Fan Loses Wi-Fi, United Tweets Box Scores

Image: PHOTO: Cleveland Indians Progressive Field(photo via Flickr/rabesphoto)
Image: PHOTO: Cleveland Indians Progressive Field(photo via Flickr/rabesphoto)
Monica Poling
by Monica Poling
Last updated: 2:24 PM ET, Sat October 7, 2017

Baseball fans know that Friday's American League Division playoff game between the Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees was a come-from-behind nail-biter. After digging themselves into an 8-3 deficit, Cleveland rallied to win the game 9-8 in the 13th inning.

Exciting stuff.

[CALLOUT]

Except for one Indians fan who was stuck on a United flight.

Not only was he flying, he couldn't get his Wi-Fi to work, so there was no way to keep up with the game. Fortunately, however, according to the Let's Go Tribe fan page, his Twitter feed continued to work so he sent a tweet to United asking for an update.

A United social media rep, identified as ^AD, was more than willing to help and provided him with the box score.

Throughout the flight, the conversation continued.

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The Twitter volley appears to end after the sixth inning, so hopefully, the game's slide into extra innings bought the fan enough time to de-plane and actually get to watch the Indian's exciting come-from-behind win.


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Monica Poling, the evening and weekend editor at TravelPulse.com, has been writing about travel for more than 20 years. Although she enjoys far-flung experiences, she is equally obsessed with the off-the-beaten-path destinations in her own backyard. Read about her latest travel experiences on her blog, www.travelglitter.com.

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