Because so few of us have been able to attend games together and in person lately, more than ever Miami sports fans have flocked to places like Twitter to experience their teams together, while apart.
Everyone is online now, and the market is flooded with sports takes.
The result of Miami fans watching games online together has been predictably chaotic. You get a bit of everything.
Here are ten Miami sports fans you'll find on Twitter these days. You know them all, and you're probably a mixture of many.
That guy who tweets about international soccer. For most of us, getting to know Inter Miami and what MLS is all about fills our soccer room to the ceiling. For others, tweeting about soccer at odd times, like 6 a.m. on a Saturday, is the level they're on. It's like thinking you can hold your liquor and then seeing a guy on TikTok taking ten shots before snorting wasabi.My king @kingarturo23 https://t.co/NgXJriggAf
— Alex Donno (@AlexDonno) January 18, 2021
There are some Miami soccer fans who root their hardest for men we've never heard of, wearing kits we've never seen. It's not a bad thing — it's just impressive they have that much room in their brain for sports.
The Tua Tagovail-bro-a. There are Miami Dolphins fans who bought a Tua Tagovailoa shirsey this year, and then there are Miami Dolphins fans who have gone full 2010 Justin Bieber fan for Tua since the Dolphins drafted the quarterback last year. You can probably tell which ones you follow.I WOULD DIE FOR TUA TAGOVAILOA. THANK YOU FOR COMING TO MY TUA TALK.
— woody boyd (@pineapplecakes) September 2, 2018
The Fitzmagic Fan Club. Just as there are Tua bros, there are Fitzmagic fans who have been brainwashed into believing that Ryan Fitzpatrick, a 38-year-old quarterback who has never led a team to a playoff win in his career, is somehow a better investment of time than letting Tua play and grow on the field.I’m sorry but Tua should not start over Fitzpatrick at all. Fitzpatrick had more passing yards on less completions in 1 quarter than Tua had in 3...
— Stephen Jenkins (@CoachJenkins1) December 27, 2020
It's maddening, really. It's like losing someone to Q.
Card-carrying members of #HeatCulture Twitter. The Miami Heat gave its fans the greatest gift during the peak of COVID quarantine: an incredible run to the NBA Finals. If you weren't a believer in Miami Heat culture before last season, you've been radicalized online since. If going from the worst odds to win an NBA title before the season to pushing LeBron James and the Lakers to six games in the NBA Finals didn't prove that Heat culture is a thing to you, nothing will.The biggest underdogs.
— Angel Rassi (@arassi2000) October 12, 2020
From a team that barely should've made it to the Playoffs at the beginning of the season to making the finals.
Swept Pacers. Took out the league best team, Bucks in 5. Beat Celtics in 6. Took Lakers to 6 in the Finals.#HEATCulture #HeatNation #NBAFinals https://t.co/im3vWRMbor
#HeatTwitter is proud, loud, obnoxious, and, most of all, hilarious. These Miami fans exist all over, everywhere. Probably even on Gab or whatever other weird app you're not on.
The podcast fan. Not that there's anything wrong with it, but it seems as if the pandemic and being locked indoors more often has naturally led to a saturation of the Miami sports and blog market. Miami Heat Beat and Five Reasons Sports lead the way when it comes to the Miami Heat podcast scene, but there's a podcast for every finger on both hands for every team in Miami these days.MHB pregame show is going live in 8 minutes with @gnavas103 and @AlexMusibay taking you into tonight's Heat-Raptors game! Come celebrate Tyler's birthday (even though he is out tonight) #DripDrop https://t.co/mVXlfRNV4R
— Miami Heat Beat (@miaheatbeat) January 20, 2021
Hey, more content is good, right?
The "grinding the film" Miami fan. Back in the day, before DVR and the internet, few fans gave a shit about breaking down the film as a scout or coach might do before a big game. These days, and especially during a pandemic, more and more fans want to know what they're watching and why the thing they're watching is happening. At a time when it seems like everyone has grown dumber as the years pass, it's actually a welcome revelation.same play the dolphins ran back in 2008 https://t.co/qRDfl087az pic.twitter.com/4ImBVnk3pW
— josh houtz (@houtz) January 18, 2021
Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra started with the team in the film room 30 years ago. He needed multiple VCRs back then. Now, thanks to the internet, it's much easier to watch that stuff, and more Miami sports fans are taking advantage of it.
The disgruntled Miami Hurricanes fan. Finding disgruntled Miami Hurricanes fans on social media is definitely nothing new. That's practically the entire brand at this point. But not attending games or, more importantly, having tailgates to numb the pain of another late-season collapse, has made things that much worse online.You still got time to fire Baker @Coach_MannyDiaz https://t.co/kqzpN6RjWP
— Tito Benach (@TitoBenach) January 18, 2021
Everyone wants people fired. Manny Diaz, his staff, Sebastian the Ibis — everyone. Until, that is, recruiting starts up again. Then the hope comes back around. This leads us to our next extremely online Miami fan.
The optimistic Miami Hurricanes fan. The same fans who hate everything when the Hurricanes are blowing it on the field each season love themselves some off-season silly sauce and recruiting porn. Every time a player transfers to Miami or commits to the Canes, it's on. If "LFG!" tweets were currency, Miami Hurricanes fans would have enough money to build the school an on-campus stadium.Everyday this off-season, Miami has been making me proud. Next year then Hurricanes are gonna be scaryyyyy pic.twitter.com/AeudwCs2ao
— Degular No Regular ???? (@RatedB_RAD) January 16, 2021
Every year, it's the same cycle. One day it will make sense.
Florida Panthers Twitter. Much like the Miami sports fans who tweet about Turkish soccer in the middle of the night, Florida Panthers fans are a rare breed we respect but haven't quite dedicated ourselves to becoming, as of yet.???????????????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? pic.twitter.com/zznjWBzWXR
— Brendan Tobin (@Brendan_Tobin) January 20, 2021
We love the Florida Panthers. It's just that some people LOVE the Florida Panthers. Like, they know how to pronounce every Finnish name on the roster and know who the assistant coaches are. Bless them for doing the hard work we haven't signed up for yet.
The advanced scout Marlins fan. There are Marlins fans who root for things like home runs and strikeouts, and then there are Marlins fans who compare "WAR" ratings and a feast of other new-age advanced analytical measurements that compare players' performances.2 things about this
— Fish Stripes (@fishstripes) January 19, 2021
1. After the collision, Carlos Delgado played in 39 of the final 40 games that season, slashing .329/.418/.636 and leading all Marlins hitters with 1.1 fWAR. Legend.
2. Listen to Rich Waltz! ???? So much youthful energy in his voicehttps://t.co/yfQc3QG610 pic.twitter.com/7A3X44XLwh
Much of it could be a big inside joke on us. It may as well all be in German because we have no idea what it means. We'll take their word for it.
