The game’s second-most buzzy moment came in the first inning, when starting pitcher Matt Harvey hit batter Robinson Cano in the knee with a throw. That generated about 10,000 tweets per minute.
Perhaps the game’s most interesting subplot, however, had nothing to do with the sport. In the fifth inning, a fan named Dylan Masone was viciously tackled by security near second base after rushing the field. He tried the stunt after promising to do so if one of his tweets received 1,000 retweets (spoiler alert: it did). A look back at Masone’s Twitter timelines provides a hilarious window into his thought process (or lack thereof).
Twitter says Masone was mentioned about 12,000 times after making a break for it. He started the night with about 550 followers, and at time of this writing, he had more than 7,000. That’s one way to grow your social media presence.
Originally appeared here.