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I love when athletes mix it up on social media. Whether it’s Kevin Durant having fake accounts, or Yu Darvish documenting his free agency. It’s kind of been a boring offseason in MLB so far, but on Thursday there was a huge rumor posted that soon became the laughing stock of baseball Twitter.
So, Barstool Carl, co-host of Red Line Radio, and Cubs contributor for Barstool Sports, thought he had the biggest free agency scoop of the offseason. He tweeted out on Thursday that a deal was done between the Cubs and Yu Darvish after being checked by team doctors.
Darvish to Cubs done deal after being evaluated by team docs #scoopcity
— Carl (@barstoolcarl) December 21, 2017
That was immediately met with some skepticism and then a few Cubs reporters weighed in.
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Source: No truth to the circulating tweet saying Cubs have an agreement with Darvish. #emphatic
— Gordon Wittenmyer (@GDubCub) December 21, 2017
Was told by sources that report of Cubs signing Darvish is a "complete and utter fabrication."
— Sahadev Sharma (@sahadevsharma) December 21, 2017
However, Carl stood by his sources.
I'll go to war with baseball writers over my sources any day of the week and twice on Sunday. The most dangerous thing in the world is a man with nothing to lose.
— Carl (@barstoolcarl) December 21, 2017
Then, it got really good, as Darvish, who earlier this week disputed a Japanese report that he’d be deciding where to sign before Christmas, directly addressed this supposed done deal with the Cubs.
But again, Carl wasn’t backing down.
Looks like that has been deleted. Then, the other foot dropped.
SOURCE: carl, you are wrong about Yu
— Carl (@barstoolcarl) December 21, 2017
I'd like to formally apologize to @faridyu for FALSELY REPORTING that he joined the best organization in professional sports. SORRY YU. #shooters #shoot
— Carl (@barstoolcarl) December 21, 2017
What a rollercoaster ride of emotions on another wise uneventful Thursday.
FWIW, I think the Cubs do end up signing Darvish eventually. YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST!
