L.J. Hoes is a rookie for the Houston Astros, who you may know as the worst team in baseball and the squad that gave us the unbelievably hilarious butt-slide last week.
Hoes — like football player Jake Butt — also has the type of last name that appeals to folks with a certain sense of humor. Apparently fans on Twitter sometimes tease him about said surname, which on Monday night led to one of the better back-and-forths between athlete and troll that we've ever witnessed. Fuzzy feelings all around, folks.
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The tale starts with a Twitter user under the handle @gracieefreeman apparently making fun of Hoes' name. The tweet appears to have since been deleted, but here's Hoes' response:
RT @gracieefreeman: @eagles9412 @MRLJHOES2U I'm sorry mr hoes...; please don't tweet me until you get over 50 followers
— L.J. Hoes (@MRLJHOES2U) September 24, 2013
Hoes has more than 8,000 followers and the attention this brought upon Gracie upset her. She wrote, "hope you're happy you got everyone to harass me." To which Hoes replied:
RT @gracieefreeman: @MRLJHOES2U hope you're happy you got everyone to harass me.<now u know how it feels to get made fun of
— L.J. Hoes (@MRLJHOES2U) September 24, 2013
And further explained his point:
@gracieefreeman and cause I'm an athlete I'm still human. I have feelings just like you. I was just blessed to be able to play a sport good
— L.J. Hoes (@MRLJHOES2U) September 24, 2013
He even posted a follow up tweet with better grammar:
Sport well my bad
— L.J. Hoes (@MRLJHOES2U) September 24, 2013
At which point Gracie began to see the light:
@MRLJHOES2U I'm sorry ok? I love baseball and the last thing I want is for a player to dislike me
— gracie✝ (@gracieefreeman) September 24, 2013
Hoes understood:
@gracieefreeman it's all good just understand we have feelings too. I wasn't trying to get people to harass you.
— L.J. Hoes (@MRLJHOES2U) September 24, 2013
So did Gracie:
@MRLJHOES2U I understand
— gracie✝ (@gracieefreeman) September 24, 2013
And they ended the night on a positive note with the utmost cordiality:
@gracieefreeman ok sorry if you feel bad wasnt the point have a good night
— L.J. Hoes (@MRLJHOES2U) September 24, 2013
@MRLJHOES2U sorry if I offended you, have a good night as well
— gracie✝ (@gracieefreeman) September 24, 2013
Are you taking notes, Internet? Maybe we can all just get along after all.
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