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The Oakland Athletics and Cleveland Indians are playing a three-game series in Cleveland this week, and Wednesday’s game is now dealing with a rain delay. The game was set to start just after 7 p.m., but first pitch remains on hold.
Players are doing what they can to keep themselves occupied, and the team social media employees are doing the same. The A’s Twitter account decided to ping the Indians’ account and start up a friendly game of Connect 4.
We’re off and running and it’s going about how you’d expect. There have been Guardians jokes, Moneyball jokes, and blown lead jokes. Neither side has gained a clear advantage in the game and moves are starting to take a little longer to sort out. Strategy is critical in Connect 4 and neither side is prepared to give an inch.
It’s not entirely clear how long this rain delay will last, but in the meantime, we’ll continue updating this tenses Connect 4 contest.
.@Indians: The people expect a game. We give them a game. Connect 4, you first.
— Oakland A's (@Athletics) August 11, 2021
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
Game on.
— Cleveland Indians (@Indians) August 11, 2021
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️ ⚪️⚪️⚪️
tip: don't blow the lead
— Oakland A's (@Athletics) August 11, 2021
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️ ⚪️⚪️⚪️
Brad Pitt can only save you so many times.
— Cleveland Indians (@Indians) August 11, 2021
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️ ⚪️⚪️
You're right. Thanks for Jonah Hill.
— Oakland A's (@Athletics) August 11, 2021
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️ ⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️ ⚪️⚪️
Rooted in humor, we suppose.
— Cleveland Indians (@Indians) August 11, 2021
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️ ⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️ ⚪️⚪️
Try, *Guardians of humor.
— Oakland A's (@Athletics) August 11, 2021
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️ ⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️ ⚪️⚪️
Okay, we were wrong. Not that funny.
— Cleveland Indians (@Indians) August 11, 2021
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️ ⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️ ⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️ ⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
— Oakland A's (@Athletics) August 11, 2021
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️ ⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️ ⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️ ⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
— Cleveland Indians (@Indians) August 11, 2021
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️ ⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️ ⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️ ⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
— Oakland A's (@Athletics) August 11, 2021
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️ ⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️ ⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
— Cleveland Indians (@Indians) August 11, 2021
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️ ⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️ ⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️ ⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
— Oakland A's (@Athletics) August 11, 2021
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️ ⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️ ⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️ ⚪️
⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
— Cleveland Indians (@Indians) August 11, 2021
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️ ⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️ ⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
— Oakland A's (@Athletics) August 11, 2021
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️ ⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️ ⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
— Cleveland Indians (@Indians) August 11, 2021
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️ ⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️ ⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️
⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
— Oakland A's (@Athletics) August 11, 2021
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️ ⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️ ⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️ ⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️
⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
— Cleveland Indians (@Indians) August 11, 2021
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️ ⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️ ⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️ ⚪️⚪️
⚪️
⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
— Oakland A's (@Athletics) August 11, 2021
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️ ⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️ ⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️ ⚪️⚪️
⚪️
⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
— Cleveland Indians (@Indians) August 11, 2021
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️ ⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️ ⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️ ⚪️⚪️
⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
— Oakland A's (@Athletics) August 12, 2021
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️ ⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️ ⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️ ⚪️⚪️
⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
— Cleveland Indians (@Indians) August 12, 2021
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️ ⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️ ⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️ ⚪️⚪️
That makes us 2-0 one game into this series
— Oakland A's (@Athletics) August 12, 2021
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️⚪️ ⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️ ⚪️⚪️
⚪️⚪️ ⚪️⚪️
Don't know how we missed that. Good game.
— Cleveland Indians (@Indians) August 12, 2021