Pablo Escobar was smiling from the afterlife last night as the baseball gods brought together a matchup of ‘Coke vs Cain’ during the Kansas City Royals vs. New York Yankees game. And much to the chagrin of the anti-drug MLB, Twitter proceeded to have an absolute field day with memes and reactions to the cocaine matchup. First up, let’s check out the screencap that went viral:
When Twitter saw the matchup everyone had to get in their jokes:
https://twitter.com/incarceratedbob/status/730591799971074050
https://twitter.com/The_Stace/status/730595370712113152
The Coke – Cain pic reminds me of this vine https://t.co/X5DNbg4d4d
— CJ Fogler account may or may not be notable (@cjzero) May 12, 2016
https://twitter.com/tomasmelicher/status/730764344015867904
makes me miss my old fantasy team name: CokeCain is a Hellickson of a Drug https://t.co/fUtEiwbaIY
— Céspedes Family BBQ (@CespedesBBQ) May 12, 2016
https://twitter.com/NickDeBabylon/status/730773941636071424
https://twitter.com/tomasmelicher/status/730764344015867904
Meanwhile in the Bronx… pic.twitter.com/uMjMKh2y0r
— Rising Apple (@RisingAppleBlog) May 12, 2016
Last but not least, my favorite reaction of the night:
COKE CAIN SCREENCAP IMMA LET U FINISH BUT pic.twitter.com/3yPLr2v3aV
— BWH (@BWH85) May 12, 2016
If Washington Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer hadn’t tied the MLB record for most strikeouts in a 9 inning game last night with 20 Ks I’m fairly certain this Coke-Cain matchup would’ve been the biggest story in baseball last night. For those of you wondering, the Royals beat the Yankees by a score of 7-3 in front of a lackluster crowd in the Bronx, both teams are below .500 so far on the season.
(h/t TheScore)