CHICAGO — Jake Arrieta sure is good at baseball. And (this is much less important but still a bonus) he's not too bad at Twitter either.
Cases in point: After a complete game shut-out with no walks against the Pittsburgh Pirates for the Cubs' Wild Card win Wednesday, he gained more than 20,000 followers in one day, according to the Tribune.
While the Cy Young murmurs grow around the right hander with a 22-6 regular season record and sparkling 1.77 ERA, his personality off the field has also attracted plenty of fans. His openness to answering questions via social media and retweeting stuff from his followers make him an even bigger hit.
Here are a few of our favorite tweets from the Cubs' ace pitcher.
He doesn't take himself too seriously:
My right nipple comes out of my tank top almost every pitch, so I place it back inside. https://t.co/7hXWtKwltE
— Jake Arrieta (@JArrieta34) October 8, 2015He tweeted the world's biggest understatement after throwing a no-no:
We'll talk about tomorrow, but damn, that was fun. @Cubs
— Jake Arrieta (@JArrieta34) August 31, 2015He's watching out for his fans:
Any update on the fan that was hit tonight? Saw it, wasn't good. Hope he is doing alright.
— Jake Arrieta (@JArrieta34) April 28, 2015Having a cute pouty kid doesn't hurt:
Apparently Cooper wanted juice instead of water. Was not thrilled 😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/xoO8NrExnS
— Jake Arrieta (@JArrieta34) April 24, 2015He knows the value of a good taunt:
Whatever helps keep your hope alive, just know, it doesn't matter. @Cubs https://t.co/bJDN1wP0tS
— Jake Arrieta (@JArrieta34) October 4, 2015He reciprocates affection:
Outstanding tweet https://t.co/vyooA8RTMO
— Jake Arrieta (@JArrieta34) August 21, 2015He loves his teammates:
Soler https://t.co/er8GvIwyPj
— Jake Arrieta (@JArrieta34) April 24, 2015He bikes with his kid (OK this isn't a funny thing, but, awwwwww):
Prime off day. Racked 25 miles with my comrade on the Xtracycle pic.twitter.com/BhyzdnPu21
— Jake Arrieta (@JArrieta34) July 24, 2015He knows how to Netflix and kill (time during a rain delay):
Time to kill during the delay, watch #FedUp on @netflix The food industry is intentionally addicting our children to sugar. Gotta stop.
— Jake Arrieta (@JArrieta34) April 25, 2015He encourages computer-simulation-Arrieta to do better
Five walks? You're better than that. https://t.co/m5oICKBQLF
— Jake Arrieta (@JArrieta34) September 28, 2015He's an Outkast fan:
This one goes out to all the babies mommas mommas... mommas mommas... baby mommas mommas, #HappyMothersDay #callyourmommas
— Jake Arrieta (@JArrieta34) May 10, 2015And, of course...:
— Jake Arrieta (@JArrieta34) April 24, 2015
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