The Chirp

The Players' Tribune

The Voice of the Game

Jul 7, 2015

This is The Chirp, your all-inclusive look at the best observations, jokes and photos that athletes have recently shared on social media. Because while not every story can be told in 140 characters… some can:

USWNT goalkeeper Hope Solo on #That Feeling When the weekend is over but you won the World Cup:

Bye bye Canada!!! We're coming home!!!! pic.twitter.com/vwcYZAQK4B
— Hope Solo (@hopesolo) July 6, 2015

Helping @CarliLloyd with her awards since she doesn’t have enough hands to carry them all! pic.twitter.com/CtDwa68BWr
— Hope Solo (@hopesolo) July 6, 2015

NBA guard Kendall Marshall and more on David West reportedly signing with the Spurs:

wow — RT @daldridgetnt: David West walked from $12M for $1.4M and a chance at a ring. — Kendall Marshall (@KButter5) July 6, 2015

Another perfect fit for our @spurs. Welcome to the family @D_West30 #GoSpursGo
— David Robinson (@DavidtheAdmiral) July 6, 2015

David west opts out to sign with the Spurs for 10+ million less. For a chance to win a title! #impressed
— Derek Anderson (@DAnderson314) July 7, 2015

The West is going to be B A N A N A S!! Dog fights every game.. Warriors-Spurs-Thunder-Grizzlies just to name a few.. Buckle up!!
— Reggie Miller (@ReggieMillerTNT) July 6, 2015

leave 11mil on the table at this stage in my career? HELLLL NAH — RT @Tee_Cain: @KButter5 Would you do that? — Kendall Marshall (@KButter5) July 6, 2015

DWest sittin a lil more pretty than I am right now. lls — Kendall Marshall (@KButter5) July 6, 2015

Spurs going to be real nice!!
— Baron Davis (@BaronDavis) July 6, 2015

As a pro athlete championships are how you're measured, but D. West leaving 10.5 mil $ on the table for a chance at a ring.Cray cray.
— shannon sharpe (@ShannonSharpe) July 6, 2015

David west sacrificing 12 million for the vet min to try to win a chip... #respectit
— Ty Lawson (@TyLawson3) July 6, 2015

That was a bigggg move by the Spurs
— Dorell Wright ? (@DWRIGHTWAY1) July 6, 2015

Nuggets guard Ty Lawson on the winners of the NBA off season:

“@DrCarson73: Live shot of downtown San Antonio pic.twitter.com/RyaljocEOJ” Lmfao that's funny
— Ty Lawson (@TyLawson3) July 7, 2015

Marlins infielder Dee Gordon and more on important questions:

#SharkWeek on yet?
— Dee Strange-Gordon (@FlashGJr) July 6, 2015

David West????
— Carl Landry (@CarlLandry) July 6, 2015

Why you never know where your favorite pair of underwear came from
— Monique Currie (@Mocurrie25) July 7, 2015

WHERE ARE MY PANTS
— Cassandra, Irredeemable Pudgy Nobody (@ChrisWarcraft) July 7, 2015

A’s pitcher Sean Doolittle on #narrative:

Hey @ESPN how about this instead: 1st All-Star Selection Leads AL Catchers in AVG, H, HR, RBI, BB, OBP, SLG, OPS, WAR pic.twitter.com/LbP1K46Bui — Sean Doolittle (@whatwouldDOOdo) July 7, 2015

…and Smash Mouth:

Hey now, you guys are All Stars. Get your game on, go play. Congrats @SVogt1229 and @SonnyGray2! https://t.co/xEUy0HZgp2 — Sean Doolittle (@whatwouldDOOdo) July 6, 2015

Dodgers pitcher Brett Anderson on incentive structures:

Rob Manfred to Bruce Bochy- "Select Kris Bryant for the All-Star Team or I'll have them stop making hats big enough for you."
— Brett Anderson (@_BAnderson30_) July 7, 2015

…and All-Star snubs:

Fingers crossed I don't get snubbed for the Home Run Derby, again.
— Brett Anderson (@_BAnderson30_) July 7, 2015

You have 3?"@Crhastings87: Who else still has this box?! I have three!! ? #McCaffreyMonday #EdsEndZoneOs @87ed ?? pic.twitter.com/ygldN9Wp5Q”
— Ed McCaffrey (@87ed) July 7, 2015

NBA guard Jared Cunninghamon #MathFails:

Hahaha. I was born in 1991 you do the math RT @Breezy_Taught_U: Jared Cunningham like 27 still playing summer league
— JC (@J1Flight) July 7, 2015

Padres first baseman Cody Decker and NBA guard Kendall Marshall on strong feelings for weak words:

The person who made the decision on how to spell "Michael"?... Yeah, I hate that guy.....
— Cody Decker (@Decker6) July 6, 2015

I hate the word lit. — Kendall Marshall (@KButter5) July 7, 2015

Maybe wake him up for the semifinals, Ian Poulter:

I told you the coolest man in the world needed a 5 minute cat nap @Wimbledon. He wasn't checking what time it was zzz pic.twitter.com/SBHzDfKTpt
— Ian Poulter (@IanJamesPoulter) July 6, 2015

Sixers guard Nik Stauskas on likely stories:

I get pulled over every time I go through US customs. I know I don't look like a basketball player, but is it really that hard to believe!?
— Nik Stauskas (@NStauskas11) July 6, 2015

Still Philly bound tho... ?✈️
— Nik Stauskas (@NStauskas11) July 6, 2015

Former Bears tackle Tommie Harrison #TeamFollowBack:

.@RealPeterson21 follow back bro?
— Tommie Harris (@Tommieharris90) July 7, 2015

49ers tight end Vernon Davis on #TeamNoSharing:

My reaction when someone asks for a bite... lol pic.twitter.com/dn5IEtKlJh
— Vernondavis85 (@VernonDavis85) July 6, 2015

We interrupt this Chirp for a special fanny-pack PSA from Dolphins wide receiver Kenny Stills:

who has an old AT&T phone laying around for me? ?
— Kenny Stills (@KSTiLLS) July 6, 2015

I've broken/ lost two iPhone in like 3 months. since I can't handle the responsibility im going to get a flip phone.
— Kenny Stills (@KSTiLLS) July 6, 2015

both times I put my phone in my pocket instead of the fanny pack. the fanny is a life saver
— Kenny Stills (@KSTiLLS) July 6, 2015

Colts long snapper Matt Overton on alternative birthday cakes:

.@tacobell 30 never tasted better & it's now a tradition! #CakeOfChamps pic.twitter.com/1Uuatpg8fk
— Matt Overton (@MattOverton_LS) July 6, 2015

Seahawks punter and Senior Bachelorette Correspondent Jon Ryan on The Bachelorette:

If I were on a date and my date wanted to play hide and seek I'd have them hide first then I'd leave. #TheBachelorette
— Jon Ryan (@JonRyan9) July 7, 2015

She's throwing around L bombs like she don't give a shit. #TheBachelorette
— Jon Ryan (@JonRyan9) July 7, 2015

"I want to spend the next 60 years with you" "I want to break up" I can't help but feel like they weren't on the same page. #TheBachelorette
— Jon Ryan (@JonRyan9) July 7, 2015

“Jared has to go home” no no no he GETS to go home. Brother you really dodged a bullet there. #TheBachelorette — Jon Ryan (@JonRyan9) July 7, 2015

Kaitlyn, this is a lot of effort just to get your green card. #canadianproblems #TheBachelorette
— Jon Ryan (@JonRyan9) July 7, 2015

Thank you ABC for that update on the rejected bachelorette and that hipster guy. Now I’ll be able to sleep tonight. #TheBachelorette — Jon Ryan (@JonRyan9) July 7, 2015

And finally, Rams defensive end Chris Long on the five magic words:

I haven’t tweeted enough lately. — Chris Long (@JOEL9ONE) July 7, 2015

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