Yes, the Dodgers are already wearing ‘Don’t Look at Me’ T-shirts
The troll is strong with this one. Not even 24 hours after Madison Bumgarner and Yasiel Puig incited a benches-clearing shouting match, the Los Angeles Dodgers have found a creative way to ratchet up their never-ending feud with the Giants.
Someone in the Dodgers clubhouse quickly made “Don’t Look at Me” T-shirts, referencing what Bumgarner shouted at Puig to start their altercation. Adrian Gonzalez debuted them to the world via his Twitter account, with the help of Kenley Jansen and Justin Turner, who are making sure they don’t look at you:
#PuigYourFriend #DontLookAtMe ???? #Puignotlookingatyou ???? @JDL_87 @Adrian_ElTitan pic.twitter.com/2r1JULNyMK
— Yasiel Puig (@YasielPuig) September 20, 2016
The internet made some of their own Monday night, but the Dodgers’ shirts win for the simple reason that they’re actually being worn by the Dodgers:
The #DontLookAtMe t-shirt going fast. Almost as fast as the #SFGiants playoff chances. Order https://t.co/5tkln1Z3YH pic.twitter.com/cV2w1wYXUo
— DodgersBeat (@DodgersBeat) September 20, 2016
Things went a step further before Tuesday’s game, with Yasiel Puig autographing one of the T-shirts to be sent over to Bumgarner. With a #PuigYourFriend inscription and everything.
Adding a little fuel to the fire… All in good fun! https://t.co/d2ImfpyuB3 pic.twitter.com/AImnda42n2
— Marly Rivera (@MarlyRiveraESPN) September 21, 2016
It’s not surprising that the Dodgers have turned the “Don’t Look at Me” thing into a rallying call after the way Monday’s game ended — a ninth-inning comeback against the Giants bullpen, their weakness left exposed after Bumgarner was pulled from the game following his shouting match.
That was just Game 1 of the series, a series that could, in theory, clear the Dodgers’ path to the NL West title (their magic number is seven). They’ll want to use every advantage they have to sweep the Giants. Even trolling.
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