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If any outlets are considering running a Best Cleveland Athlete Twitter contest, Browns running back Ben Tate may have sealed his victory just months after becoming a part of the city. Not only did Tate immediately pander to/embrace Cleveland upon signing his contract, he recently used the medium to give away 44 tickets to Tuesday’s Cleveland Indians game wherein the free agent addition will be throwing out the first pitch.
Gonna take 44 of yall to tmrw nite's indians game. Tough part is deciding who to pick tho. Any suggestions??
— Ben Tate (@BenTateRB) June 3, 2014
Almost immediately, Tate started receiving submissions. Some were lucky winners while others, well…Take a look.
You 2 are in. Will DM u tmrw RT @vorelldavid23: @BenTateRB I'll have a daddy daughter night with this CLE sports fan pic.twitter.com/u9Lvf1YgfY
— Ben Tate (@BenTateRB) June 3, 2014
Got u 2 RT @ChrisKreitzer12: @BenTateRB my son zack wants to go with Big Ben. pic.twitter.com/woLfSmNfJe
— Ben Tate (@BenTateRB) June 3, 2014
Haha how can I not RT @GuinMilBuck: @BenTateRB we would love to join u at a wIndians game!! Please pick us!!! pic.twitter.com/wd712sUalK
— Ben Tate (@BenTateRB) June 3, 2014
Ok got the 3 of yall RT @akidnameddevin: @BenTateRB take me and my boys! would be their first game! pic.twitter.com/kezl3jMSQo
— Ben Tate (@BenTateRB) June 3, 2014
Lol no way RT @rjohnson4727: @BenTateRB Pick me and my badass cat! pic.twitter.com/QSRTej3FdQ
— Ben Tate (@BenTateRB) June 3, 2014
Got u two RT @gseverino63: @BenTateRB help me show this amazing girl a fun night with fellow browns fans!!!! pic.twitter.com/MoMqdHQ9zJ
— Ben Tate (@BenTateRB) June 3, 2014
Haha terrible photoshop but ure in RT @andrewvolley: Pick me BC my fortune cookie says u will.PLEASE Ben!? @BenTateRB http://t.co/MWOv6sU6IV
— Ben Tate (@BenTateRB) June 3, 2014
Got u appreciate ur service RT @AceBoggie_216: @BenTateRB would love to watch ya throw the first pick!! http://t.co/L9K43nuMyf
— Ben Tate (@BenTateRB) June 3, 2014
Ok got 2 for u RT @dmurr12: @BenTateRB can you hook a female Browns fan and her friend up?? pic.twitter.com/QAmeGDcEvU
— Ben Tate (@BenTateRB) June 3, 2014
That a Lee Suggs jersey? RT @Joel_Natalie_Jr: @BenTateRB I'll sit in seat #44 pic.twitter.com/1SDfbPft9G
— Ben Tate (@BenTateRB) June 3, 2014
Ok and congrats RT @VJ11CLE: @BenTateRB Help us celebrate our 11 year anniversary together with the team we love!! pic.twitter.com/N9yLLarfdH
— Ben Tate (@BenTateRB) June 3, 2014
Yea I got u for sure RT @baldandangry7: @BenTateRB I bleed Brown and Orange! #diehardtilidie pic.twitter.com/1V98lrCDFz
— Ben Tate (@BenTateRB) June 3, 2014
Got the 2 of yall but not the mascot haha RT @elishapeoples: And my sister too!! Lol @BenTateRB http://t.co/MbFDukcTBI
— Ben Tate (@BenTateRB) June 3, 2014
Last ticket goes to u RT @LoyalCLE: @BenTateRB I even repped the browns in Jordan. http://t.co/ng8bQScluU
— Ben Tate (@BenTateRB) June 3, 2014
Tate also gave away a ticket for the best Vine in addition to a handful to the Cleveland Clinic for a few children to attend the game as well.
For what it’s worth, the dude with the “badass cat” made his tweets private following the Tate rejection. The picture, however, was golden.
14 Comments
Good dude. Can’t wait to see something on the field!
Is anyone else impressed that Ben Tate knows who Lee Suggs is?
You watching this Mr. Manziel?
Ben Tate: BRILLIANT!
well, he is throwing out the 1st pitch on Wednesday
that was the best part
Surrounded by his “handlers”, no doubt.
They wouldn’t want him to have an unpaid conversation with a fan, or anything…
Hey, it should be $10K per seat. It’s an opportunity to see his first professional throw for a Cleveland sports team! I’ll bet he’d even throw in a JFF camo T-Shirt for that price (unsigned of course, the signature is an extra $5K).
I wonder if he is going to charge Gomes for catching a ball he touched?
Fabulous. In an era where athletes no longer have to work off-season and live cheek by jowl with fans, this is the way to use social media in a positive way to break down the barriers.
Almost instantly Ben Tate gets my benefit of doubt. Dude just gets it. Take note, local athletes.
They’re both from Virginia. The younger Tate probably would have known about that pretty good running back at Virginia Tech.
If a guy with a badass cat can’t get a free ticket to a Tribe game, WHAT KIND OF WORLD ARE WE LIVING IN????!?
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Dude shows appreciation for the opportunity to play in the NFL. That’s hard to fake, and good even when faked, since that at least shows awareness of what’s what. Can’t wait to see him in the preseason. Being a long-time D2 and D3 Ohio college football fan, I love small school guys.