Angels' Chris Iannetta hasn't had it easy at the plate and on Twitter

Posted Aug 21, 2015
It takes thick skin for a major league player to be on Twitter, especially when you're in a four-for-47 (.085) slump like Angels catcher Chris Iannetta is after going one for four Thursday. “When you're locked in and playing well, it's OK, but when you're struggling, it makes it tougher,” Iannetta said. “If I listened to half the people on my Twitter who told me I should go kill myself...” (Los Angeles Times)

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