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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 2 Jul 2013

    Still trying to accept the fact that a pitcher for the Oakland @Athletics in Major League Baseball (@MLB) is named Balfour.

    9:37 AM - 2 Jul 2013
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      2. Sam Patterson‏ @SamPatue 2 Jul 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson @Athletics @MLB still trying to accept Pluto is not a planet

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      2. Rocco DeMaro‏ @RoccoDeMaro 2 Jul 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Former @pirates pitcher & current color analyst--Bob Walk.

        1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes
      3. Lorrie Martinez‏ @lorriemartinez 2 Jul 2013
        Replying to @RoccoDeMaro

        @RoccoDeMaro Love your name! My GF Rocco Stellitano, Father Antonino Rocco Russo, Brother John Rocco, nephew Kenneth Rocco (goes by Rocco)

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      4. Rocco DeMaro‏ @RoccoDeMaro 2 Jul 2013
        Replying to @lorriemartinez

        @lorriemartinez Thanks, Lorrie! Some well-named men, to be sure ;)

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      5. Lorrie Martinez‏ @lorriemartinez 2 Jul 2013
        Replying to @RoccoDeMaro

        @RoccoDeMaro Yes, Viva Italia!

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      1. Steve Manfred‏ @DrWhoScholar 2 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson @Athletics @MLB The Twins have one named Diamond.

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      2. Sarah Connors‏ @sarah_connors 2 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson The sad part is that my brain tried to connect that to hockey before the obvious joke. (balfour...belfour...WAIT A SECOND...!)

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      2. Matt Berry‏ @MattBerry05 2 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson The Rockies also have a pitcher named Josh Outman.

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      1. John Oswalt‏ @jao95127 2 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson The As used to have a pitcher named Outman.

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      1. Adam S. Pumpkins-Jacobi‏ @Adam_Jacobi 2 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson Just as unfortunate:http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/walkbo01.shtml …

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      1. Dick Shuster‏ @DickShuster1 3 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson @Athletics @MLB Or the pitcher from the Reds named Homer...

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      1.  🍕 🌮 🦇 ⚾𝔓𝔦𝔷𝔷𝔞/𝔱𝔞𝔠𝔬𝔰/𝔟𝔞𝔱𝔰/𝔴𝔯𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱‏ @batsdingerbonds 2 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson @Athletics @MLB for the 12 year-old-at-heart baseball fans, the @BlueJays have Dickey, Johnson & Wang in their pitching rotation

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      1. I like bacon‏ @duane71 2 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson @Athletics @MLB The @BlueJays pitching coach is Pete Walker.

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      1. Athletics Nation‏ @athleticsnation 2 Jul 2013
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        .@neiltyson Not only that, but another reliever with the last name Doolittle! And a slightly injury-prone CF with the last name Crisp!

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      1. Jack‏ @jack_morello 2 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson and the first name....Grant Balfour. It works so well.

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      1. steve carlin‏ @carlintweets 2 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson @Athletics @MLB wait, what's a balfour? (Ball for?)

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      1. Eric Denton‏ @LAANGELSINSIDER 2 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson @Athletics @MLB Neil, Balfour had a teammate named OUTMAN

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