0 Top 10 Twitter Accounts

I am a big fan of Twitter. It is an extremely useful tool, a great way to stay on top of things and a good place for aggregation of information. Additionally, you dont have the same annoying things that you by now have come to expect with facebook. It's simple, streamlined and a great conduit. I follow about 350 accounts on Twitter which are all over the map. News services, fantasy baseball information, fake parody accounts; it runs the gamut. So without further ado, here are my 10 twitter accounts to follow, in no particular order, with some included rationale.

10: @Dadboner

I can't say enough about Karl Welzein from Grand Blanc Michigan. He can't wait for the weekend and he loves a good celebraish. This joke account is written in character and is basically a daily or semi-weekly comedy strip following Karl and his roommate Dave's ridiculous antics. Worth a follow and if you find yourself truly bored, read his tweets from the beginning, chronicling his slow descent.


9: @sbnation

A sports website which doesn't take itself too seriously. They have a blog for any team you could think of, the writers are funny, and they love a good gif. Andrew Sharp is one of my personal favorites for his embracing of the ridiculousness as well as his Troll Tuesday columns

8: @JPosnanski

For my money, Joe Posnanski is one of the best sportswriters out there. He writes often and on many topics and is an extremely easy writer to read. He was pilloried for his book on Paterno, and rightfully so for its lack of depth and insight on the Sandusky allegations, but he is an excellent writer with many opinions which are worth considering.

7: @BobbyBigWheel
A Brooklyn based attorney, he writes for sbnation but is worth following for his puns and jokes as well as for his knowledge and insight into the NYC food scene. He actively interacts with his followers, which is an important aspect of Twitter; the ability to have a conversation with a complete stranger. If you are coming to visit New York, he is a good source for places to eat.

6: @keithlaw
A baseball writer for ESPN who used to work in the front office of the Blue Jays, Keith Law is worth a follow for his sarcasm alone. Incredibly knowledgeable about baseball, but also provides insight through his meadowparty blog on cooking, restaurants, board games, music and movies, among other things. He doesn't take himself too seriously and is a good follow if you like baseball.

5: @bruce_arthur
A Canadian sports journalist, Bruce Arthur is a great follow. He opines frequently on "American" issues such as gun control and the presidential election, and interacts with many followers on Twitter. Provides an interesting look at America through the eyes of a neighborly Canadian.  Additionally, I love it when he tweets on a NFL Sunday about the CFL, just throwing me for a loop. I still don't know what a rouge is.

4:@robdelaney
Incredibly crude but incredibly hilarious basically sums up Rob Delaney. A comedian, he tweets often and almost no subject is taboo. He had an ongoing series during the 2012 election hectoring Mitt Romney for various things. If you want to laugh but also feel sick to your stomach at times, give Rob a follow.

3: @smartfootball
Another NYC based lawyer, Chris Brown, writing under the name smart football gives his nuanced and thoughtful take on all levels of football. He looks at the X's and O's but boils it down so that a layman or relative newcomer could understand what he talks about. A good follow if you like football.

2: @Filmdrunk
A comedian who writes movie reviews, Vince Mancini aka Filmdrunk posts entertaining links, funny film reviews and humorous social commentary. I feel like me writing this review comes straight from the pages of Readers Digest. The point is, he's funny and links to funny shit.

1: @OldHossRadbourn
A parody baseball account of a long dead pitcher, Charles "Old Hoss" Radbourn won 60 games in 1884. This account mocks and derides anything and everything around baseball and also addresses other ridiculous cultural phenomena.