Yu Darvish: The Fans React

Do you remember where you were Saturday morning when your baseball world came crashing down? What were your thoughts when you read “Yu Darvish has a sprained UCL in throwing elbow and is facing the possibility of Tommy John Surgery”?

I was just waking up and turning on my computer when I received the text from MLB. To say the least, my day felt ruined. It took me what seemed like forever to write a few sentences because the thought of not having Darvish this season was too much for me. That said, I honestly never thought the season was already a wash.

However, those on Twitter had a different perspective. Lucky for you I’ve already done the emotional search and have them here for you. There are a lot of tweets that I couldn’t add because I try to keep this family-friendly and many people tweeted just one four letter word. Let’s get started!

thinking about drinking myself into oblivion over Yu Darvish. See you on the other side, guys. #Rangers #Yu
— Justin Prochaska (@JustinRPro) March 7, 2015

Already depressed before the MLB season begins. Ugh. #Yu #Rangers #dontbetrue #tj
— Nobby Ahluwalia (@therealnobby) March 7, 2015

Darvish might have to have Tommy John. Looks like 2014 never actually ended for the Texas #Rangers
— Arson Judge (@Michael_Rokicki) March 7, 2015

Of course Yu Darvish’s injury MUST be because of Jon Daniels and/or Nolan Ryan left the Texas Rangers, right? A lot of folks seem to think so.

THIS TEAM IS CURSED. FOLD THE FRANCHISE. #Yu #Rangers
— Send It! (@b_pate) March 7, 2015

@sbass1310 Darvish UCL? The advanced metrics clearly verify the Nolan Ryan curse. #Rangers
— Jordan Spieth Ph.D (@DillPickleson) March 7, 2015

Well this the quickest ending to a rangers season I can remember #CurseOfNolan
— Matt Mullen 🌻 (@mattmullen3) March 7, 2015

Wow....the baseball Gods are mad at something. Somehow Randy Galloway will say this is JD's fault. #Rangers #Gallowaysucks #YU
— Cody Earley (@codyearley) March 7, 2015

Jon Daniels also stated Yu Darvish could opt for rest and rehab, which reminds us of Jurickson Profar‘s decision that will cost him two seasons instead of one.

Just have the damn surgery don't jack him around like you did Profar and make him miss two full seasons #YU #Rangers
— Blake Mitchamore (@blakemitchamore) March 7, 2015

There are non-Rangers fans who are happy that we’ll be without Darvish this season, but there are some who showed class and support for the team and their fans.

Horrible news about Yu Darvish. We at Marlin Maniac sympathize with #Rangers fans as we're going through the same thing with our team's ace.
— Marlin Maniac (@MarlinManiac) March 7, 2015

Sorry to our friends @NolanWritinFS for the loss of Yu Darvish for the year, Tommy John surgery is no joke. #rangers pic.twitter.com/4xQObTHyBC
— Climbing Tal's Hill (@astrosCTH) March 7, 2015

Darvish might have Tommy John. Gotta feel bad for the #Rangers here. Getting a second opinion. #MLB
— Christian Knobloch (@CIMKnobloch) March 7, 2015

But, not everyone has decided to give up on the Texas Rangers and have really embraced Jeff Banister‘s motto #NeverEverQuit.

#WeRideTogether - Amen, @Dutch_Oven45 . #NeverEverQuit
— Matt Fisher - MLB Writer (@FisherWritesMLB) March 7, 2015

With or Without Yu #Rangers #nevereverquit pic.twitter.com/J9Zhdyln0I
— The Oddfellow 🇺🇸🇺🇦 (@monsieurryan) March 7, 2015

Derek Holland took to Twitter to reply to some fans and media who have already quit on the team and to show support of his teammate.

@twoodard8 @brett_shipp pretty sad u say our seasons over. Where's ur faith at? #nevereverquit or did u?
— Derek Holland (@Dutch_Oven45) March 7, 2015

@tedprice so quick to throw it away huh. What about all of us here. U forget we are on this team? What happened to #nevereverquit
— Derek Holland (@Dutch_Oven45) March 7, 2015

@faridyu don't worry buddy WE ALL have your back and will take care of business. #nevereverquit #weridetogether
— Derek Holland (@Dutch_Oven45) March 7, 2015

Holland couldn’t be more accurate if he tried. We are all keeping Yu Darvish in our thoughts and prayers for a speedy but EXTREMELY healthy recovery. I’m known for being ridiculously optimistic about the Texas Rangers, but isn’t that what being a fan is all about? Always believing your team and never quitting on them? I believe that an entire season doesn’t rest solely on one pitcher’s shoulders because if it did I would have left the Texas Rangers Loyal FanClub a LONG time ago! I believe in this team. How about you?

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