Twitter loses its mind over Coke-Cain matchup
To borrow a line from the great Rick James: Phil Coke and Lorenzo Cain is one hell of a matchup.
Social media had its collective head in the gutter Wednesday when Kansas City Royals center fielder Lorenzo Cain stepped to the plate against New York Yankees reliever Phil Coke for an R-rated plate appearance.
Coke Cain. pic.twitter.com/y06GCqsBdr
— Taylor Travis (@TaylorTravis15) May 12, 2016
The high-stakes showdown ended with Cain walking on six pitches, but triggered an avalanche of funny Twitter jokes:
makes me miss my old fantasy team name: CokeCain is a Hellickson of a Drug https://t.co/fUtEiwbaIY
— Cespedes Family BBQ (@CespedesBBQ) May 12, 2016
A Coke Cain matchup? The 1986 Mets would have been so excited. pic.twitter.com/0o45xXMysm
— Stacelicious (@The_Stace) May 12, 2016
The Royals had a good night! #KC pic.twitter.com/OvtX4n03Hp
— 96.5 The Buzz (@965TheBuzz) May 12, 2016
is a helluva drug ... pic.twitter.com/roMrHcgNUM
— Incarcerated Bob IBN (@incarceratedbob) May 12, 2016