We here at MASNsports.com are very fortunate to have Mark Zuckerman as our Nationals beat writer. Not only does he bring years of experience covering the team, but he is also a triple-threat reporter (writing, television and radio) that not many outlets have the opportunity to work with.
Another fun aspect Mark brings to the table is he dealings with users on Twitter who mistake him for Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg. How many times have you seen Mark ZuckerMAN give a baseball response to someone tweeting him a complaint about Facebook thinking he's Mark ZuckerBERG? For goodness' sake, he addresses it in his Twitter profile.
I don't think the BBWAA would allow Hall of Fame voting via Facebook... https://t.co/jQjlAsrDeZ
-- Mark Zuckerman (@MarkZuckerman) October 13, 2016
But on Wednesday morning, Mark was mistaken for someone he probably has never been mistaken for in his 15-plus years covering the sport: just a regular baseball fan.
It all started with a tweet after last night's Game 6 of the World Series, in which the Cubs clobbered the Indians 9-3 to force a decisive Game 7. All in all, it was just a baseball reporter commenting on the upcoming biggest moment of this baseball season:
Game 7 is great any year. Game 7 with this much context is special.
-- Mark Zuckerman (@MarkZuckerman) November 2, 2016
Simple and true enough.
But then Mark's tweet was featured on this morning's edition of the "Today" show. Without any recognition that he's a baseball writer, Mark of course thought he was being confused for the Facebook founder again.
Must've thought it was the Facebook guy? https://t.co/KvOZkoHuTX
-- Mark Zuckerman (@MarkZuckerman) November 2, 2016
Nope, something quite different actually. Longtime television and radio personality Carson Daly introduced Mark as just "one baseball fan."
In which Carson Daly calls me "one baseball fan, Mark" on the Today show. Yeah, I'm just as confused as you... pic.twitter.com/Mpj90oQDkv
-- Mark Zuckerman (@MarkZuckerman) November 2, 2016
Sorry, Carson, but even though Mark is watching the World Series as just a fan, he is far more than that.
So which is better (or worse): being mistaken as Mark Zuckerberg or as just a casual fan?
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