clover_black on Nov 21, 2011 9:12 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs

"And lady gaga of course."

That made me laugh lol

"Stay loyal to the Angels. As for me, I'm jumping on the Nationals bandwagon, later." -Daniel Sirca

by migfig on Nov 21, 2011 10:26 AM PST via mobile up reply actions

It's like having a blog where every post is limited to 140 characters

Lame.

by Suboptimal on Nov 21, 2011 1:50 PM PST up reply actions

That part IS lame

The idea of “microblogging”, that is. But I’ve found Twitter a great way to get news early. It all depends upon whom you follow, and whom you block.

You boys stick around--there'll be turkey and ice cream later!

by rspencer on Nov 21, 2011 1:53 PM PST up reply actions

news as it happens...

I usually get my baseball news on twitter before any place else…

http://truegrich.blogspot.com
http://baseballdocent.blogspot.com
http://twitter.com/truegrich

by True Grich on Nov 22, 2011 3:30 PM PST up reply actions

Also...

It’s a great place/venue for snarky comments…. just saying.

http://truegrich.blogspot.com
http://baseballdocent.blogspot.com
http://twitter.com/truegrich

by True Grich on Nov 22, 2011 3:32 PM PST up reply actions

maybe "VENTING"

would have been a better choice of words

by Rev Halofan on Nov 21, 2011 12:43 PM PST up reply actions

Meh...who cares

Just another spoiled athlete who finally figured out that the world does not revolve around him. Too bad he didn’t “work to get back to where I wanna get” sooner. Just think how he’ll feel if no one picks him up via the Rule 5 draft.

Trevor: it’s time to be a man.

From Jeff Mathis' TOPPS card: "Jeff is a defensive catcher, but he can rake it when it counts." Jeff has a lifetime .199 MLB batting average

by mustard_man on Nov 21, 2011 5:21 AM PST reply actions

I'm sure his agent planned this to make him seem more attractive in the Rule 5 draft

get on board the comeback, every other team in the league!

RIP Nick Adenhart

by ihearhowie2.0 on Nov 21, 2011 9:53 AM PST up reply actions

Spoiled...

he makes blue collar money playing in the minors.

And according to Cots: $0.1233M signing bonus.

Spoiled?

Misunderstanding here, I’m sure.

I love this team.

by Downing Rules on Nov 21, 2011 5:52 PM PST up reply actions

Maybe he intends on turning it over to Ashton’s mgmt firm

Well, come see a fat old man some time!

by Moondoggy on Nov 21, 2011 7:16 AM PST reply actions

I don't generall follow athletes on Twitter

They don’t say anything I’m interesting in reading, really, which is to say retweets.

R.I.P. Nick Adenhart - Always an Angel

by Kernel on Nov 21, 2011 7:30 AM PST reply actions

Brandon McCarthy is usually pretty funny and intelligent in his posts

But you’re right. The typical tweet from an athlete seems to be about as vapid and boring as a post-game quote.

I had to drop Garrett Richards from my Twitter feed because it made me not like him. Sometimes less is more, I guess.

Christmas List: DFA Mathis, Trade Abreu, Fire Reagins, Sign Buehrle

"Why [pitcher wins] should be taken as a record of the pitcher's ability is a conundrum to which no one has as yet vouchsafed an answer." M.G. Lloyd; Baseball Magazine - 1908

by Nathan Aderhold on Nov 21, 2011 1:21 PM PST up reply actions

Brandon McCarthy?

Is that Charlie’s brother? Bunch of dummies, if you ask me.

I love this team.

by Downing Rules on Nov 21, 2011 5:54 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs

twitter ruins lives

KK + KH forever

I take it you don't have the DOV Secret Decoder Ring
You need to drink more ovaltine
-Quad Fin Rider

by DAD OF VLAD on Nov 21, 2011 9:10 AM PST reply actions

Good for him

I’m not sure following any Angels on Twitter (besides maybe Trumbo) has necessarily made me like a player more. Often, it makes you realize these are just young kids who are getting egos pumped daily by said fanboys

RIP Nick Adenhart

by ihearhowie2.0 on Nov 21, 2011 9:52 AM PST reply actions

Trevor not being on the 40-man roster is not the end of the world...

Any team claiming him would have to keep him on the major league roster for the entire 2012 season or offer him back to the Angels.

Trevor not being on the 40-man just means that the team doesn’t believe he is ready for the majors next year.

I am on a horse!

by SoCalWine on Nov 21, 2011 11:39 AM PST reply actions

"Grantland Rice, the great sportswriter, once said 'It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game.'
Well, Grantland Rice can go to hell as far as I am concerned." - Gene Autry

by Angelsfan015 on Nov 21, 2011 11:46 PM PST reply actions